Re: 496.98 vs. 497.09 confusion.

On 12/1/2021 9:21 PM, Ant wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> Why are there two released versions now? Which one should I be using for
> my old MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM; VGA
> to KVM and HDMI to connect to a 21.5" Samsung SyncMaster T22B350ND HDTV)
> in my updated, 64-bit W10 Pro. PC? I'm currently using
> 496.76-desktop-win10-win11-64bit-international-dch-whql.exe which seems
> fine. Is 496.98 more stable than 497.09?
> 
> I rarely play computer games. Even if I did, I can't play the newer
> games due to the old video card. :(
> 
> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
> 

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/476176/announcing-geforce-hotfix-driver-49698-released-11/

     "The GeForce Hotfix driver is our way to trying to get some of these fixes
      out to you more quickly. These drivers are basically the same as the
      previous released version, with a small number of additional targeted fixes."

https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/497.09/497.09-win11-win10-release-notes.pdf

    "Version 497.09 WHQL Highlights"

    "Supported NVidia GPU
     ...
     GeForce GTX 750 Ti Maxwell
    "

One of the drivers, is a hotfix version. To help specific
customer hardware models with specific bugs.

    Paul