Nvidia warns gamers to update their GPU drivers due to severe security problems

[CptLucky8]

@Eefoe

EDIT: Also, if anyone recommends rolling back a security update to your operating system because it supposedly improves frame rates, DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM! Exposing a vulnerability in your operating system is NOT worth the promise of a better performing video game!

I agree.

There are still many add-ons requiring the customer to disable UAC or to run as-admin

@Evillian151

I don’t think updating graphics drivers generally affect performance. A card that can do x amount of work per second doesn’t suddenly do less amount of work with another driver. Never seen GPU benchmarks change drastically over different driver versions, and for the last 10 years i never experienced a driver update change something noticeable. I did have an issue with G-sync and some unstability issues fixed by drivers in the past but that’s it.

You’ve been lucky to have a different experience with your drivers, than some of us in the VR forum.

Here is a perfect illustration how a driver is affecting performance. Even though the silicon nominal specs and capabilities don’t change, the path from application to silicon is not nominal and you can never exploit 100% of your silicon:

@benjit7

xactly the same test only change is drivers.
2080ti rift s. So marginal I’ll keep 457.30.