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Download GeForce 310.61 Beta Driver
Posted by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 11/20/2012 09:43 AM | 217 comment(s) ]
NVIDIA just released a GeForce 310.61 Beta 32/64-bit driver for you to download. The new GeForce 310.61 beta drivers are now available to download. Otherwise identical to last week's 310.54 beta driver, 310.61 beta improves compatibility in Hitman: Absolution and Planetside 2, and supports a new Black Ops II SLI profile that's available through NVIDIA update.
If you have any feedback please leave a comment at the bottom of the article, and if you have a technical issue please report the problem via the NVIDIA Display Driver Feedback Form.
Note: We're releasing the 310.61 beta drivers ahead of schedule so gamers can play Hitman: Absolution without delay.
In last month’s GeForce 310.33 beta driver we improved performance by up to 15% in nine games, and this month we’re improving performance by up to 26% in twenty games. Leading the charge in the 310.54 beta driver is a 26% boost for the upcoming and eagerly-anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops II, which hits stores tomorrow, followed by an 18% boost for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, a 17.8% boost for Assassin’s Creed III, which arrives in stores November 20th, and a 12.9% boost for Battlefield 3.
Below, we detail the complete range of optimizations packed into the 310.54 beta drivers using the GeForce GTX 680 and GTX 660; at home you should expect to see performance improvements on any system utilizing a GeForce GTX 400, 500, or 600 series GPU, though obviously to varying degrees.
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#4458470 Posted on: 11/20/2012 08:23 AM
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#4458476 Posted on: 11/20/2012 08:29 AM
Thanks boss, downloading.
Thanks boss, downloading.
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#4458477 Posted on: 11/20/2012 08:32 AM
What about the slowdowns in Borderlands 2, are they game engine related?
It would help if they released a BL2 benchmark tool.
What about the slowdowns in Borderlands 2, are they game engine related?
It would help if they released a BL2 benchmark tool.
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#4458505 Posted on: 11/20/2012 09:04 AM
Odd how Borderlands 2 was hyped as a major Nvidia game, very few driver optimisations and although Gearbox have released quiet a few game patches, none have really addressed the performance, or the textures issues in the Pirate DLC, and today they are releasing the second DLC
Odd how Borderlands 2 was hyped as a major Nvidia game, very few driver optimisations and although Gearbox have released quiet a few game patches, none have really addressed the performance, or the textures issues in the Pirate DLC, and today they are releasing the second DLC
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#4458507 Posted on: 11/20/2012 09:05 AM
What about the slowdowns in Borderlands 2, are they game engine related?
It would help if they released a BL2 benchmark tool.
They were meant to, not sure if they still are. Every time I ask gearbox about performance issues they just respond with currently working on it lol.
Anyway, installed these and looking forward to Planetside2 being released
What about the slowdowns in Borderlands 2, are they game engine related?
It would help if they released a BL2 benchmark tool.
They were meant to, not sure if they still are. Every time I ask gearbox about performance issues they just respond with currently working on it lol.
Anyway, installed these and looking forward to Planetside2 being released
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#4458520 Posted on: 11/20/2012 09:38 AM
Anyone else have higher idle clocks with gtx 670/680 with the last few drivers including this one? Please check all.
Anyone else have higher idle clocks with gtx 670/680 with the last few drivers including this one? Please check all.
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#4458526 Posted on: 11/20/2012 09:44 AM
I had the same issue... until I realised that maxed settings @ 1920x1200 with 8xMSAA + FXAA was using 1,954 MB. In other words, the pauses I was experiencing came from my GTX 680s running out of VRAM and I got this error message after the game froze and eventually crashed back to the desktop:
Even 4xMSAA uses 1.5 GB of VRAM and the game runs at 50-60 fps on the Tutorial mission I'm playing (I'm inside the mansion, past the security door) but, nevertheless, feels juddery/stuttery and nowhere near as smooth as it should do at that framerate.
P.S. That was with the v310.54 beta driver as I've not had the chance to try these new ones yet.
I picked up 1 fps in the Hitman benchmark vs. 310.54 beta. I wasn't expecting miracles - gpu usage was already at 99% throughout.
I had the same issue... until I realised that maxed settings @ 1920x1200 with 8xMSAA + FXAA was using 1,954 MB. In other words, the pauses I was experiencing came from my GTX 680s running out of VRAM and I got this error message after the game froze and eventually crashed back to the desktop:
Even 4xMSAA uses 1.5 GB of VRAM and the game runs at 50-60 fps on the Tutorial mission I'm playing (I'm inside the mansion, past the security door) but, nevertheless, feels juddery/stuttery and nowhere near as smooth as it should do at that framerate.
P.S. That was with the v310.54 beta driver as I've not had the chance to try these new ones yet.
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#4458530 Posted on: 11/20/2012 09:51 AM
Anyone checked if Bf3 still crashes with these like with 310.54?
Anyone checked if Bf3 still crashes with these like with 310.54?
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#4458540 Posted on: 11/20/2012 10:10 AM
Oh, there was no issue, Darren. My point was that I wasn't expecting improved performance on the driver side of things given that I was already getting full usage of my gpu. I was only using 4xMSAA and had plenty of VRAM headroom - no stutters or crashes, but performance only in the 40-60 fps range.
I ended up turning off all in-game AA and using SweetFX's SMAA injector, which looks great and has minimal fps impact.
Cheers.
I had the same issue...
Oh, there was no issue, Darren. My point was that I wasn't expecting improved performance on the driver side of things given that I was already getting full usage of my gpu. I was only using 4xMSAA and had plenty of VRAM headroom - no stutters or crashes, but performance only in the 40-60 fps range.
I ended up turning off all in-game AA and using SweetFX's SMAA injector, which looks great and has minimal fps impact.
Cheers.
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#4458544 Posted on: 11/20/2012 10:17 AM
Seeing they are the same as the previous apart from some SLI profiles i will skip them. Both 310's caused issues for me.
Seeing they are the same as the previous apart from some SLI profiles i will skip them. Both 310's caused issues for me.
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#4458548 Posted on: 11/20/2012 10:22 AM
They're game compatibility updates, not SLI profiles.
Seeing they are the same as the previous apart from some SLI profiles i will skip them. Both 310's caused issues for me.
They're game compatibility updates, not SLI profiles.
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#4458554 Posted on: 11/20/2012 10:29 AM
" 18% boost for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, and a 12.9% boost for Battlefield 3.
hmmmm going to test now.
" 18% boost for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, and a 12.9% boost for Battlefield 3.
hmmmm going to test now.
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#4458562 Posted on: 11/20/2012 10:37 AM
I had the same issue... until I realised that maxed settings @ 1920x1200 with 8xMSAA + FXAA was using 1,954 MB. In other words, the pauses I was experiencing came from my GTX 680s running out of VRAM and I got this error message after the game froze and eventually crashed back to the desktop:
Even 4xMSAA uses 1.5 GB of VRAM and the game runs at 50-60 fps on the Tutorial mission I'm playing (I'm inside the mansion, past the security door) but, nevertheless, feels juddery/stuttery and nowhere near as smooth as it should do at that framerate.
P.S. That was with the v310.54 beta driver as I've not had the chance to try these new ones yet.
Windows 7 right? not 8?
I had the same issue... until I realised that maxed settings @ 1920x1200 with 8xMSAA + FXAA was using 1,954 MB. In other words, the pauses I was experiencing came from my GTX 680s running out of VRAM and I got this error message after the game froze and eventually crashed back to the desktop:
Even 4xMSAA uses 1.5 GB of VRAM and the game runs at 50-60 fps on the Tutorial mission I'm playing (I'm inside the mansion, past the security door) but, nevertheless, feels juddery/stuttery and nowhere near as smooth as it should do at that framerate.
P.S. That was with the v310.54 beta driver as I've not had the chance to try these new ones yet.
Windows 7 right? not 8?
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#4458564 Posted on: 11/20/2012 10:42 AM
Minor update? Let's do it anyway
Minor update? Let's do it anyway
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I picked up 1 fps in the Hitman benchmark vs. 310.54 beta. I wasn't expecting miracles - gpu usage was already at 99% throughout.