GeForce Game Ready Driver Brings ARC Raiders Updates and Major RTX Performance Boosts

As TechPowerUp writes, NVIDIA has rolled out GeForce Game Ready Driver 591.86 WHQL, delivering day-one support for the ARC Raiders: Headwind Update and expanding compatibility for several upcoming and existing titles.

The latest driver continues NVIDIA’s focus on launch-day optimization, performance improvements, and system stability across RTX-powered PCs.

GeForce Game Ready Driver 591.86 released, here’s what’s new

Performance updates

• Arknights: Endfield now supports DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation on RTX 50 series GPUs
• NVIDIA reports up to ~3× performance gains at 4K with max settings
• The game can also reach its 480 FPS cap at lower resolutions
• Developer HYPERGRYPH is working on native DLSS integration in a future update

Game Ready support

• Arc Raiders: Headwind – Day-one optimization for the latest update
• Arknights: Endfield – Initial support added for the upcoming PvP-focused title

Fixed gaming bugs

• Total War: Three Kingdoms
• Resolved visual artifacts that appeared when Screen Space Reflections were enabled

Fixed general bugs

• Fixed SDR color banding when Windows Automatic Color Management is enabled
• Resolved ASUS G14 laptop startup freezes when ASUS Ultimate Mode is active
• Known issues
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Image corruption may occur after updating to this driver

NVIDIA isn’t alone on the driver front. Intel recently pushed a new graphics driver that brings XeSS 3 support to Arc GPUs, highlighting increased competition in the upscaling and performance-boosting space.

As for NVIDIA, it’s possible that we’ll see a GPU shortage this year due to increasing hardware demands.