Windows 11 October 2025 update (KB5066835) caused reduced in-game performance on some Nvidia GPUs. Nvidia released Hotfix Display Driver 581.94 to address the issue; download it from Nvidia's site.

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TL;DR: NVIDIA confirmed Windows 11 update KB5066835 caused significant performance drops in some games on GeForce RTX GPUs. The new GeForce Hotfix Display Driver 581.94 restores up to 50% frame rate ...

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