Nvidia has readied its day-one GeForce Driver for the imminent release of the first game of the beloved FPS franchise Halo, Halo Reach.
Halo: Reach, the first remastered for PC mainline Halo game, will release on Steam on Dec. 3. As such, Nvidia has released Game-Ready drivers that are optimized for the game's debut. Version 441.41, as it is known, is WHQL-certified and can be downloaded today on Nvidia's website.
Users running an RTX 2060 Super can expect to run the game at 120 fps at 4k resolution. For those with powerful graphics cards such as the RTX 2080 Super can even reach up to 200fps at 4k resolution. Of course, an appropriate monitor that has refresh rates that reach those numbers are needed to experience the benefit of super-high frame rates truly.
For those gamers on a budget, don't fret. Halo Reach has relatively low system requirements to run on your system. According to their Steam Page, you'll just need the following to play as the Master Chief himself:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 960T; Intel i3550
- Graphics: AMD HD 6850 ; NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Direct3D feature Level 11.1
Halo on PC
Halo: The Master Chief Collection first appeared on the Xbox One as a compilation and remaster of the first six Halo titles: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition, Halo 2: Anniversary Edition, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo 4, and Halo: Reach. On Mar. 12, it was announced that the collection would finally be moving to PC, in a move seen as their dedication to their new focus on supporting both the Xbox and PC platforms. Microsoft eventually backed up on its promise, with expanding Xbox Game Pass to PC and promising to launch its exclusive games on Xbox, Steam, and other digital desktop platforms.
While 343 Industries, current developers of the Halo franchise, are keen to launch Halo: Reach on the PC on Dec. 3, it is possible for them to push the launch date back. There has also been no report as to when the other titles in the Halo: The Master Chief Collection would be released.
Extra Bonuses in the driver
The game driver package doesn't only optimize Halo :Reach on release. It also adds the capability for image sharpening via Nvidia Control Panel in games using Vulkan or OpenGL as their render. Previously, when Nvidia launched the feature last month, Nvidia only supported DirectX titles. This new update now allows image sharpening in almost all modern games, regardless of which renderer users prefer to use.
The update also adds more features for Nvidia's free-to-download Quake II RTX. The update includes updates to textures that improve image quality and have also improved in-game metal rendering. Nvidia has also improved the water in game, with better underwater god rays. They've also added new graphical options such as resolution scaling, reflection and refraction depth, temporal anti-aliasing toggles, and more.
