GeForce Game Ready Driver 591.44 | Windows 11 | NVIDIA

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Driver Version:

591.44 | WHQL WHQL Certified Windows Hardware Quality Labs testing or WHQL Testing is a testing process which involves running a series of tests on third-party (i.e. non-Microsoft) hardware or software, and then submitting the log files from these tests to Microsoft for review. The procedure may also include Microsoft running their own tests on a wide range of equipment, like different hardware and different Microsoft Windows editions.

Release Date:

Thu Dec 04, 2025

Operating System:

Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11

Language:

File Size:

919.57 MB

Download: https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/591.44/591.44-notebook-win10-win11-64bit-international-dch-whql.exe


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Release Highlights

Game Ready for Battlefield 6: Winter Offensive

This Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest games supporting DLSS 4 technology including Battlefield 6: Winter Offensive and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. In addition, support for 32-bit GPU-accelerated PhysX effects has been added for select classic titles on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs.

Game Ready Driver

Fixed Gaming Bugs

  • Battlefield 6: Gaming stability issues [5582125]

  • Counter-Strike 2: Text may appear slightly distorted when in-game resolution is lower than the native resolution of the display [5278913]

  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: Light flickering after driver update on some system configurations [5432356]

  • Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: Corruption after driver update on some system configurations [5432356]

  • Black Myth: Wukong: Lower performance in driver branches newer than R570 [5562283]

  • Monster Hunter World: Iceborne: Some particle effects may be missing on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs [5546598]

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 3: Gameplay becomes dim over time [5488108]

  • Madden 26: Stability issues [5535693]

  • Users running R580 branch drivers (58x.xx) or newer may observe lower performance in some games after updating to Windows 11 October 2025 KB5066835 [5561605]

  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Random corruption on main character's sword corruption [5363151]

Fixed General Bugs

  • Adobe Premiere Pro: Freeze During Export Using Hardware Encoding [5431822]

  • Sophos Home Antivirus: System stability issues [5581371]

  • Green line observed while viewing videos in Chromium browser on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs [5535388]

Learn more in the Game Ready Driver article: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/battlefield-6-winter-offensive-geforce-game-ready-driver/

Additional Information

Although GeForce Game Ready Drivers and NVIDIA Studio Drivers can be installed on supported notebook GPUs, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM for recommended software updates for your notebook.

Effective October 2021, Game Ready Driver upgrades, including performance enhancements, new features, and bug fixes, will be available for systems utilizing Maxwell, Pascal, Turing, and Ampere-series GPUs. Critical security updates will be available on systems utilizing desktop Kepler-series GPUs through September 2024. A complete list of desktop Kepler-series GeForce GPUs can be found here: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5202/kw/kepler%20support

Exceptions:

  • Notebooks supporting Hybrid Power technology are not supported (NVIDIA Optimus technology is supported).

  • The following Sony VAIO notebooks are included in the Verde notebook program: Sony VAIO F Series with NVIDIA GeForce 310M, GeForce GT 330M, GeForce GT 425M, GeForce GT 520M or GeForce GT 540M. Other Sony VAIO notebooks are not included (please contact Sony for driver support).

  • Fujitsu notebooks are not included (Fujitsu Siemens notebooks are included).

Release Notes & Guides

  • Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v591.44): https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/591.44/591.44-win11-win10-release-notes.pdf

  • NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide: https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/591.44/591.44-nvidia-control-panel-quick-start-guide.pdf


Supported Products

GeForce RTX 50 Series (Notebooks)

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 Series (Notebooks)

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 Series (Notebooks)

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 Series (Notebooks)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2080, GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2070, GeForce RTX 2060, GeForce RTX 2050

GeForce MX500 Series (Notebooks)

GeForce MX570, GeForce MX550

GeForce MX400 Series (Notebooks)

GeForce MX450

GeForce GTX 16 Series (Notebooks)

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti, GeForce GTX 1650


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