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NVIDIA GeForce 378.66 WHQL Driver Released

NVIDIA has released the latest iteration of its GeForce graphics card driver – version 378.66 – which features Game Ready optimisation for Sniper Elite 4, For Honor, and Halo Wars 2, plus support for Video SDK 8.0, which features High-bit-depth (10/12-bit) decoding (VP9/HEVC), OpenGL input surface support for encoder, weighted prediction, and H.264 ME-only mode enhancements.

NVIDIA GeForce 378.66 WHQL driver release notes:

Game Ready
Provides the optimal gaming experience for Sniper Elite 4, For Honor, and Halo Wars 2.

New Features

-Video SDK 8.0

High-bit-depth (10/12-bit) decoding (VP9/HEVC)
OpenGL input surface support for encoder
Weighted Prediction
264 ME-only mode enhancements

Application SLI Profiles
No SLI profiles were added with this version.

3D Vision Profiles
Added or updated the following 3DV profiles:

Sniper elite 4 – Not recommended

3D Compatibility Mode Profiles
These games must be run in DirectX 10/11 mode to see improvements and are not compatible with 3D Vision Surround mode.
Added or updated the following compatibility mode profiles:

Sniper Elite 4 – Excellent
For Honor – Excellent

Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 378.66

[Surround]: Surround cannot be enabled on the XGPU. [200236703]
[G-Sync]: With G-Sync and V-Sync both enabled, there is a long delay when switching a game from full-screen mode to windowed mode.[1867557]
[Second Life 64-bit]: World view is tinted blue after disabling Advanced Lighting Model. [200274562]
[The Division]: Shadows flicker after enabling PCSS. [1867573]
[Kepler GPUs][Battlefield 1]: There is flickering in the game when using TAA. [1865681]
[SLI][Battlefield Day28 Patch]: The menu text becomes jittery with SLI is enabled. [1837721]
[SLI][Surround][GeForce GTX 1080]: The system crashes when launching games in SLI Surround using HDMI 2.0 connections. [1834142]
[GeForce GTX 1080][Heroes of Storm]: The game crashes when launched. [200274793]
[GeForce 860M][Notebook]: Direct X games crash. [1868454]
[Minecraft]: Java SE Binary crashes pointing to nvinitx.dll. [200274582]
[GeForce GTX 980 Ti]: The driver is unable to detect multiple TV models. [1788948]