NVIDIA has a released a hotfix patch update for its Game Ready driver version 461.09 which was released on 7th January 2021. The GeForce Hotfix 461.33 addresses a number of long-standing issues users have reported. This NVIDIA GeForce hotfix includes fixes for stuttering and lagging when playing SteamVR games on GeForce cards.
The hotfix also addresses individual problems in games including Detroit: Become Human and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Below are the complete patch notes for the GeForce Hotfix 461.33.
GeForce Hotfix display driver version 461.33 is based on our latest Game Ready Driver 461.09.
The hotfix addresses the following issues:
- Adobe Premiere Pro may freeze when using Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration (CUDA) [3230997/200686504]
- [461.09] NVIDIA Broadcast Camera filter may hang. [200691869]
- [Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game (Without using any Hardware monitoring tool). [3152190]
- [Detroit: Become Human]: The game randomly crashes. [3203114]
- [NVENC] Colors of the webcam video image on receiving end of Zoom may appear incorrect [3205912]
- [Assassin’s Creed Valhalla] Game may randomly crash after extended gameplay [200679654]
- [X4: Foundations][Vulkan]: The game may crash on GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs. [3220107]
- [X4: Foundations][Vulkan]: HUD in the game is broken. [3169099]
NVIDIA has typically released more full-featured Game Ready driver updates alongside major titles, the last one was released recently at the start of January.) It makes sense but has the side effect of forcing players to wait for sometimes-important bug fixes.
Thankfully, going forward, it sounds like we’re going to be seeing more regular hotfixes to solve bugs and issues in a more expedient manner. That said, according to NVIDIA, these hotfixes are put through a “much abbreviated” Q&A process, so if you want to play it as safe as possible, you should just wait for the next big Game Ready WHQL-certified driver.
To download the GeForce Hotfix display driver version 461.33 from the official website, click here. Make sure that you have downloaded the latest GPU drivers before applying the Hotfix.
