Since the release of Apex Legends, players have been reporting crashes. At least on PC, the random crashes should now be largely resolved. Nvidia has released a new Game Ready driver specifically for Apex Legends.
Which driver is it? The new Nvidia driver 419.35 WHQL was released on March 5 for all common Nvidia graphics cards. The driver is a so-called “Game Ready Driver.” This aims to specifically improve the performance of certain games. Specifically, this driver targets:
- Apex Legends
- The Division 2
- Devil May Cry 5
The driver is supposed to improve general performance as well as fix several bugs and crashes that have often caused frustration in Apex Legends, even though they did not diminish its immense popularity.
Which crashes are being fixed? After a patch in February already fixed some crashes, further problems are now being addressed. It specifically concerns the errors labeled with the code “DXGI_Error_Device_Hung,” which could occur on PC.
This primarily involves errors that could cause Apex Legends to crash randomly and sometimes without a specific error message. Players running Apex Legends on PC with an Nvidia graphics card should no longer be randomly thrown out of the game.
Additionally, a bug has been addressed that overly taxed the processor due to a specific component of the old driver.
Prevent Apex Legends crashes – here’s how to download the driver
How to check which version you are on: If you want to know whether you already have the new driver 419.35, simply open your GeForce Experience interface. Under the “Drivers” tab, you will find your currently installed version.
If you do not use Experience or prefer to check in the Nvidia Control Panel, you need to navigate to the “Help” tab here. Click on “System Information” and your driver version will be displayed at the top of the right list.
How to get the driver: If you check your version via Experience, you will have an update button right next to the version number, in case you do not already have the latest driver.
You can also visit the official Nvidia website to download the driver there.
Has your gaming experience improved since the new driver?
Apex Legends has been available for exactly one month now. Vote on what you think of the game:
