NVIDIA drops GeForce 390.65 drivers, patches Spectre problem

NVIDIA's new GeForce 390.65 drivers patch Spectre problems, optimized for Fortnite and more.

@anthony256

Published Jan 8, 2018 8:04 PM CST
Updated Nov 3, 2020 11:53 AM CST

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CES 2018 - NVIDIA might have announced its new 65-inch 4K 120Hz G-Sync TVs, specifically with the new ASUS ROG Swift PG65, but the company is also quick to release a new GeForce 390.65 drivers that includes a security patch for Spectre vulnerability.

NVIDIA's new GeForce 390.65 drivers also include support for the Freestyle beta, which lets gamers apply post-processing filters to your game, while you play. This can be done from an in-game overlay, letting you change the entire style of the game with adjustments to color and saturation and post-process filters.

At launch, NVIDIA has 15 filters with 38 different settings (with some filters packing more than one setting). At launch, NVIDIA is including:

Black and White
Color
Colorblind
Contrast
Details
Exposure
Half Tone
Mood
Night Mode
Retro
Sepia
Vignette
Depth of Field
Special FX
Adjustments

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Anthony joined the TweakTown team in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of graphics cards. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering and has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.