Naraka: Bladepoint Game Ready Driver Released

By Andrew Burnes on August 10, 2021 | Featured Stories Drivers NVIDIA DLSS NVIDIA Reflex

Our latest GeForce Game Ready driver delivers day-0 support for Naraka: Bladepoint and the Back 4 Blood Open Beta, both of which are enhanced with NVIDIA DLSS.

Support for Psychonauts 2 is also included, as is support for 7 new G-SYNC Compatible gaming monitors, and 20 new GeForce Experience Optimal Playable Setting profiles. To download and install, simply fire up GeForce Experience and click the "Drivers" tab. 

Game Ready For Naraka: Bladepoint & Other New Games

Game Ready Drivers ensure you have the best possible experience from the second you load the latest and greatest games. In our newest driver, we’re bringing you launch-day support for three new titles and a highly anticipated beta:

Naraka: Bladepoint: The open beta for this unique fantasy battle royale was one of Steam’s top 10 most played games a few months back, and on August 12th the game will launch officially worldwide. If you own a GeForce RTX GPU or laptop, you’ll receive the definitive experience with best-in-class performance, plus support for the much-loved NVIDIA DLSS and NVIDIA Reflex, which will boost performance by up to 60% at 4K, and make you more competitive through the reduction of system latency. Check back in a couple of days for our Naraka: Bladepoint launch article.

Back 4 Blood Open Beta: On August 12th, all PC gamers can participate in the Open Beta for Turtle Rock Studios’ highly-anticipated Back 4 Blood. And if you play on a GeForce RTX graphics card or laptop, you can enhance your experience with NVIDIA DLSS. Learn more about the beta and its tech in our dedicated Back 4 Blood article.

Psychonauts 2: Double Fine Productions’ Psychonauts is a cult classic action-platformer from 2005. On August 25th, 16 years later, the long-awaited sequel will go on sale. For the definitive experience, grab our new Game Ready Driver.

New Games Supported By GeForce Experience’s Optimal Settings

GeForce Experience’s one-click optimal settings enable you to instantly configure game options for your system’s hardware, giving you smooth, optimized gameplay. Over 1000 titles are supported, and since our last driver release we’ve added support for 20 more:

  • Cris Tales
  • Death's Door
  • Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
  • Escape from Naraka
  • F1 2021
  • Frozenheim
  • Going Medieval
  • Hell Let Loose
  • Minecraft: Chinese Edition with RTX Beta
  • NINJA GAIDEN ?
  • NINJA GAIDEN ?2
  • NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor's Edge
  • Orcs Must Die 3
  • Pico Park
  • Red Solstice 2: Survivors
  • She Will Punish Them
  • Starbase
  • The Ascent
  • Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
  • Ys IX Monstrum Nox

GeForce Experience also enables you to capture and stream your gameplay, take screenshots, upload videos to social networks, and more. For all the details, head here.

Support For Newly Validated G-SYNC Compatible Displays

Our newest Game Ready Driver driver also adds support for 7 new G-SYNC Compatible displays - gaming monitors that deliver a baseline Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) experience that makes your gaming smoother and more enjoyable.

MANUFACTURER MODEL HDR SIZE LCD Type Resolution VRR Range
AOC AG274FG8R4+ Yes 27" IPS 1920x1080 (FHD) 48-260Hz
AOC AG274QG3R4B+ Yes 27" IPS 2560x1440 (QHD) 48-170Hz
ASUS VG258QM No 24.5" IPS 1920x1080 (FHD) 48-240Hz
ASUS PG32UQ Yes 32" IPS 3840x2160 (4K) 48-144Hz
Lenovo G24-20 Yes 24" IPS 1920x1080 (FHD) 50-165Hz
MSI G251F No 24.5" IPS 1920x1080 (FHD) 48-165Hz
ViewSonic XG320Q Yes 31.5" IPS 2560x1440 (QHD) 48-165Hz

These newly-validated monitors give gamers even more choice when searching for a great gaming display. For a complete list of all G-SYNC, G-SYNC ULTIMATE, and G-SYNC Compatible gaming monitors, check out our handy and frequently updated G-SYNC page, which can be sorted and filtered, helping you quickly find the ideal display.

GeForce Game Ready Driver - Download Now

You can download the new GeForce Game Ready 471.68 WHQL driver through GeForce Experience.

If you experience any technical issues with the new Game Ready drivers please post a detailed report on the GeForce.com Driver Feedback Forum, where our Customer Care team can better assist you. And if you’re looking for a full list of fixes in this driver, for previously-reported issues, head here.