NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 581.08 Discussion

I do frame capping by Riva Tuner RTSS to 40 fps. In MSFS 2020 (and Prepar3D too :upside_down_face: ) I set VSYNC ON, but no frame limiting by the SIM (100% monitor refresh rate). Together with my VRR-Monitor (ā€œG-Sync compatibleā€) it offers me a smooth experience too: the monitor runs at 80 Hz (as for VRR below 45 fps, the monitor doubles the frames). No stutter at all, low power consumption.

Just another word to 581.08: updated from 566.14 first to 580.88, it worked about a week. Yesterday the sim crashed after starting a flight (ā€œFLYā€). Updated from 580.88 to 581.08, same problem.

The solution was either continue with DX11 but change DLSS to TAA or select DX12-BETA to use DLSS.

As 580.88 worked for a week, maybe a Windows 10 update on sunday (Cumul Win 2025-07 and Dotnet-Updates) is responsible for the issue.

Now today did my second flight in 581.08 for about two hours using the mentioned settings - no problem found.

First flight in SU3 retail release and I’ve got DLSS 310.3.0 preset K (via DLSS Swapper) right out of the box in 581.08 and everything is working as expected.

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I was running 580.97 and just updated to 581.08. Something isn’t right with this driver on my end. I see a max of 80 FPS and it just stays there more or less. I rolled back to 580.97 and I’m seeing 115+.

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Issues with the NVidia app trying to look at Global settings.
I also uninstalled by DDU and reinstalled with the same results.

Same here. 581. driver was causing issues/stutters when panning, today I went back to 580.97 and having much smoother flights and no stuttering.

I also clean installed SU3 and little to no issues so far.

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MSFS2020
5080
DX11
No nVidia App

Updated, and CTD upon loading (same issue I was getting with previous driver). Changed to DX12 and no issues.

Last 2 drivers really don’t like DX11 with the 5080/MSFS2020.

I will say performance on DX12 with latest is pretty solid.

Could you please describe the CTD in the topic linked below?
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/msfs-2020-ctd-during-loading-with-or-without-nvidia-app-installed-dx11/732584

In the topic linked below, I explained why the new drivers cause CTD when loading MSFS 2020 (DX11), even without the NVIDIA app installed.
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-driver-580-88-discussion-thread/731811/127

EDIT
Besides the CTD I mentioned earlier, I’ve also noticed that with the new driver, Microsoft Edge behaves strangely when scrolling pages - kind of like small stutters. The same happens in some games for example Elite Dangerous - something is definitely off with this driver.

So I went back to what I consider the last stable and reliable NVIDIA driver, version 566.14
GeForce Game Ready Driver 566.14 | Windows 10/11 | NVIDIA

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Did not help me with this stutter. Back to 577.

This is the ASUS 5080.

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This 581.08 is really bad for msfs2024. I am back to 580.97 - the best at the moment I think!?!

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581.08 is ā€œSo Far, So Goodā€ for me.
My first few flights after the SU3 update were a disaster. First CTD’s I’ve had in many months, 20% lower performance, object popping…you name it.

So I updated my BIOS, chipset drivers, and also updated to 581.08 from 572.81 (which was working fine on SU2)

8 hours of flying today was flawless. In fact, it’s the best it’s ever been (including FS2020.)

I know I broke the cardinal rule of troubleshooting, but there it is…

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how about the online bandwith LOD ? for me its worst . with LOD 115 i gain blurry and LOW quality field of view almost everywhere with 1gb / s internet conection :)))

Hard to quantify that. But I was flying around the Cascades, and the detail on the ground was as good as ever (better, actually) with no object popping at all. Buildings looked great, auto traffic was crisp. That was with TLOD = 250, OLOD = 200.

Thing is, it seems like there is too much variability in how different areas look and perform.
I’m going to try some flights over NYC, London, Tokyo, LA, and other complex areas to see whether what I’m seeing now is just an illusion.

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You are not alone with that problem…..

Hey bud what version of CapFrameX is that?

Mine’s not working can’t get a list.

1.7.4… I think it needs the bits and pieces associated with RTSS…

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I finally called ASUS to save me from this install and we did an uninstall and reboot and downloaded their tested version 577.00, which installed OK. I am not changing that for 6 months if I can help it.

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Why this 577?

For example

With drivers newer than 577.00, there will be CTDs if MSFS is running in DX11 - even without the Nvidia app.

From driver version 572.16 up to 577.00, MSFS 2020 (DX11) CTD during loading when the NVIDIA app is installed.

Starting from driver version 580.88 CTD during loading happens even without the NVIDIA app.

Source https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/msfs-2020-ctd-during-loading-with-or-without-nvidia-app-installed-dx11/732584/85?u=tenpatrol

Also, the most recent stable NVIDIA drivers are 566.14 and 566.36; the last moderately reliable one is 577.00. Any driver newer than 577.00 is basically total junk.

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I use only 2024

A very steep thesis :wink:

I have no issues using it from day 1.

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