#Nvidia 342.01 driver driver#
You can still access the Nvidia control panel through the right-click menu on your desktop, but youll have to manually check for driver updates by comparing your version to the most recent one on the GeForce website (or here on by searching for Nvidia graphics driver ), which is disruptive even for technical users. You cant get driver updates, one-click performance optimization, or the unified game library until you do.
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Nvidia 342.01 64 Bit Password And LogĬons Requires registration: Since October 2016, you have to create an Nvidia account with a username and password and log in when you open GeForce Experience. With GeForce Experience, you can see your whole installed game collection without having to navigate between multiple apps. You can leave it on all the time, or tell it to save up to the last 20 minutes of activity, and you can set a variety of quality levels.Ĭollects all your PC games into one library: While Steam is the most popular PC gaming platform out there, competitors like GOG and Origin arent going away any time soon.
#Nvidia 342.01 driver drivers#
Pros Automatic driver update checks: Nvidia produces a new set of drivers every few weeks, but you dont have to look for them - the software automatically checks for updates.Īutomatic checks are good for security, since out-of-date software is a major access point for malware, and updates also get you new drivers that add support for new games. GeForce Experience checks for updates to your Nvidia video card drivers, helps optimize game performance, and collects all your games under one roof. Windows usually handles video cards by installing drivers in the background that are managed by Microsoft.īut Nvidia produces its own packages every few weeks, which include drivers and a management platform it calls GeForce Experience. Respectable video recording and broadcasting features: Though not as extensive as professional-grade video recording and broadcasting, ShadowPlay is impressive for a free product. Share Freestyle Filters Gamers can now import and export FreestyleAnsel filters and take advantage of a new split screen filter to help showcase their improvements. In doing so, VRSS can improve image quality at the focal point of the eye while always maintaining the 90 FPS needed to deliver a smooth VR experience.
Variable Rate Super Sampling We introduced a new VRSS feature Variable Rate Super Sampling (VRSS) is a new technique to improve image quality in VR games which uses NVIDIA Variable Rate Shading (VRS) to dynamically apply up to 8x super sampling to the center of the VR display when GPU headroom is available. With this latest version, you have the ability to toggle GPU scaling independent of whether image sharpening is enabled or disabled. Image Sharpening Improvements Leveraging gamer feedback over the last few months, we have been continually improving the new image sharpening feature. As a result, framerate limits can be as low as 20fps and can be raised as high as 1000fps.