Nvidia Unleashes Game-Changing Baldur's Gate 3 Driver for Ultimate Gaming Experience

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Nvidia has released a new Game Ready Driver that boosts performance for Baldur's Gate 3 on PC, along with two other games on supported graphics cards.

Compatible Nvidia graphics card users can now enhance their gaming experience for Baldur's Gate 3 by downloading the latest driver version (536.99). This driver update not only boosts performance at high resolutions but also addresses issues in games such as Control and Battlefield 2042. Users have the option to conveniently download the update through the GeForce Experience app or manually.

Baldur's Gate 3 players on PC with an Nvidia graphics card can now download a new Game Ready Driver to enhance performance. This latest GeForce driver not only benefits Baldur's Gate 3 but also offers a new feature on supported RTX graphics cards for two other games, Gord and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Nvidia regularly releases driver updates every few weeks to optimize and improve game performance. These updates include support for new titles upon release or shortly after. The latest Game Ready Drivers arrive just three weeks after the previous ones, which added support for the RTX 4060Ti 16GB and enabled ray-tracing for Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and Portal: Prelude RTX (a remastered Portal community mod). While some Nvidia graphics cards may not support features like deep learning super sampling (DLSS), users with compatible GPUs can now select new options during their next play session of Baldur's Gate 3.

The latest version of Nvidia graphics card driver is 536.99. To download and install it, users will need 675.66 MB of available space. For this driver, users must have a GeForce 700 series card or a newer one. Once installed, Baldur's Gate 3 players who play at high resolutions will experience improved performance. Based on Nvidia's information, players using an RTX 40 series card, like the much-talked-about 4060Ti 16GB, will observe a performance boost of more than 40 FPS with DLSS 2 enabled in performance mode while playing Baldur's Gate 3 in 4K with Max settings. While Baldur's Gate 3 does not currently support DLSS 3, the RTX 30 series and higher cards can utilize DLSS 2 to some extent in Baldur's Gate 3, as well as in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Gord, with the latest driver update. Additionally, the driver version 536.99 includes fixes for Control, Battlefield 2042, and Dead Space.

The recent Nvidia game driver update was released shortly after Larian Studios implemented a significant hotfix patch for Baldur's Gate 3. This patch successfully resolved more than 150 lingering glitches within a single day of the game's official launch. Boasting an impressive overall rating of 97 on the renowned review aggregation platform Metacritic, Baldur's Gate 3 has emerged as one of the top-rated games of 2023 and a strong contender for the prestigious title of "game of the year."

Users possessing compatible Nvidia graphics cards can conveniently obtain this update through the GeForce Experience app. Simply navigate to the drivers tab and select version 536.99 to initiate the automatic download. In the event that the driver fails to appear within the app, users may attempt manual downloading by accessing the provided link.

Baldur's Gate 3 is available now for PC, with a PS5 launch on September 6 and an Xbox Series X/S version currently in development.

Source: Nvidia