Nvidia Linux Driver 615.78.08 Adds VK_NV_low_latency2 Rev 3 Support
Nvidia's New Feature Branch driver 615.78.08 improves vkd3d-proton latency with Frame Generation and fixes corruption in The Last of Us Part II on Linux.
Nvidia has released Linux driver version 615.78.08 through its New Feature Branch, according to gamingonlinux.com. The update adds support for VK_NV_low_latency2 revision 3, an extension aimed at reducing latency and stutter in games running through vkd3d-proton, particularly when Frame Generation is enabled.
The driver also fixes blocky corruption seen during gameplay in The Last of Us Part II. In addition, it resolves a failure that could occur when allocating GPU page tables larger than 2 GiB, and addresses an issue where unvalidated VkHdrMetadataEXT values were forwarded to the Wayland color-management-v1 protocol, which could cause a crash.
Nvidia has enabled the NVreg_UseKernelSuspendNotifiers=1 option by default in this release.
The update follows a recent Nvidia security issue notice. Driver 615.78.08 is available now from Nvidia's New Feature Branch.
Quick answers
What does Nvidia driver 615.78.08 add for vkd3d-proton?
It adds support for VK_NV_low_latency2 revision 3, which is intended to improve latency and stutter with vkd3d-proton, especially when Frame Generation is enabled.
Which game corruption does Nvidia 615.78.08 fix?
The driver fixes blocky corruption observed during gameplay in The Last of Us Part II.
What other fixes are in Nvidia 615.78.08?
It fixes a failure when allocating GPU page tables larger than 2 GiB, and an issue where unvalidated VkHdrMetadataEXT values forwarded to the Wayland color-management-v1 protocol could cause a crash. It also enables NVreg_UseKernelSuspendNotifiers=1 by default.