NVIDIA GeForce 497.09 drivers: ready for ICARUS with NVIDIA DLSS tech

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 497.09 WHQL drivers are here: ready for ICARUS, and support the GeForce RTX 2060 12GB graphics card.

@anthony256

Published Dec 2, 2021 7:43 PM CST
Updated Dec 24, 2021 3:00 AM CST

48 seconds read time

NVIDIA has just released its new GeForce Game Ready 497.09 WHQL drivers, which offer the best day one experience in ICARUS.

NVIDIA GeForce 497.09 drivers: ready for ICARUS with NVIDIA DLSS tech 501

ICARUS will feature NVIDIA DLSS and NVIDIA RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) technologies, with the new GeForce Game Ready 497.09 WHQL drivers able to rock and roll from the start. Not only do we have Game Ready support for ICARUS, but also the just-released Halo Infinite.

On top of that, we have support for NVIDIA's just-announced GeForce RTX 2060 12GB graphics card, which is a refreshed Turing TU106-based GPU with 12GB of GDDR6 memory launching on December 7. There's also support for 6 new G-SYNC Compatible displays from ASUS, Dell, LG, and MSI.

You can download the new NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 497.09 WHQL drivers right here (831MB download).

NVIDIA also has 5 new games added to its GeForce Experience Optimal Settings, which include:

Farming Simulator 22
Halo Infinite
Inscryption
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story
Crab Game

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDRR6X (RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3X 12G OC)

	Today	Yesterday	7 days ago	30 days ago
	$1186.99	$1186.99	$1175.02	$1175.02	Buy
* Prices last scanned on 5/5/2024 at 8:06 am CDT - prices may not be accurate, click links above for the latest price. We may earn an affiliate commission.

Anthony Garreffa

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.