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Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 12/18/2012 09:24 AM [ 546 comment(s) ]
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Download GeForce 310.70 driver. The culmination of our recent beta releases, these WHQL drivers improve performance by up to 37% in the year's most popular games, add TXAA support to Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Assassin's Creed III, make Sparse Grid Supersampling easier to use, get your system ready for the latest releases, including Far Cry 3, Hitman: Absolution and Planetside 2, and resolve key issues, like shadow flickering in Assassin's Creed III.
We have a discussion thread open on these drivers right here.
In October's GeForce 310.33 beta driver we improved performance by up to 15% in nine games, and this time we’re improving performance by up to 37% in twenty-one games. Leading the charge in 310.70 is a 37% boost for Far Cry 3, followed by a 26% boost for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, an 18% boost for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, a 17% boost for Assassin’s Creed III, and a 12% boost for Battlefield 3.
Please note that performance improvements benefit all GeForce GTX graphics cards, though obviously to varying degrees. We would of course love to show how our optimizations benefit the entire range of GeForce GTX GPUs, but sadly this is unfeasible given the number of benchmarks required. For example, for each GPU and game you test include a before and after benchmark to show the level of improvement, then multiply the number of tests by the number of resolutions, three, and then again by the number of different detail levels and anti-aliasing modes tested. Then, finally, to verify the results, run everything again to ensure there were no anomalies. With so many GPUs in our lineup, even focusing exclusively on the most popular models would prove impossible in the time between a driver being finalized, and released.
Performance Improvement Benchmarks
In Far Cry 3, we maxed out the game's many graphics options, selected SSAO Ambient Occlusion (an excellent balance between performance and fidelity), set the game's version of Transparency Supersampling to "Standard", and enabled 8xMSAA to eliminate aliased edges.
With 310.70 installed, performance improved by up to 37.8%, helping the GTX 670 and GTX 680 achieve playable frame rates at this highly demanding detail level.
Below, we detail the two-dozen other optimizations packed into the 310.70 drivers, using the GeForce GTX 680 and GeForce GTX 660.
GeForce R310 Drivers:
- Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400/500/600 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 306.97 WHQL drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
GeForce GTX 680:
- Up to 38% in Far Cry 3
- Up to 26% in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
- Up to 16% in Battlefield 3
- Up to 18% in Assassin's Creed III
- Up to 9% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Up to 6% in Medal of Honor: Warfighter
- Up to 6% in StarCraft II
- Up to 6% in Dragon Age II
- Up to 6% in Batman: Arkham City
- Up to 5% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
GeForce GTX 660:
- Up to 24% in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
- Up to 10% in Battlefield 3
- Up to 7% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Up to 6% in Far Cry 3
- Up to 5% in Dragon Age II
- Up to 5% in Assassin's Creed III
- Up to 4% in Batman: Arkham City
- Up to 4% in Medal of Honor: Warfighter
- NVIDIA SLI Technology – Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
- Far Cry 3 – updated SLI profile
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – updated SLI profile
- Dirt: Showdown – updated SLI profile
- Dota 2 - updated SLI profile
- Dou Zhan Shen – updated SLI profile
- F1 2012 - added SLI profile
- FIFA 13 – added SLI profile
- Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad – updated SLI profile
- Hawken – added SLI profile
- Hitman: Absolution – added SLI profile
- Natural Selection 2 – added SLI profile
- Primal Carnage – added SLI profile
- NVIDIA 3D Vision – Adds or updates the following 3D Vision profiles:
- 007 Legends - rated Fair
- Assassin's Creed III - rated Not Recommended
- Bloody Good Time - rated Good
- Bullet Run - rated Fair
- Bunch of Heroes - rated Good
- CABAL2 - rated Good
- Call of Duty Black Ops 2 - rated Good
- Carrier Command: Gaea Mission - rated 3D Vision Ready
- Dark Souls - rated Fair
- Dishonored - rated Fair
- Euro Truck Simulator 2 - rated Excellent
- FIFA 13 - rated Good
- Hawken - rated 3D Vision Ready
- Hitman: Absolution - rated Fair
- I Am Alive - rated Fair
- Lucius - rated Fair
- Mabinogi Heroes - rated Fair
- Medal of Honor: Warfighter - rated Fair
- Metro: Last Light - rated Good
- MLB 2K12 - rated Fair
- NBA 2K12 - rated Good
- NBA 2K13 - rated Good
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted - rated Fair
- Of Orcs and Men - rated Fair
- Painkiller: Hell & Damnation - rated Fair
- Planetside 2 - rated Not Recommended
- Prepar3D - rated Good
- Sniper Elite V2 - rated Poor
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 - rated Poor
- The Amazing Spider-Man - rated Not Recommended
- Tiny Troopers - rated Fair
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD - rated Good
- Total War Battles: SHOGUN - rated Good
- Unmechanical - rated Good
- War of the Roses rated Fair
- World Rally Championship 3 rated Good
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown rated Fair
- Other Profile Updates
- Updated NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Counter-strike: Global Offensive
- Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Cross Fire
- Updated NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Darksides 2
- Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Dragon Nest
- Updated NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Guild Wars 2
- Updated NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Mechwarrrior Online
- Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Meng San Guo
Supported products
GeForce 600 series:
GTX 680, GTX 670, GTX 660 Ti, GTX 660, GTX 650 Ti, GTX 650, GT 645, GT 640, GT 630, GT 620, GT 610, 605
GeForce 500 series:
GTX 590, GTX 580, GTX 570, GTX 560 Ti, GTX 560 SE, GTX 560, GTX 555, GTX 550 Ti, GT 545, GT 530, GT 520, 510
GeForce 400 series:
GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 v2, GTX 460 SE v2, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, 405
GeForce 300 series:
GT 340, GT 330, GT 320, 315, 310
GeForce 200 series:
GTX 295, GTX 285, GTX 280, GTX 275, GTX 260, GTS 250, GTS 240, GT 240, GT 230, GT 220, G210, 210, 205
GeForce 100 series:
GTS 150, GT 130, GT 120, G 100
GeForce 9 series:
9800 GX2, 9800 GTX/GTX+, 9800 GT, 9600 GT, 9600 GSO, 9600 GS, 9500 GT, 9500 GS, 9400 GT, 9400, 9300 GS, 9300 GE, 9300, 9200, 9100
GeForce 8 series:
8800 Ultra, 8800 GTX, 8800 GTS 512, 8800 GTS, 8800 GT, 8800 GS, 8600 GTS, 8600 GT, 8600 GS, 8500 GT, 8400 SE, 8400 GS, 8400, 8300 GS, 8300, 8200 / nForce 730a, 8200, 8100 / nForce 720a
ION series:
ION LE, ION
GTX 680, GTX 670, GTX 660 Ti, GTX 660, GTX 650 Ti, GTX 650, GT 645, GT 640, GT 630, GT 620, GT 610, 605
GeForce 500 series:
GTX 590, GTX 580, GTX 570, GTX 560 Ti, GTX 560 SE, GTX 560, GTX 555, GTX 550 Ti, GT 545, GT 530, GT 520, 510
GeForce 400 series:
GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 v2, GTX 460 SE v2, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, 405
GeForce 300 series:
GT 340, GT 330, GT 320, 315, 310
GeForce 200 series:
GTX 295, GTX 285, GTX 280, GTX 275, GTX 260, GTS 250, GTS 240, GT 240, GT 230, GT 220, G210, 210, 205
GeForce 100 series:
GTS 150, GT 130, GT 120, G 100
GeForce 9 series:
9800 GX2, 9800 GTX/GTX+, 9800 GT, 9600 GT, 9600 GSO, 9600 GS, 9500 GT, 9500 GS, 9400 GT, 9400, 9300 GS, 9300 GE, 9300, 9200, 9100
GeForce 8 series:
8800 Ultra, 8800 GTX, 8800 GTS 512, 8800 GTS, 8800 GT, 8800 GS, 8600 GTS, 8600 GT, 8600 GS, 8500 GT, 8400 SE, 8400 GS, 8400, 8300 GS, 8300, 8200 / nForce 730a, 8200, 8100 / nForce 720a
ION series:
ION LE, ION
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#4471034 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:27 PM
The release notes are a cluster**** of fixes from previous 310 drivers, kind of hard to tell what's changed from .64 to .70.
I assume that these are the only changes from .64 to .70?
sigh, R E A D! FC3 fixes are from prev. driver...
The release notes are a cluster**** of fixes from previous 310 drivers, kind of hard to tell what's changed from .64 to .70.
I assume that these are the only changes from .64 to .70?
Last but not least, 310.70 includes several fixes for commonly reported issues:
Assassins Creed 3: Shadow flickering resolved.
Battlefield 3: The game should no longer crash to desktop with the message bf3.exe stopped working on GeForce 500 and 600 series GPUs.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2: Driver not responding error should no longer occur on the GeForce GTX 570 and GTX 580 during the second half of the first level of the game, when the helicopter is shot by a rocket.
Hitman: Absolution: Driver Not Responding error should no longer occur when playing the game on a GeForce GTX 650 Ti with Global Illumination and Tessellation enabled.
Final Fantasy XIV Online: "DirectX device was lost" crash should no longer occur on GeForce GTX 680 systems.
GeForce GTX 690: Quad SLI GeForce GTX 690 systems should no longer lock-up when playing games in Surround.
Assassins Creed 3: Shadow flickering resolved.
Battlefield 3: The game should no longer crash to desktop with the message bf3.exe stopped working on GeForce 500 and 600 series GPUs.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2: Driver not responding error should no longer occur on the GeForce GTX 570 and GTX 580 during the second half of the first level of the game, when the helicopter is shot by a rocket.
Hitman: Absolution: Driver Not Responding error should no longer occur when playing the game on a GeForce GTX 650 Ti with Global Illumination and Tessellation enabled.
Final Fantasy XIV Online: "DirectX device was lost" crash should no longer occur on GeForce GTX 680 systems.
GeForce GTX 690: Quad SLI GeForce GTX 690 systems should no longer lock-up when playing games in Surround.
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#4471037 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:30 PM
Not really, the changes in .70 are spelled out very clearly in its own section.
kind of hard to tell what's changed from .64 to .70
Not really, the changes in .70 are spelled out very clearly in its own section.
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 310.70
The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved
since version 310.64. This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver version. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference.
Windows Vista/Windows 7
: Shadows flicker in the game.
: The game may crash to the
desktop with the message bf3.exe stopped working.
: Driver Not Responding error
occurs in the second half of the first level of the game, when the gamers helicopter is
shot by a rocket.
: Driver Not Responding error may
occur after a few minutes of game play when Global Illumination and Tessellation
game settings are set to ON.
: The game crashes with a message that
the DirectX device was lost.
: The system locks up when playing games
in Surround mode.
: EXE names for Far Cry 3 need to be updated in the NVIDIA profiles.
Windows 8
: EXE names for Far Cry 3 need to be updated in the NVIDIA profiles.
The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved
since version 310.64. This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver version. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference.
Windows Vista/Windows 7
: Shadows flicker in the game.
: The game may crash to the
desktop with the message bf3.exe stopped working.
: Driver Not Responding error
occurs in the second half of the first level of the game, when the gamers helicopter is
shot by a rocket.
: Driver Not Responding error may
occur after a few minutes of game play when Global Illumination and Tessellation
game settings are set to ON.
: The game crashes with a message that
the DirectX device was lost.
: The system locks up when playing games
in Surround mode.
: EXE names for Far Cry 3 need to be updated in the NVIDIA profiles.
Windows 8
: EXE names for Far Cry 3 need to be updated in the NVIDIA profiles.
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#4471040 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:34 PM
I found it. It should be clearly labeled, it just says resolved issues after talking about the 306 driverset. Confusion stems easy when the page linked in the OP doesn't say that it is changes from .64 to .70. I guess you pulled that quote from the PDF?
I found it. It should be clearly labeled, it just says resolved issues after talking about the 306 driverset. Confusion stems easy when the page linked in the OP doesn't say that it is changes from .64 to .70. I guess you pulled that quote from the PDF?
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#4471044 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:37 PM
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 310.70 on page 10
it's actually a click-able link within the PDF. Can't get much easier than this.
It should be clearly labeled
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 310.70 on page 10
it's actually a click-able link within the PDF. Can't get much easier than this.
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#4471045 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:37 PM
Looks like you are wearing new underpants and think your dick is bigger
Oh well.
Is me or Battlefield 3 is looking more awesome now?Is very smooth whit this new driver!
Looks like you are wearing new underpants and think your dick is bigger
Oh well.
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#4471047 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:38 PM
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 310.70 on page 10
it's actually a click-able link within the PDF. Can't get much easier than this.
I was going by the main page notes which were linked in the OP, which do not state it clearly.
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 310.70 on page 10
it's actually a click-able link within the PDF. Can't get much easier than this.
I was going by the main page notes which were linked in the OP, which do not state it clearly.
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#4471052 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:40 PM
And this driver is not even WHQL, yet.
I don't think a WHQL driver based on a previous beta is making a game looking any better.
And this driver is not even WHQL, yet.
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#4471059 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:46 PM
Hopefully they are waiting on the magic fix for Borderlands 2 before going WHQL. The game is utterly broken still almost 3 months in. That and hopefully they admit they used a GTX 460 for their 680/PhysX showcase before the game released.
Hopefully they are waiting on the magic fix for Borderlands 2 before going WHQL. The game is utterly broken still almost 3 months in. That and hopefully they admit they used a GTX 460 for their 680/PhysX showcase before the game released.
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#4471061 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:49 PM
its smoother since last WHQL! Only crashes effected the game since then!
Is me or Battlefield 3 is looking more awesome now?Is very smooth whit this new driver!
its smoother since last WHQL! Only crashes effected the game since then!
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#4471067 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:54 PM
yay i can finally play assasins creed 3 without the horrible flickering!
yay i can finally play assasins creed 3 without the horrible flickering!
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#4471068 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:56 PM
Can anyone with AC3 confirm if it fixes clothing textures? That is the only thing I was getting flickering on, never noticed anything on shadows.
Can anyone with AC3 confirm if it fixes clothing textures? That is the only thing I was getting flickering on, never noticed anything on shadows.
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#4471069 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:58 PM
I doubt this game will ever be fixed, Gearbox sold this game on hype, and we all fell for it. Has there ever been an official statement from the developer that any magic fix was in the works?
Hopefully they are waiting on the magic fix for Borderlands 2 before going WHQL. The game is utterly broken still almost 3 months in. That and hopefully they admit they used a GTX 460 for their 680/PhysX showcase before the game released.
I doubt this game will ever be fixed, Gearbox sold this game on hype, and we all fell for it. Has there ever been an official statement from the developer that any magic fix was in the works?
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#4471072 Posted on: 12/04/2012 05:58 PM
It's possible they're already awaiting certification, though it's somewhat rare for Nvidia to re-release the same driver version as WHQL.
Hopefully they are waiting on the magic fix for Borderlands 2 before going WHQL.
It's possible they're already awaiting certification, though it's somewhat rare for Nvidia to re-release the same driver version as WHQL.
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#4471078 Posted on: 12/04/2012 06:05 PM
Shadow flickering was visible only with SLi setup. Going to give these a spin.
Can anyone with AC3 confirm if it fixes clothing textures? That is the only thing I was getting flickering on, never noticed anything on shadows.
Shadow flickering was visible only with SLi setup. Going to give these a spin.
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#4471087 Posted on: 12/04/2012 06:11 PM
I thought people were complaining of snow flickering with SLI. Separate issue, or the same?
I thought people were complaining of snow flickering with SLI. Separate issue, or the same?
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#4471090 Posted on: 12/04/2012 06:13 PM
No English only release? Thought the US site hosted English only and UK hosted International, same for the 310.54 driver that only had an International release?
No English only release? Thought the US site hosted English only and UK hosted International, same for the 310.54 driver that only had an International release?
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#4471091 Posted on: 12/04/2012 06:15 PM
I tried replacing "international" with "english" in download link, didn't work.
No English only release?
I tried replacing "international" with "english" in download link, didn't work.
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#4471112 Posted on: 12/04/2012 06:25 PM
So, if you don't play those few games listed....any reason at all to bother installing these?
US site has been hosting international version for a while now.
So, if you don't play those few games listed....any reason at all to bother installing these?
No English only release? Thought the US site hosted English only and UK hosted International, same for the 310.54 driver that only had an International release?
US site has been hosting international version for a while now.
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#4471116 Posted on: 12/04/2012 06:29 PM
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/31070bf3crush.png/
With 310.70 BF3 still crashes. Just message changed.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/31070bf3crush.png/
With 310.70 BF3 still crashes. Just message changed.
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#4471117 Posted on: 12/04/2012 06:30 PM
I think not, but who knows
I wonder if the lod/clamping issues are sorted.
So, if you don't play those few games listed....any reason at all to bother installing these?
I think not, but who knows
I wonder if the lod/clamping issues are sorted.
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#4471121 Posted on: 12/04/2012 06:34 PM
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/31070bf3crush.png/
With 310.70 BF3 still crashes. Just message changed.
This error is similar to TDR. Try removing all overclocks.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/31070bf3crush.png/
With 310.70 BF3 still crashes. Just message changed.
This error is similar to TDR. Try removing all overclocks.
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#4471122 Posted on: 12/04/2012 06:35 PM
i still can't get any drivers since the last whql drivers to install on win8 x64. They all crash during install and give me a blue screen saying oops something went wrong. very frustrating. even tried with advanced options to disable driver signing
i still can't get any drivers since the last whql drivers to install on win8 x64. They all crash during install and give me a blue screen saying oops something went wrong. very frustrating. even tried with advanced options to disable driver signing
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#4471124 Posted on: 12/04/2012 06:37 PM
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/31070bf3crush.png/
With 310.70 BF3 still crashes. Just message changed.
That error seems like you need to up the voltage on your card. Even though it doesn't do anything by changing the value on 6xx series cards, it helped Ghost Recon when it gave that error.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/31070bf3crush.png/
With 310.70 BF3 still crashes. Just message changed.
That error seems like you need to up the voltage on your card. Even though it doesn't do anything by changing the value on 6xx series cards, it helped Ghost Recon when it gave that error.
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well, the sli profile for FC3 is not the same as maldo's and runs the game like poo! still need to use maldo's compatibility bits. what the hell nvidia???
0x080902F5 (Far Cry 3) (310.70) to 0x0C1902F5