NVIDIA GeForce GAME READY DRIVER v.596.21 WHQL. - Game Ready Drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases, including Virtual Reality games. Prior to a new title launching, our driver team works until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix is included for the best gameplay on day one.
Released April 16, 2026
Game Ready Driver Release Notes (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.21/59...10-release-notes.pdf
Control Panel User's Guide (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/ 596.21/596.21-nvidia-control-panel-quick-start-guide.pdf
Game Ready
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 4.5 technology including PRAGMATA and NTE (Neverness to Everness) as well as Windrose which supports DLSS 4 features.
Note: The driver support for the Geforce 10 series, Geforce 900 series, Geforce 700 series is discontinued. Last supported driver for this series is v581.80
Fixed Issues in Version 596.21 WHQL
Fixed Gaming Bugs:
- Arknights: Endfield: stutter may be observed in some gameplay
Fixed General Bugs
- N/A
Known Issues in Version 596.21 WHQL
- [God of War: Ragnarok]: Certain textures may intermittently flash white during gameplay.
Desktop GPU support:
| NVIDIA TITAN | NVIDIA TITAN RTX |
|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 50 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D v2, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
| GeForce RTX 40 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| GeForce RTX 30 | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, GeForce RTX 3090, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, GeForce RTX 3080, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, GeForce RTX 3070, GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, GeForce RTX 3060, GeForce RTX 3050 |
| GeForce RTX 20 | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2080, GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2070, GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2060 |
| GeForce 16 | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1660, GeForce GTX 1650, GeForce GTX 1630 |
Mobile GPU support:
| GeForce RTX 50 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU |
|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 40 | GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU |
| GeForce RTX 30 | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU |
| GeForce RTX 20 | GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2080, GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2070, GeForce RTX 2060 |
| GeForce MX | GeForce MX450, |
| GeForce GTX 16 | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti, GeForce GTX 1650 |
Windows 10/11 Desktop: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.21/59...ational-dch-whql.exe
Windows 10/11 Notebook: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.21/59...ational-dch-whql.exe
