NVIDIA RTX/Quadro Graphics Driver 472.39 for Server 2012 R2

NVIDIA RTX Enterprise Production Branch Driver

- Release 470 is the latest Production Branch (PB) release of the NVIDIA RTX Enterprise Driver. This new driver provides improvements over the previous branch in the areas of application performance, API interoperability (e.g., OpenCL/Vulkan), and application power management.
- PB drivers are designed and tested to provide long-term stability and availability, making these drivers ideal for enterprise customers and other users who require application and hardware certification from ISVs and OEMs respectively.
- The PB driver is a superset of the NVIDIA Studio Driver and provides all the benefits of the Studio Driver of the same version, in addition to NVIDIA RTX-specific enhancements and testing.

What’s New in Version 470 U5

- Security updates - see Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - October 2021, which is available on the release date of this driver and is listed on the NVIDIA Product Security page.

Application profile updates:

- Adobe Substance 3D Stager: Fixed the Optimus profile to run on the discrete GPU by default.
- IntelliCAD: Updates to address stability issues.

Studio Application Updates

- Adobe Lightroom and Lightroom Classic: support for Select Subject and Select Sky, which are AI-powered masking tools for isolating people and capturing skylines respectively.
- Adobe Substance 3D: NVIDIA RTX-accelerated ray tracing support speeds up interactive image rendering and improves performance over CPU alone.
- Adobe Premiere Elements: support for Auto Reframe feature to automatically frame the most important areas in shots.
- DXO Photolab: Tensor core AI integration for DeepPRIME technology to reduce digital noise, especially in photos taken in low light conditions.
- Gamecaster Live: NVIDIA Broadcast support for different levels of noise removal by audio source to further fine tune output.

Fixed Issues in Version 470 U5

- [Autodesk VRED]: Flickering occurs in the application when rendering in 16-bit float.
- [AutoCAD][Notebook]: The application might crash when switching between drawings.
- [Altair]: Visualization issues occur when disabling multisampling.
- [Redshift3D]: GPU clocks remain at maximum rate even when the application is idle.

Open Issues in Version 470 U5

- [Alchemist]: The application crashes when either changing the display resolution or switching to another display with a different resolution. To workaround, avoid changing the resolution, or disconnecting from or connecting to an external display with the application opened.

This release supports the following APIs:

- Open Computing Language (OpenCL software) 1.2 for NVIDIA Kepler and later GPUs
- OpenGL 4.6
- Vulkan 1.2
- DirectX 11
- DirectX 12
- NVIDIA CUDA 11.2
- This driver installs nView Desktop Manager version 201.66.

Compatible NVIDIA RTX Series:

- NVIDIA RTX A6000, NVIDIA RTX A5000, NVIDIA RTX A4000, NVIDIA RTX A2000, NVIDIA T1000, NVIDIA T600, NVIDIA T400

Compatible Quadro RTX Series:

- Quadro RTX 8000, Quadro RTX 6000, Quadro RTX 5000, Quadro RTX 4000, Quadro RTX 3000

Compatible Quadro Series:

- Quadro GV100, Quadro GP100, Quadro P6000, Quadro P5000, Quadro P4000, Quadro P2200, Quadro P2000, Quadro P1000, Quadro P620, Quadro P600, Quadro P400, Quadro M6000 24GB, Quadro M6000, Quadro M5000, Quadro M4000, Quadro M2000, Quadro K6000, Quadro K5200, Quadro K5000, Quadro K4000, Quadro K4200, Quadro K2200, Quadro K2000, Quadro K2000D, Quadro K1200, Quadro K620, Quadro K600, Quadro K420, Quadro 410

Compatible Quadro Series (Notebooks):

- Quadro RTX 3000, Quadro P5000, Quadro P3000, Quadro P2000, Quadro P1000, Quadro M5000 SE, Quadro M3000 SE

Compatible Quadro NVS Series:

- NVS 810, NVS 510

Compatible Sync Series:

- Quadro Sync II, Quadro Sync

Compatible NVS Series:

- NVS 810, NVS 510 

About Video BIOS (VBIOS):

Since every computer system contains a graphics chip, a video BIOS software is required for the GPU to be enabled before any OS is installed. This software allows the graphics chipset to receive the proper functions that will help various programs to access the component.

Updating your graphics card video BIOS (VBIOS) can fix different display and memory corruption issues, configure various cooling-related options, improve the overall performance, enhance features (or add support for new ones), and include many other changes.

Performing this task involves high risks, which means that the VBIOS upgrade should be initiated in a steady power environment, such as the one ensured by a UPS unit, and only by users who have the knowledge to successfully apply the new software; regular users can only install a new version at their own risk.

As for the update method, each manufacturer developed their own way for applying a new video BIOS version, so carefully read and understand the steps. Moreover, after installing a new version, make sure you reboot your system manually so that the changes take effect.

With this in mind, once you have familiarized yourself with the upgrade method, download the package, apply it on your system and enjoy your newly updated graphics card. Moreover, constantly check with our website so that you don't miss a single new release.

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.