NVIDIA Releases Driver 581.80 with DLSS 4 Support for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Vulkan Fixes

NVIDIA has introduced Game Ready Driver 581.80, which will improve performance, provide stability, and full DLSS 4 support for several major upcoming projects.

The new driver provides the best experience in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, supporting DLSS Frame Generation and DLSS Super Resolution technologies. The update also improves F1 25 performance and expands Game Ready optimization for Anno 117: Pax Romana and Europa Universalis V with DLSS Super Resolution support.

The driver eliminates key issues, including critical Vulkan crashes on older Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors. At the same time, NVIDIA has updated the NVIDIA App to version 11.0.5, adding new optimal profiles for popular games, advanced DLSS features for older projects, and a number of fixes for stability and usability.

Key improvements include: DLSS 4 optimization for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, DLSS Super Resolution for Anno 117: Pax Romana and Europa Universalis V, and improved F1 25 performance when using DLSS Frame Generation. Vulkan crashes on Core 2 Duo/Quad have been fixed, optimal settings have been added for Battlefield 6, Dying Light: The Beast, EA SPORTS FC 26, Jump Space, Lost Soul Aside, NBA 2K26, and SILENT HILL f, as well as DLSS Override support for 11 games, including Alien: Rogue Incursion and SUPER PEOPLE.

Improved stability, fixed bugs with Game Filters and Photo Mode switches, and DLSS statistics are displayed correctly.