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[NVIDIA] GeForce 304.48 Beta Driver set released!

post #1 of 54
6/18/12 at 9:59am
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x64: http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/45970

x86: http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/45969
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New in R304 Drivers:

Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400/500/600 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 301.42 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 680:
Up to 18% in Batman: Arkham City
Up to 15% in Dragon Age II
Up to 10% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Up to 60% in Total War: Shogun 2 (fixes performance issue with latest game patch)

GeForce GTX 560:
Up to 14% in Batman: Arkham City
Up to 5% in Battlefield 3 with SLI
Up to 4% in Dragon Age II
Up to 8% in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings with SLI
Up to 7% in Lost Planet 2

Key Fixes
Fixes an intermittent vsync stuttering issue with GeForce GTX 600-series GPUs.
Fixes an issue where some manufacturer’s factory overclocked cards default to and run at lower clocks.
Fixes a performance issue in Total War: Shogun 2 with the latest game patch.

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6/18/12 at 10:04am
301.42:

Far Cry 2

Average Framerate: 86.64
Max. Framerate: 140.19
Min. Framerate: 60.82

375

375

304.48:

Far Cry 2

Average Framerate: 86.29
Max. Framerate: 166.20
Min. Framerate: 58.65

375

375
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6/18/12 at 10:05am
http://www.overclock.net/t/1271416/nvidia-geforce-304-48-beta-drivers-out-now
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6/18/12 at 10:10am
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Oops, my bad, Mods please delete.

Nothing to see here hahaha.
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6/18/12 at 10:32pm
how's diablo 3 with AA (not FXAA)
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6/18/12 at 10:46pm
finally. ive been waiting for this new drivers. HOPEFULLY i can my problems fixed by now. please nvidia smile.gif im downloading it now. gonne be back with results
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6/19/12 at 3:21pm
Any idea if these drivers work with win8 beta preview? Thinking of giving 8 a try when my ssd arrives tomorrow.
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6/19/12 at 3:55pm
I have no way to measure the performance changes but so far the drivers are stable and running well.
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6/19/12 at 3:58pm
Interesting. I'd seen several sources claim the Shogun 2: Total War problem was entirely the fault of the game, interesting to see the fix come from Nvidia's end. Guess the other guys were just Nvidia apologists.
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6/19/12 at 7:18pm
FINALLY NVIDIA. the annoying issue I had with dota 2 was finally fixed (cannot get constant 60fps and will dip down to 40-50fps randomly) TY NVIDIA YOU ROCK
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