NVIDIA has made waves with the release of its latest GeForce Game Ready Driver 591.44, bringing significant updates to gamers worldwide. This new driver not only introduces DLSS 4 support for the latest titles but also marks the return of PhysX support for RTX 50 GPUs, delighting fans of classic games.
Reviving PhysX for GeForce RTX 50
The GeForce RTX 50 GPUs initially disappointed some fans by dropping 32-bit CUDA support, which excluded PhysX acceleration. Fortunately, NVIDIA has responded to the community’s feedback, reinstating full PhysX acceleration for select popular titles. Gamers can now enjoy improved performance in beloved classics like:
- Alice: Madness Returns
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
- Batman: Arkham City
- Batman: Arkham Origins
- Borderlands 2
- Mafia II
- Metro 2033
- Metro: Last Light
- Mirror’s Edge
GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs launched at the beginning of the year, alongside the phasing out of 32-bit support for CUDA. This meant that PhysX effects in a number of older, yet beloved games were not GPU-accelerated on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs.
With the launch of our new driver today, we are adding custom support for GeForce gamers’ top-played PhysX-accelerated games, enabling full performance on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, in line with our existing PhysX support on prior generation GPUs.
via NVIDIA
Game Ready and Bug Fixes
The latest Game Ready Driver enhances the gaming experience with DLSS 4, optimizing performance for new releases like Battlefield 6: Winter Offensive and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Additionally, NVIDIA addresses several gaming bugs that have affected users, ensuring a smoother and more stable gaming session. Below are some key issues that have been resolved:
- Battlefield 6: Gaming stability issues [5582125]
- Counter-Strike 2: Text may appear slightly distorted at certain resolutions [5278913]
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: Light flickering post-update [5432356]
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne: Missing particle effects on RTX 50 GPUs [5546598]
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Random sword corruption [5363151]
In addition to gaming fixes, the update also resolves general bugs such as Adobe Premiere Pro freezing during exports and system instability with Sophos Home Antivirus, ensuring a more efficient user experience across various applications.