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NVIDIA dishes up new GeForce WHQL drivers

by Navin Maini on 24 October 2011, 12:29

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NVIDIA has sent over word that it has released its GeForce 285.62 WHQL drivers.

On the topic of  Battlefield 3, NVIDIA tells us that it has improved performance by up to 11 per cent, since its GeForce 285.38 beta set, and has also packed-in compatibility enhancements - as well as new and improved SLI and 3D Vision profiles. Rage has also received attention since 285.38, and it's added that Batman: Arkham City compatibility joins the mix.

To give you a taste of what performance boosts to expect, take a look at the information below:

For GeForce GTX 580 users (in SLI configuration), up to:

  • 13% in Metro 2033,
  • 8% in STALKER: Call of Pripyat,
  • 7% in Civilization V,
  • 7% in F1 2010,
  • 5% in Crysis 2 with the DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade enabled,
  • 5% in Lost Planet 2,
  • 5% in Mafia 2.

For GeForce GTX 580 users, up to:

  • 6% in Battlefield 3,
  • 5% in Call Of Duty: Black Ops,
  • 5% in StarCraft II.

For GeForce GTX 560 users (in SLI configuration), up to:

  • 11% in STALKER: Call of Pripyat,
  • 7% in Dragon Age II,
  • 7% in F1 2010,
  • 7% in Metro 2033,
  • 5% in Battlefield: Bad Company 2,
  • 5% in Crysis 2 with the DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade enabled,
  • 5% in Just Cause 2,
  • 5% in Lost Planet 2,
  • 4% in Mafia 2.

For GeForce GTX 560 users, up to

  • 11% in Battlefield 3
  • 7% in StarCraft II,
  • 6% in Call Of Duty: Black Ops,
  • 4% in Bulletstorm.

There are also a host of new and updated SLI profiles and 3D Vision profiles, plus some bug fixes to wrap things up.

You can get your hands on the GeForce 285.62 WHQL drivers, here.



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Their website is slow so I guess the whole world is trying to download these :(
only thing that is missing..BF3 :)