NVIDIA drops GeForce 390.65 drivers, patches Spectre problem

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

Anthony Garreffa

Gaming Editor

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 Garreffa

Gaming Editor

Anthony joined TweakTown in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of tech products. 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.

Anthony's PC features Intel's Core i5-12600K paired with the GIGABYTE Z690 AERO-G, Corsair's 32GB DDR4-3200, and NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090 FE. It runs Sabrent's Rocket 4 Plus 4TB with Windows 11 Pro, housed in Lian Li's O11 Dynamic XL, and powered by ASUS's ROG Strix 850W. Accessories include the Logitech G915 Wireless keyboard, Logitech G502X Wireless mouse, and LG C3 48-inch OLED TV 4K 120Hz monitor.