Nvidia releases 417.71 WHQL driver, adding support for FreeSync and RTX 2060

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As was promised at CES, Nvidia today released its GeForce Game Ready WHQL-certified 417.71 drivers, bringing support for VESA's DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync protocol, which, for all practical purposes, translates into support for AMD's FreeSync. There's also support for the new RTX 2060 GPUs that launch today.

 

12 FreeSync-certified monitors are on Nvidia's GSync Compatible list right now, which means they have been tested by the company and deliver optimal performance. However, it is possible to turn on GSync on any FreeSync-certified monitor – it might work, or might not, but one can give it a try. Here's how you enable GSync:

 

1. Connect the monitor to your GeForce RTX 20-Series or GeForce GTX 10-Series graphics card using a DisplayPort cable
    
    
   
2. Enable the Variable Refresh Rate functionality of your display by using the monitor's controls and On-Screen Display
    
    
   
3. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel from the bottom right of Windows
    
    
   
4. Expand the "Display" section
    
    
   
5. Click on "Set up G-SYNC"
    
    
   
6. Tick the "Enable G-SYNC, G-SYNC Compatible" box
    
    
   
7. Tick the "Enable settings for the selected display model" box
    
    
   
8. Click "Apply" on the bottom right
    
    
   
9. If the above isn't available, or isn't working, you may need to go to "Manage 3D Settings", click the "Global" tab, scroll down to "Monitor Technology", select "G-SYNC Compatible" in the drop down, and then click "Apply"
    
    
   
10. Additionally, you may need to go to "Change Resolution" on the left nav and apply a higher refresh rate, or different resolution
    

Nvidia does note that, if using a multi-monitor setup, only one monitor can be configured to have GSync enabled.

 

There aren't any new game optimizations with this driver, as far as Nvidia states. There is, however, a decent amount of bug fixes:

 

• [GeForce GTX 1080]: GPU clock speed does not drop to idle when three monitors are enabled. [2474107]
   
   
  
• Black screen when resuming from monitor sleep on some DisplayPort monitors. [2457142]
   
   
  
• [Notebook]: Fixed lockup that occurred when resuming from sleep on MSI GT83 notebook [2456849]
   
   
  
• [GeForce GTX 1060 Notebook][Gu Jian Qi Tan 3]: The application hangs during launch. [200477252]
   
   
  
• Fixed black screen on BenQ XL2730 monitor at 144Hz refresh rate [2456730]
   
   
  
• [Windows 7][G-SYNC]: Game FPS drops when G-SYNC is used with V-Sync. [200473408]
   
   
  
• [sLI][3D Gaming][TU104][PG 180][Multiple apps][Win10RS5x64]Blocky Corruption when application is switched to certain resolutions [200465152]
   
   
  
• [shadow of the Tomb Raider]: Fixed occasional application crash in DirectX 12 mode. [200464716]