NVIDIA has released the latest version of its GeForce drivers, the GeForce 581.08 WHQL Game Ready. The latest version comes with Game Ready optimizations by adding support for Global DLSS Overrides and NVIDIA Smooth Motion support for GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs, which was announced during the NVIDIA Gamescom showcase. The new driver also fixes several bugs. For example, it stops Cyberpunk 2077 from crashing when you use Photo Mode with Path Tracing. It also fixes the slowdown caused by the last driver (580.88) in Marvel Rivals. In Forza Motorsport, the game will no longer crash when using Smooth Motion with the NVIDIA App overlay. On top of that, Gray Zone Warfare and ARK: Survival Ascended should now run more smoothly and crash less often.
And that's not all. The NVIDIA GeForce 581.08 WHQL driver also fixes some other problems. It stops a possible memory leak when using NVENC hardware encoding. It also fixes an issue where the monitor flickered after turning it off and back on when the NVIDIA App was installed. On top of that, it fixes several problems with the NVIDIA App game filters.
If you're playing Mafia: The Old Country, you should avoid installing this new driver. Just like the older 580.97 driver, it causes serious visual problems, like screen artifacts and crashes. Right now, the only driver that works well with the game is 580.88. I've already reported this to NVIDIA, and they are currently working on a fix.