NVIDIA Releases GeForce 398.11 WHQL Drivers

btarunr · Jun 5, 2018

NVIDIA today released GeForce 398.11 WHQL software. These drivers come game-ready for "Vampyr" and "Jurassic World: Evolution." The drivers also officially introduce G-SYNC HDR, requiring G-SYNC capable HDR displays. It also adds or improves SLI support for "Warhammer: Vermintide 2." It fixes an issue with "Hitman" in DirectX 12 mode, where the game crashes if the in-game HDR mode is enabled and Windows HDR setting is "off." Also fixed is an issue with "Call of Duty: WWII" in which the center display in 3D Vision Surround setups can go blank.

DOWNLOAD: NVIDIA GeForce 398.11 WHQL

The change-log follows.

Game Ready
Provides the optimal gaming experience for Vampyr and Jurassic World Evolution.

New Features
Ensures the best possible gaming experience on HDR-capable G-SYNC displays.

Application SLI Profiles
Added or updated the following SLI profiles:

Warhammer: Vermintide 2

3D Vision Profiles
Added or updated the following 3D Vision profiles:

Jurassic World Evolution - GOOD
Railway Empire - Not Recommend
Sea of Thieves - Not Recommend
Vampyr - Not Recommend

Fixed Issues in this Release

[SLI][Hitman Pro: DirectX 12]: With SLI mode enabled, the game crashes if in-game HDR is ON and Windows HDR setting is OFF at lower resolutions.
[Call of Duty: WWII][Surround]: With Surround enabled, the center Surround display is blank during gameplay.

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coonbro · Jun 5, 2018

anymore its whats now broken after they tried to fix something ?

the NVidia feedback threads are all ways fun to read and see how many posts/ pages of crying in a day or 2 . seems the more pages of post in a short time = avoid , and those are getting few and far between

Tomorrow · Jun 5, 2018

Starting from last release (397.93) Nvidia made Geforce Experience a mandatory part of the install - you can not deselect it even during custom install. When unpacking the driver and deleting the GFExperience subfolder the installer fails. This was not the case prior to 397.93

In order to get around that unpack the driver (7zip is the best option) and edit setup.cfg as follows:
Remove some code in lines 718,719 and 720 (end of the file under manifest) and save setup.cfg:

<file name="${{EulaHtmlFile}}"/>
<file name="${{FunctionalConsentFile}}"/>
<file name="${{PrivacyPolicyFile}}"/>

Then you can delete non-essential parts of the install subfolders without the installer failing:

Display.NView - Legacy component.
Display.Optimus - Used in laptops to switch between integrated and dedicated GPU based on graphics load.
Display.Update - Geforce Experience component.
GFExperience - Geforce Experience main.
GFExperience.NvStreamSrv - Geforce Experience component and dependency.
HDAudio - Audio for HDMI output on your card. Keep if you use HDMI output to external monitor or TV.
Miracast.VirtualAudio - Geforce Experience component.
MSVCRT - Microsoft Visual C++ runtime. Keep if unsure what you have installed.
nodejs - Geforce Experience component and dependency.
NV3DVision - 3D Vision main. Only keep if you use 3D glasses.
NV3DVisionUSB.Driver - 3D Vision component.
NvCamera - Ansel screenshot tool. Geforce Experience component.
NvContainer - Geforce Experience component and dependency.
NvTelemetry - Geforce Experience component and dependency.
NvVAD - Virtual Audio driver. Unsure if this relates to HDMI or GFE audio.
PhysX - Physics runtime. Keep if you use games which use this technology.
ShadowPlay - Geforce Experience component and dependency.
ShieldWirelessController - Keep only if you use Nvidia Shield.
Update.Core - Telemetry and driver profile updater related components.

Essentially you can delete most subfolders and install only the graphics driver with control panel with only these remaining:

Display.Driver
NVI2
NVWMI
EULA.txt
license.txt
ListDevices.txt
setup.cfg
setup.exe

Also useful setup flags for setup.exe:
-nosplash -noeula -noreboot -nofinish

R-T-B · Jun 6, 2018

Tomorrow said:
Starting from last release (397.93) Nvidia made Geforce Experience a mandatory part of the install

Uh, no. At least not in last release. It gave me the option to deselect it early in the install process.

Will try these later today.

XiGMAKiD · Jun 6, 2018

Tomorrow said:
Starting from last release (397.93) Nvidia made Geforce Experience a mandatory part of the install

That's sounds awful

R-T-B said:
Uh, no. At least not in last release. It gave me the option to deselect it early in the install process.

Will try these later today.

If you don't mind please tell if on current release GFE is mandatory or not

Tomorrow · Jun 6, 2018

Ok let me clarify. When doing the install normally the installer now shows a selection box at the beginning (after compatibility check) to either install:
Nvidia Graphics Driver and GeForce Experience
Nvidia Graphics Driver

Driver+GFE is the default choice.
When you select the first option you cannot uncheck it during custom install selection screen.
When select the second you cannot check it during custom install selection screen.
You can still use back button in installer if you change your mind mid install.

In order to make GFE selectable/unselectable during custom install you have to edit setup.cfg from line 428 as follows:
<sub-package name="Display.GFExperience" disposition="default" userSelectable="false">
To:
<sub-package name="Display.GFExperience" disposition="default" userSelectable="true">

Setup.cfg requires modifying only if you do unpacked install where you delete folders and do not want to install GFE.
Sorry if my initial statement caused concers. Thankfully you can still opt out of GFE install.

R-T-B · Jun 6, 2018

XiGMAKiD said:
That's sounds awful

If you don't mind please tell if on current release GFE is mandatory or not

Same as described above, deselectable just arranged differently.

biax · Jul 28, 2018

Tomorrow said:
Starting from last release (397.93) Nvidia made Geforce Experience a mandatory part of the install - you can not deselect it even during custom install. When unpacking the driver and deleting the GFExperience subfolder the installer fails. This was not the case prior to 397.93

In order to get around that unpack the driver (7zip is the best option) and edit setup.cfg as follows:
Remove some code in lines 718,719 and 720 (end of the file under manifest) and save setup.cfg:

<file name="${{EulaHtmlFile}}"/> <file name="${{FunctionalConsentFile}}"/> <file name="${{PrivacyPolicyFile}}"/>

Then you can delete non-essential parts of the install subfolders without the installer failing:

Display.NView - Legacy component.
Display.Optimus - Used in laptops to switch between integrated and dedicated GPU based on graphics load.
Display.Update - Geforce Experience component.
GFExperience - Geforce Experience main.
GFExperience.NvStreamSrv - Geforce Experience component and dependency.
HDAudio - Audio for HDMI output on your card. Keep if you use HDMI output to external monitor or TV.
Miracast.VirtualAudio - Geforce Experience component.
MSVCRT - Microsoft Visual C++ runtime. Keep if unsure what you have installed.
nodejs - Geforce Experience component and dependency.
NV3DVision - 3D Vision main. Only keep if you use 3D glasses.
NV3DVisionUSB.Driver - 3D Vision component.
NvCamera - Ansel screenshot tool. Geforce Experience component.
NvContainer - Geforce Experience component and dependency.
NvTelemetry - Geforce Experience component and dependency.
NvVAD - Virtual Audio driver. Unsure if this relates to HDMI or GFE audio.
PhysX - Physics runtime. Keep if you use games which use this technology.
ShadowPlay - Geforce Experience component and dependency.
ShieldWirelessController - Keep only if you use Nvidia Shield.
Update.Core - Telemetry and driver profile updater related components.

Essentially you can delete most subfolders and install only the graphics driver with control panel with only these remaining:

Display.Driver
NVI2
NVWMI
EULA.txt
license.txt
ListDevices.txt
setup.cfg
setup.exe

Also useful setup flags for setup.exe:
-nosplash -noeula -noreboot -nofinish

Ive tried following your instructions. Setup still complains about somethin missing. I dont get that 718,719,720 part at all though.. maybe its that wherethe issue is

Tomorrow · Jul 28, 2018

biax said:
Ive tried following your instructions. Setup still complains about somethin missing. I dont get that 718,719,720 part at all though.. maybe its that wherethe issue is

Those are line numbers. Use a proper text editor like Notepad++ to edit it. Regular notepad is crap for this kind of editing.

biax · Jul 29, 2018

I have been using notepad++ for years. I've not been able to follow your instructions. Should I delete the eula lines or something from manifest?

Tomorrow · Jul 29, 2018

I uploaded mine, use this or compare to yours to see the difference. If it does not work even with mine then it means you might have deleted a critical folder from extracted driver. Critical folders are NVI2 and Display.Driver.

setup.cfg: http://www.mediafire.com/file/lj21ck95dkyqh60/setup.cfg/file

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 16GB DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 4070 Ti EX
Storage	Samsung 990 1TB
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	DarkStar
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master 1.0 (BIOS F39g)
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420mm AIO (rev4)
Memory	4x8GB Patriot Viper DDR4 4400C19 @ 3733Mhz 14-14-13-27 1T
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 @ 3400Mhz Core/22Gbps Mem
Storage	1TB Samsung 990 Pro (OS);2TB Samsung PM9A1;4TB XPG S70 Blade (Games);14TB WD UltraStar HC530 (Video)
Display(s)	27" LG UltraGear 27GS85Q-B @ 2560x1440 @ 200Hz, Nano-IPS
Case	be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev.2
Audio Device(s)	SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless
Power Supply	1000W Seasonic PRIME Ultra Titanium;600W APC SMT750i UPS
Mouse	Logitech G604
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spark
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 (Build 26100.4351)

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon, Phanteks and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (2x 32GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6200(Running 1T no GDM)
Video Card(s)	PNY RTX 5080 OC
Storage	Intel 5800X Optane 800GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs, 1x 2TB Seagate Exos 3.5"
Display(s)	55" Hisense 55U8N 4K FALD Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W 80Plus Titanium PSU
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise (yes it's legit)

System Name	Skypas
Processor	Intel Core i7-6700
Motherboard	Asus H170 Pro Gaming
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212X Turbo
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 6GB
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 120GB + WD Blue 1TB
Display(s)	LG 22EA63V
Case	Corsair Carbide 400Q
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-460FL2 w/ Deepcool XFan 120
Mouse	Logitech B100
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70
Software	Windows 10 Pro (to be replaced by 2025)

System Name	DarkStar
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master 1.0 (BIOS F39g)
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420mm AIO (rev4)
Memory	4x8GB Patriot Viper DDR4 4400C19 @ 3733Mhz 14-14-13-27 1T
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 @ 3400Mhz Core/22Gbps Mem
Storage	1TB Samsung 990 Pro (OS);2TB Samsung PM9A1;4TB XPG S70 Blade (Games);14TB WD UltraStar HC530 (Video)
Display(s)	27" LG UltraGear 27GS85Q-B @ 2560x1440 @ 200Hz, Nano-IPS
Case	be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev.2
Audio Device(s)	SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless
Power Supply	1000W Seasonic PRIME Ultra Titanium;600W APC SMT750i UPS
Mouse	Logitech G604
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spark
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 (Build 26100.4351)

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