NVIDIA RTX / Quadro Desktop and Notebook Driver Release 515 R515 U3 (516.94) | Windows 11

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Driver Version:	R515 U3 (516.94) \| WHQL WHQL Certified Windows Hardware Quality Labs testing or WHQL Testing is a testing process which involves running a series of tests on third-party (i.e. non-Microsoft) hardware or software, and then submitting the log files from these tests to Microsoft for review. The procedure may also include Microsoft running their own tests on a wide range of equipment, like different hardware and different Microsoft Windows editions.
Release Date:	Tue Aug 02, 2022
Operating System:	Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11
Language:	English (US)
File Size:	669.08 MB

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NVIDIA RTX Enterprise Production Branch Driver

Release 515 is the latest Production Branch 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.

Production Branch 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 Production Branch driver is a superset of the NVIDIA Studio Driver and provides all the benefits of the Studio Driver of the same version, along with NVIDIA RTX-specific enhancements and testing.

New Features in Version R515 U3

This release includes bug fixes and driver component enhancements to improve performance.
Security updates - see Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver – August 2022, which is posted shortly after the release date of this software and will be listed on the NVIDIA Product Security page
Studio Application/Feature Support:
- Chaos V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max—improvements to GPU support accelerates Light Cache, new Device Selector for rendering assignment, AI denoiser, and adaptive dome-light rendering. Adds support for new features, such as Chaos Scatter, Procedural Clouds, and improvements to trace-depth and shading.

Fixed Issues in Version R515 U3

[PTC Creo 7] Performance degradation with newer drivers (511.79 and later), as compared to 471.68
[SPECViewperf 13/2020] Variations seen in Catia and Creo performance
[NVWMI] 3D application profile created for Nextra 3D
[Dell] Mobile workstation LCD panel flashes during system boot into OS

Known Issues with Version R515 U3

[EIZO][Quadro P2200]: shutdown when merge display function is enabled on Quadro P2200
[OTOY] OctaneBench performance regression with R510 branch drivers
[Microsoft Edge] Videos in Microsoft Edge may appear green if NVIDIA Image Scaling is enabled upon Hibernation or Fast Boot
[DirectX12] RTX Experience recordings may appear over-exposed when HDR is enabled from Windows displays settings

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Quadro T2000, Quadro T1000, Quadro P5200, Quadro P5000, Quadro P4200, Quadro P3200, Quadro P4000, Quadro P3000, Quadro P2000, Quadro P1000, Quadro P620, Quadro P600, Quadro P520, Quadro P500, Quadro M2200, Quadro M1200, Quadro M620, Quadro M520, Quadro M5500, Quadro M5000M, Quadro M4000M, Quadro M3000M, Quadro M2000M, Quadro M1000M, Quadro M600M, Quadro M500M, Quadro K2200M, Quadro K620M

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