GeForce 314.21 BETA Driver Download

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/16/2013 09:17 AM [ 152 comment(s) ]

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Download the GeForce 314.21 BETA Driver as released by NVIDIA mostly to help out with performance and stability improvements in Tomb Raider. It also adds new SLI and 3D Vision profiles.

Release Summary

Improves performance and stability in Tomb Raider
Adds new SLI and 3D Vision profiles.

Additional Details

Installs PhysX System Software 9.12.1031.
Installs HD Audio v1.3.23.1
Includes support for applications built using CUDA 5 or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit.
Supports OpenGL 4.3 for GeForce 400-series and later GPUs.
Supports DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 600 series GPUs.
Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

Supported Products

ION (Desktops)
ION
ION LE (Desktops)
ION LE

GeForce 600 Series
GeForce GTX 690, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 670, GeForce GTX 660 Ti, GeForce GTX 660, GeForce GTX 650 Ti, GeForce GTX 650, GeForce GT 645, GeForce GT 640, GeForce GT 630, GeForce GT 620, GeForce GT 610, GeForce 605

GeForce 500 Series
GeForce GTX 590, GeForce GTX 580, GeForce GTX 570, GeForce GTX 560 Ti, GeForce GTX 560 SE, GeForce GTX 560, GeForce GTX 555, GeForce GTX 550 Ti, GeForce GT 545, GeForce GT 530, GeForce GT 520, GeForce 510

GeForce 400 Series
GeForce GTX 480, GeForce GTX 470, GeForce GTX 465, GeForce GTX 460 SE v2, GeForce GTX 460 SE, GeForce GTX 460, GeForce GTS 450, GeForce GT 440, GeForce GT 430, GeForce GT 420, GeForce 405
GeForce 300 Series
GeForce GT 340, GeForce GT 330, GeForce GT 320, GeForce 315, GeForce 310

GeForce 200 Series
GeForce GTX 295, GeForce GTX 285, GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 275, GeForce GTX 260, GeForce GTS 250, GeForce GTS 240, GeForce GT 230, GeForce GT 240, GeForce GT 220, GeForce G210, GeForce 210, GeForce 205
GeForce 100 Series
GeForce GT 140, GeForce GT 130, GeForce GT 120, GeForce G100

GeForce 9 Series
GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX/GTX+, GeForce 9800 GT, GeForce 9600 GT, GeForce 9600 GSO, GeForce 9600 GSO 512, GeForce 9600 GS, GeForce 9500 GT, GeForce 9500 GS, GeForce 9400 GT, GeForce 9400, GeForce 9300 GS, GeForce 9300 GE, GeForce 9300 SE, GeForce 9300, GeForce 9200, GeForce 9100

GeForce 8 Series
GeForce 8800 Ultra, GeForce 8800 GTX, GeForce 8800 GTS 512, GeForce 8800 GTS, GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GS, GeForce 8600 GTS, GeForce 8600 GT, GeForce 8600 GS, GeForce 8500 GT, GeForce 8400 GS, GeForce 8400 SE, GeForce 8400, GeForce 8300 GS, GeForce 8300, GeForce 8200, GeForce 8200 /nForce 730a, GeForce 8100 /nForce 720a

Download Locations

Download Windows Vista - 7 - 8 (32-bit Driver) [ 1036 downloads | Report broken link ]

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Download Windows XP 32-bit Driver [ 585 downloads | Report broken link ]

Download Windows XP 64-bit Driver [ 106 downloads | Report broken link ]

Download Windows Vista - 7 - 8 32-bit Driver Notebook [ 143 downloads | Report broken link ]

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N1GhTW4lK3R
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#4554832 Posted on: 03/16/2013 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLI-756

GPU usage is now looking normal, no more thrashing going on, seems fine over here.

sweet!

In some areas there're still some frame drop...

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#4554859 Posted on: 03/16/2013 02:53 AM

I got a huge fps boost in Tomb Raider with these drivers compared to the 311.35 Quadro drivers.

GeForce 314.21 Beta: Patch 1.0.722.3

Ultra Preset:

Min FPS: 58.4
Max FPS: 86.0
Average FPS: 72.8

Ultimate Preset:

Min FPS: 32.0
Max FPS: 62.1
Average FPS: 44.8

GeForce 311.35 Beta: Patch 1.0.722.3

Min FPS: 44.7
Max FPS: 60.0
Average FPS: 52.6

Ultimate Preset:

Min FPS: 28.2
Max FPS: 43.4
Average FPS: 35.7

I reinstalled the 311.35 drivers to double check and the results were the same.
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[IMG]http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/7743/ultra31135.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/707/ultimate31135.jpg[/IMG]

These two benchmarks are from the Quadro 311.35 thread and were taken after the first patch. You can see the Quadro drivers are still getting the same fps.

NVIIDIA

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#4554868 Posted on: 03/16/2013 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Tj-

There is a bug with Ambient Occlusion

SSAO off or normal
http://www.abload.de/img/tombraider_2013_03_16yup67.jpg

SSAO at ultra is fine
http://www.abload.de/img/tombraider_2013_03_16jbpmb.jpg

I tested various settings, no FXAA, no dof, no tessellation, the only thing that fixes it is SSAO at ultra.

Could that be a Fermi bug because I do not see white lines with everything, and I mean everything, maxed at 1920x1200? I even tried FXAA and both SSAA options and did not notice any obvious graphical oddities except for some rare TressFX hair hiccups.

Bradders684
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#4554877 Posted on: 03/16/2013 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Tj-

It's working normally for me.

[IMG]http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/663/333333tv.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3897/tombraider2013031602051.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/893/tombraider2013031602083.jpg[/IMG]

My NVIDIA control panel settings are at default except I am using single display performance mode and prefer maximum performance.

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#4554887 Posted on: 03/16/2013 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andressergio

why would i lie ? i show all details at max and my GTX680 run at 1306core with 7400 mem, so my I3770K at 5Ghz HT

remeber that a 3770K at 5Ghz is like having a 2600K at 5.4Ghz

dif on 3DM11 is 1k so the IVY pumps a lot

Its all alright. I only was afraid that something is not working enough on my pc

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#4554939 Posted on: 03/16/2013 05:58 AM

Tomb Raider Benchmark
2500K @ 4Ghz + GTX670 @ 1200/7000

With SweetFX

Ultimate + 1080p + forced AFx16 (HQ)

Before (314.14) - 38.0fps (AVG)

After (314.21) - 50.7fps (AVG)

Ultra + 1080p + forced AFx16 (HQ)

Before (314.14) - 53.8fps (AVG)

After (314.21) - 79.7fps (AVG)

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#4554942 Posted on: 03/16/2013 06:05 AM

Nice IQ and Vibrant Colors with these drivers yay!

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#4554964 Posted on: 03/16/2013 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManuelG

No BF3 changes compared to 314.14

yea but your team change somthing from 314.07 to 314.14 and this driver that game lagy feel like i have ping 200

Going back to 314.07 i already finished tomb rider 2 times so
this drivers not for me

Its first time i need install old drivers for play smoth games

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#4554966 Posted on: 03/16/2013 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ManuelG

What VSYNC mode are you using? What in game graphic settings are you using? ANy other overrides in NVCPL?

Ive just tried the benchmark once again after a nights rest, and all seems to be fine somehow. maybe the game or drivers went bonkers or something. really weird!
Here are my settings though

[IMG]http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5087/61959664.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3705/26455342.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/554/53693049.jpg[/IMG]

-EDIT-
After running the benchmark several times (and closing the game each time) im running into the same strange hair jumping around again.
a reboot fixed it.

-EDIT2-
I seem to have this behaviour also when forcing vsync in the game itself. (no forcing through nvcp).
Its really strange the problem comes and goes even without rebooting.
Dont really know if its the new drivers or the new patch, but i didnt have this behaviour before.

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#4554976 Posted on: 03/16/2013 08:17 AM

Preset : Ultimate, shadows normal, TFX ON, TESS ON, FXAA
314.07
Min : 27,2
Max : 42,7
Avg : 34,1

314.21
Min : 32,1
Max : 58,0
Avg : 45,9
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The problem is that after 10 or 15 minutes i have heavy an strong artifacts.
My screen becomes full off distorted lines and colours and i have to quit.
I had exactly the same problem with 314.07, and i waited for the new drivers to fix the issue.
Anybody else facing the same, or i should begin the rma procedure ?
My vga is rock solid and completely trouble free in all other games.
Good temps and always at stock clocks.

Greatskeem67
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#4554988 Posted on: 03/16/2013 09:02 AM

Anyone else not able to select anything higher then normal for shadows? Is it the drivers or game or something up with my PC...I just don't know.

EDIT: I'm talking about Tomb Raider just in case someone was wondering.

Bradders684
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#4555025 Posted on: 03/16/2013 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greatskeem67

Are you running it in DX9 mode? Ultra Shadows are only available for DX10/11 if you are.

Edit: Nvm, I can see by this post that you are using DX11.

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#4555029 Posted on: 03/16/2013 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bradders684

Are you running it in DX9 mode? Ultra Shadows are only available for DX10/11 if you are.

Edit: Nvm, I can see by this post that you are using DX11.

Yeah...could the game be running in DX9 even though my cards are DX11? I doubt it...however stranger things have happened.

I'm not sure what the issue is

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#4555038 Posted on: 03/16/2013 11:14 AM

Ultimate is normal shadow.
SSAA works now fine to
2560x1080 ultimate TRESS FX, tesselation on and 2xSSAA AVG 67FPS.
[IMG]http://i47.tinypic.com/28auq1i.jpg[/IMG]

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#4555049 Posted on: 03/16/2013 11:36 AM

ManuelG: Anything in mind for future Arma 3 optimizations ?

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#4555059 Posted on: 03/16/2013 11:57 AM

I have just installed the international version of these and although the perf increase is very good here, in 1h of time got 2 game crashes.

here are my ingame settings, i dont use nvinspector atm.
[IMG]http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/947920TRbenchsettings1.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/678871TRbenchsettings2.png[/IMG]

The precedent drivers that i had are the Quadro 311.35. With these quadro's i had game crashes from time to time, but with these 314.21 well,

I did a simple installation over the quadro's maybe thats the reason for those crashes ??
Also on both 311.35 & 314.21 i have the SweetFX ON but SMAA taken from smaa v1.02 dx10, maybe its that too ??

here's a bench (same hardware/software setup) between q311.35 [IMG]http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/958263TombRaiderbenchresults.jpg[/IMG]

and 314.21 [IMG]http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/432306TombRaider2013031611244015.jpg[/IMG]

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#4555071 Posted on: 03/16/2013 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greatskeem67

Yeah...could the game be running in DX9 even though my cards are DX11? I doubt it...however stranger things have happened.

I'm not sure what the issue is

I though it might of been but you cant enable TressFX and SSAA in DX9 mode, so it cant be.

Are you sure you have updated to the latest patch, the new patch version is 1.0.722.3.

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#4555073 Posted on: 03/16/2013 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TitusTroy

how does this new driver effect other games?...is this new driver better then the last beta or WHQL?...does it have all the improvements from the last beta included?

It breaks Dead Island for me (like the v314.14 did as well but then these new ones are just updated from that build) but it was working perfectly with v314.07.

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#4555301 Posted on: 03/16/2013 06:56 PM

These drivers are OK for Battlefield 3, no performance gain, no performance hit, they run as good as previous ones to me, so I'll keep them to try Tomb Raider.

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#4555359 Posted on: 03/16/2013 08:20 PM

Great drivers. My 680 SLI got extra 25FPS in the bench and about +35 FPS in game with same settings. Really happy !!! This is on 1440p, Ultra Shadows, FXAA, TRessFX, Ultimate settings.

ps: @kcuestag

DT 770 PRO FOR THE MASSIVE WIN !

try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1n1ZGvGQI4

Its not in English, but REALLY CRAZY on the DT 770 pro.

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#4555374 Posted on: 03/16/2013 08:41 PM

I still get system freezes. Just got one during a cut scene.

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#4555395 Posted on: 03/16/2013 09:00 PM

I've played Tomb Raider for almost four hours across two sessions without a single crash using maxed out settings so it looks like the freezing issue has been fixed on my system. Shame the fix came just as I was near the end of the game but I will replay it on Hard right from the start, I think.

And I fixed the Dead Island issue I had by enabling "Compatibility with Direct3D runtime libraries" in Afterburner's RTSS settings and now the game runs fine. Odd how it worked fine in v314.07 but not v314.14 or v314.21 without that tweak.

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#4555415 Posted on: 03/16/2013 09:29 PM

Good drivers for Tomb Raider. A decent fps increase, the hair seems to be heavier so its not as bouncy. I have no more crashing with tessellation on. These are also good for Crysis 3, 2 and Borderlands 2. Just good drivers like always.

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#4555421 Posted on: 03/16/2013 09:34 PM

Fps boost here too, confirmed

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#4555439 Posted on: 03/16/2013 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoloCreep

... Just good drivers like always.

I just had a nice chuckle when I read that. Thank you.

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