NVIDIA GeForce 566.03 WHQL Graphics Driver (*** UPDATED: GeForce Driver 566.45 Hotfix ***)

NVIDIA has released few days ago a new WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) gaming driver for Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Release 566.03 belongs to the R565 family (565.xx to 569.xx) and brings the following changes:

Game Ready for Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Alan Wake 2: The Lake House

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3 technology including Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Alan Wake 2: The Lake House, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, No More Room In Hell 2, Red Dead Redemption, and The Axis Unseen.

Fixed Issues

Fixed General Bugs
– Digital Vibrance custom setting does not persist on reboot or wake from sleep.

Security Updates

– Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver – October 2024

 

UPDATE (2024.11.12): GeForce 566.14

Game Ready for S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chornobyl and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3 technology including S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chornobyl and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

Fixed Issues

Fixed Gaming Bugs
– DSR/DLDSR custom resolutions may not appear in certain games.
– [Call of Duty MWIII] filename change preventing users from using GFE Freestyle Filters.

Fixed General Bugs
– [Bluestacks/Corsair iCUE] May display higher than normal CPU usage.
– When “Shader Cache size” is set to “disabled” cache files may still be created.

 

UPDATE (2024.12.06): GeForce 566.36 WHQL

Game Ready for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3 technology including Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and Marvel Rivals. Further support for new titles leveraging DLSS technology includes Path of Exile 2, Forza Motorsport, and Delta Force.

Fixed Issues

Fixed Gaming Bugs
– [Forza Horizon 5/God of War: Ragnarok] Game may crash during gameplay after updating to R565 release drivers.

 

UPDATE (2024.12.23): GeForce 566.45 Hotfix

GeForce Hotfix display driver version 566.45 is based on our latest Game Ready Driver 566.36.

This hotfix addresses the following issues:
– [Indiana Jones and the Great Circle ]Some users may experience intermittent micro-stuttering.
– Improved stability for UBISoft games using the Snowdrop engine.

 

Downloads

• latest version for win10/win11 64-bit (desktop+notebook) @ Geeks3D
• 566.45 win10/win11 64-bit @ NVIDIA
• 566.36 win10/win11 64-bit @ NVIDIA
• 566.14 win10/win11 64-bit @ NVIDIA
• 566.03 win10/win11 64-bit @ NVIDIA

 

GeForce 566.36 quick test

GPU Shark 2:

 

OpenGL support

GeForce 566.03

GeForce 566.03 exposes OpenGL 4.6 and 435 extensions for a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti on Windows 10 (v22H2). Same OpenGL support than GeForce 556.12 driver.

GL_RENDERER: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
GL_VENDOR: NVIDIA Corporation
GL_VERSION: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 566.03
GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION: 4.60 NVIDIA
OpenGL extensions: 435

 

GeForce 566.14

Same OpenGL support than 566.03.

 

GeForce 566.36

Same OpenGL support than 566.03.

 

Vulkan support

GeForce 566.03

This driver exposes Vulkan 1.3.289 and 225 device extensions for a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti on Windows 10 22H2. Same Vulkan support than GeForce 565.90 driver.

- Device 1
  - name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  - device type: VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU
  - device ID: 10DE-2782
  - API version: 1.3.289
  - NVIDIA driver version: 566.3.0.0
  - VK_KHR_driver_properties information:
    - driverName: NVIDIA
    - driverID_str: VK_DRIVER_ID_NVIDIA_PROPRIETARY_KHR
    - driverID: 4
    - conformanceVersion: 1.3.2.8
  - # of extensions: 225

 

GeForce 566.14

Same Vulkan support than 566.03.

 

GeForce 566.36

Same Vulkan support than 566.03.