Nvidia’s latest driver release brought official support for two upcoming games coming soon to PC players in Early Access. There are also some important app-related bug fixes included.

The Nvidia GeForce Game Ready 552.22 WHQL certified driver is a recommended install for any gamers using Green Team hardware who plan to jump into Manor Lords or No Rest for the Wicked.

Lords Manor Out via Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview on April 26th, it will use Nvidia’s DLSS 2 de-scaling technology to boost frame rates from the start. Nvidia says it will allow gamers to get 47% more performance on average when using RTX 4070 or better graphics cards.

After that, April 18 is when Ori-The latest project from developer Moon Studios, There is no rest for the wicked Coming to Steam Early Access. Nvidia doesn’t specify which DLSS or RTX implementations will be included in the game, but this driver is still a recommended install for fans looking to experience the release smoothly.

As for bug fixes, here are the issues fixed in the 552.22 Game Ready driver:

• PUBG: Game stability issues over extended gameplay on Intel’s 12th generation platforms [4030936]
• GeForce GTX 10/RTX 20 Series: Computer may randomly freeze when Windows Hardware Accelerated GPU Timing and NVIDIA SLI are both enabled [4009884]
• HTC Vive Pro 2: System crash with bugcheck after running a multi-screen VR HMD [4119187]

Users of creative applications will find the following four issues fixed in 552.22 Driver Studio:

• Chaos V-Ray: NVIDIA OptiX IR fails to link [4479756]
• Jianying Pro: General stability issues with 551.xx drivers [4561996]
• SideFX/Houdini: OptiX applications crash when using Shader Execution Reorder (SER) [4589827]
• Maya: Application crash for some user workflows [4584743]

Finally, the open issues that Nvidia teams are still working on are these:

• Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition: Lower GPU utilization when Reflex is set to “On + Boost” [4412035]
• Tekken 8 may randomly crash while playing on GeForce GTX 10 series graphics cards. [4503216]

Nvidia driver 552.22 is now available to download and install via the GeForce Experience app on Windows. Independent links can also be found below. Here they are official Release letters (PDF).

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