NVIDIA Releases GeForce 344.16 WHQL Drivers

btarunr · Sep 24, 2014

Well, that was fast! NVIDIA gave WHQL signing to the GeForce 344.16 Beta drivers it released earlier this week. The drivers still support just GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 graphics cards. The release notes document (PDF) is still not clear on exactly what these drivers bring to the table, over the recently released 344.11 WHQL, but we believe it could be an important bug-fix specific to NVIDIA's new GPUs.

DOWNLOAD: GeForce 344.16 WHQL

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

fullinfusion · Sep 24, 2014

I don't know Nvidia but I ask, How the hell and why are there so many drivers all the time being released?

I thought WHQL takes a month or so to be approved?

Christ even AMD/ATI only released one a month not to long ago..... The green team seem to have many lol.

And its a question so :lovetpu:

MxPhenom 216 · Sep 24, 2014

fullinfusion said:
I don't know Nvidia but I ask, How the hell and why are there so many drivers all the time being released?

I thought WHQL takes a month or so to be approved?

Christ even AMD/ATI only released one a month not to long ago..... The green team seem to have many lol.

And its a question so

There's really only one obvious answer. They found a pretty bad bug or few in 344.11 WHQL and fixed it with these 344.16 and got them certified quickly. WHQL certification takes a week or 2 most of the time. AMD/ATI releases a driver every month. Its their regular schedule.

erixx · Sep 24, 2014

The good thing is that only you decide when to install them!

PLAfiller · Sep 24, 2014

I checked them too, but they are only for 970/980. Not for my pc anyway.

RCoon · Sep 24, 2014

MxPhenom 216 said:
There's really only one obvious answer. They found a pretty bad bug or few in 344.11 WHQL and fixed it with these 344.16 and got them certified quickly. WHQL certification takes a week or 2 most of the time. AMD/ATI releases a driver every month. Its their regular schedule.

I've experienced a couple of odd bugs since getting my card. Havent had the chance to install since the .16 beta but I'll try them later and see if issues are gone.

P4-630 · Sep 24, 2014

lZKoce said:
I checked them too, but they are only for 970/980. Not for my pc anyway.

I just have 344.11 installed for my GTX770M, it runs fine, I'm not updating drivers again this time.

Liviu Cojocaru · Sep 24, 2014

I have a MSI GTX970 Gaming and I have the 344.11 driver,I installed 344.16 beta but with this driver the boost didn't work.Did someone had the same problem as me,and is it fixed wit the whql 344.16?

Solidstate89 · Sep 24, 2014

P4-630 said:
I just have 344.11 installed for my GTX770M, it runs fine, I'm not updating drivers again this time.

Well that's good, because you wouldn't be able to anyways. Didn't you read the person you quoted? Or the article?

P4-630 · Sep 24, 2014

Solidstate89 said:
Well that's good, because you wouldn't be able to anyways. Didn't you read the person you quoted? Or the article?

Oh yeah

, I was reading it when I just woke up....

claylomax · Sep 24, 2014

fullinfusion said:
I don't know Nvidia but I ask, How the hell and why are there so many drivers all the time being released?

I thought WHQL takes a month or so to be approved?

Christ even AMD/ATI only released one a month not to long ago..... The green team seem to have many lol.

And its a question so

It's funny, it used to be the other way around.

Nordic · Sep 24, 2014

After installing this driver my pc is being all slow with everything. I am not sure why this would cause that though.

MxPhenom 216 · Sep 24, 2014

james888 said:
After installing this driver my pc is being all slow with everything. I am not sure why this would cause that though.

Did you get a 970 or 980?

pidgin · Sep 24, 2014

meanwhile AMD released last WHQL half a year ago - christ

arbiter · Sep 25, 2014

pidgin said:
meanwhile AMD released last WHQL half a year ago - christ

besides amd hasn't had a new gpu, but really since been really NO new big games released last 4-5+ months its been kinda slow time for drivers on both sides.

EarthDog · Sep 25, 2014

MxPhenom 216 said:
There's really only one obvious answer. They found a pretty bad bug or few in 344.11 WHQL and fixed it with these 344.16 and got them certified quickly. WHQL certification takes a week or 2 most of the time. AMD/ATI releases a driver every month. Its their regular schedule.

Or its just for support for the new cards?

From the release notes:

This driver is aligned with today's
launch of the world's most advanced GPUs-the GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970.

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	Sandfiller
Processor	I5-10400
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Noctua NH-L9i (92x25mm fan)
Memory	32GB Corsair LPX 2400 Mhz DDR4 CL14
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 5700 XT GAMING X
Storage	Intel 670P 512GB
Display(s)	2560x1080 LG 29" + 22" LG
Case	SS RV02
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Z
Power Supply	Fractal Design IntegraM 650W
Mouse	Logitech Triathlon
Keyboard	REDRAGON MITRA
Software	Windows 11 Home x 64

System Name	HP Omen 17
Processor	i7 7700HQ
Memory	16GB 2400Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	GTX 1060
Storage	Samsung SM961 256GB + HGST 1TB
Display(s)	1080p IPS G-SYNC 75Hz
Audio Device(s)	Bang & Olufsen
Power Supply	230W
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD+
Software	Win 10 Pro

System Name	AlderLake / Laptop
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MHz CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 / Samsung 256GB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p / 14" 1080p IPS Glossy
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
Software	Windows 11 / Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

NVIDIA Releases GeForce 344.16 WHQL Drivers

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

fullinfusion

Vanguard Beta Tester

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

erixx

PLAfiller

RCoon

P4-630

Liviu Cojocaru

Solidstate89

P4-630

claylomax

Nordic

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

pidgin

arbiter

EarthDog

System Name	El Calpulator
Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock X670E Pro RS
Cooling	ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage	5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case	Montech King 95 PRO Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB X4+Logitech Z623 2.1+Astro A50 Wireless
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard	Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Just enough

System Name	CUBE_NXT
Processor	i9 12900K @ 5.0Ghz all P-cores with E-cores enabled
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	EK AIO Elite Cooler w/ 3 Phanteks T30 fans
Memory	64GB DDR5 @ 5600Mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3090Ti Ultra Hybrid Gaming w/ 3 Phanteks T30 fans
Storage	1 x SK Hynix P41 Platinum 1TB, 1 x 2TB, 1 x WD_BLACK SN850 2TB, 1 x WD_RED SN700 4TB
Display(s)	Alienware AW3418DW
Case	Lian-Li O11 Dynamic Evo w/ 3 Phanteks T30 fans
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME 1000W Titanium
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Jaspe
Processor	Ryzen 1500X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming
Cooling	Stock
Memory	16Gb Corsair 3000mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTS 450
Storage	Crucial M500
Display(s)	Philips 1080 24'
Case	NZXT
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax 425W
Software	Windows 10 Pro

Processor	7800x3d
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Auros Elite AX
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	GSKILL 2x16gb 6000mhz Cas 30 with custom timings
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 6750 XT MECH 2X 12G OC
Storage	Adata SX8200 1tb with Windows, Samsung 990 Pro 2tb with games
Display(s)	HP Omen 27q QHD 165hz
Case	ThermalTake P3
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Titanium
Software	Windows 11 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	CB23: 1811 / 19424 CB24: 1136 / 7687

Processor	i7-13700k
Motherboard	Asus Tuf Gaming z790-plus
Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212 RGB
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5 7000mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Geforce RTX 4070 Super ( 2800mhz @ 1.0volt, ~60mhz overlock -.1volts. 180-190watt draw)
Storage	1x Samsung 980 Pro PCIe4 NVme, 2x Samsung 1tb 850evo SSD, 3x WD drives, 2 seagate
Display(s)	Acer Predator XB273u 27inch IPS G-Sync 165hz
Power Supply	Corsair RMx Series RM850x (OCZ Z series PSU retired after 13 years of service)
Mouse	Logitech G502 hero
Keyboard	Logitech G710+