PSA: Nvidia card users

#1

mathsad

17 Frags – +

if you are experiencing lower framerates than normal with games such as tf2, dota 2, csgo etc, try updating your drivers to the newest beta version (337.50). there are reports of great framerate increases for users of the 6xx and 7xx series of cards. you can install the beta drivers here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx

edit: i'm also seeing slightly lower temperatures here on my 760 so give it a try if you have that problem as well!

if you are experiencing lower framerates than normal with games such as tf2, dota 2, csgo etc, try updating your drivers to the newest beta version (337.50). there are reports of great framerate increases for users of the 6xx and 7xx series of cards. you can install the beta drivers here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx

edit: i'm also seeing slightly lower temperatures here on my 760 so give it a try if you have that problem as well!

#2

KJP831

1 Frags – +

This post talks about the increase.

http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-337-50-beta-performance-driver

This post talks about the increase.

http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-337-50-beta-performance-driver

#3

CEVO_Spangler

CEVO

5 Frags – +

I will confirm...my vid card runs cooler with the new driver

#4

Cobra447

1 Frags – +

+1 to confirmation. Great results here.

Thank you :)

+1 to confirmation. Great results here.

Thank you :)

#5

Rickybobby

2 Frags – +

You can also update it if you use the GeForce application by just checking include beta and then checking for updates. Thanks for the info, i am updating now

#6

kirby

4 Frags – +

amd pls do something

#7

omni

huds.tf

0 Frags – +

This is nice, I don't drop at all below 130 now at any point.

#8

Fzero

1 Frags – +

Sweet! I just made a thread about bad drivers on my cards and it finally gets fixed.

#9

Super-

0 Frags – +

based dash, ty very much. i was tired of those dips that took me down to 3 frames

#10

m4risa

1 Frags – +

I can use DX81 with these, cool!

#11

redd

0 Frags – +

having trouble downloading it with geforce experience... can i download it from the site?

#12

mathsad

0 Frags – +

reddhaving trouble downloading it with geforce experience... can i download it from the site?

should be okay downloading it straight from the site, i had to restart my computer for it to update using geforce experience.

[quote=redd]having trouble downloading it with geforce experience... can i download it from the site?[/quote]
should be okay downloading it straight from the site, i had to restart my computer for it to update using geforce experience.

#13

ckap

0 Frags – +

i love you

#14

redd

0 Frags – +

mthsadreddhaving trouble downloading it with geforce experience... can i download it from the site?should be okay downloading it straight from the site, i had to restart my computer for it to update using geforce experience.

i used the dl link from the site and geforce experience is showing the new driver as the current, installed one so it's working. ill try restarting my comp if it happens again, ty.

[quote=mthsad][quote=redd]having trouble downloading it with geforce experience... can i download it from the site?[/quote]
should be okay downloading it straight from the site, i had to restart my computer for it to update using geforce experience.[/quote]
i used the dl link from the site and geforce experience is showing the new driver as the current, installed one so it's working. ill try restarting my comp if it happens again, ty.

#15

dtnjkee

2 Frags – +

306,97
2639 frames 17.727 seconds 148.87 fps ( 6.72 ms/f) 7.947 fps variability
2639 frames 17.307 seconds 152.48 fps ( 6.56 ms/f) 6.353 fps variability
2639 frames 17.382 seconds 151.83 fps ( 6.59 ms/f) 6.255 fps variability

337,50
2639 frames 17.311 seconds 152.44 fps ( 6.56 ms/f) 7.747 fps variability
2639 frames 17.391 seconds 151.75 fps ( 6.59 ms/f) 7.048 fps variability
2639 frames 17.432 seconds 151.39 fps ( 6.61 ms/f) 7.012 fps variability

306,97
2639 frames 17.727 seconds 148.87 fps ( 6.72 ms/f) 7.947 fps variability
2639 frames 17.307 seconds 152.48 fps ( 6.56 ms/f) 6.353 fps variability
2639 frames 17.382 seconds 151.83 fps ( 6.59 ms/f) 6.255 fps variability

337,50
2639 frames 17.311 seconds 152.44 fps ( 6.56 ms/f) 7.747 fps variability
2639 frames 17.391 seconds 151.75 fps ( 6.59 ms/f) 7.048 fps variability
2639 frames 17.432 seconds 151.39 fps ( 6.61 ms/f) 7.012 fps variability

#16

emo

0 Frags – +

I love you

#17

Not_Matlock

0 Frags – +

kirbyamd pls do something

This is a response to AMD's Mantle. Mantle however, only works in like, 3 games currently.

[quote=kirby]amd pls do something[/quote]

This is a response to AMD's Mantle. Mantle however, only works in like, 3 games currently.

#18

R3Volt

0 Frags – +

Nothing really happened. Still getting ass frames. Hopefully it works for others though. :) (This is in TF2.)

#19

tarr0

1 Frags – +

AFAIK it only gives you an fps boost in DX11 games.

Quote from that nvidia article:

Headline features of today’s 337.50 Beta driver include DirectX 11 and SLI performance optimizations

dtnjkee's stats pretty much confirm this (only an average ~0.5 fps difference).

AFAIK it only gives you an fps boost in DX11 games.

Quote from that nvidia article:

[quote]Headline features of today’s 337.50 Beta driver include DirectX 11 and SLI performance optimizations[/quote]
dtnjkee's stats pretty much confirm this (only an average ~0.5 fps difference).

#20

joejoe347

0 Frags – +

Anyone else unable to use Aero after applying the update? Windows just tells me to update my drivers...

#21

Voloder

0 Frags – +

Wow thank you for posting this. Averaging >300fps in 6s.

#22

Boggy

0 Frags – +

The update does good things for DX11 from what I've messed around with so far. Able to get a solid 45+ fps with Arkham Origins at 2160p when I could barely maintain 30 before it. I could be speaking too soon, but it looks quite promising. Though for TF2 I barely noticed much of a difference, but I did feel like it was slightly improved.

#23

silkthread

0 Frags – +

m4risaI can use DX81 with these, cool!

so this driver update allows you to play on dx81 again without the flickering?

[quote=m4risa]I can use DX81 with these, cool![/quote]
so this driver update allows you to play on dx81 again without the flickering?

#24

bbax51

0 Frags – +

silkthreadm4risaI can use DX81 with these, cool!so this driver update allows you to play on dx81 again without the flickering?

Past 306.97 there were few drivers already who didn't had that issue

[quote=silkthread][quote=m4risa]I can use DX81 with these, cool![/quote]
so this driver update allows you to play on dx81 again without the flickering?[/quote]
Past 306.97 there were few drivers already who didn't had that issue

#25

Kaneco

0 Frags – +

Before driver update:
2639 frames 101.36 fps ( 9.52 ms/f) 8.427 fps variability
After the beta driver update:
2639 frames 22.444 seconds 117.58 fps ( 8.50 ms/f) 5.427 fps variability

It did improve a lot for me

Before driver update:
2639 frames 101.36 fps ( 9.52 ms/f) 8.427 fps variability
After the beta driver update:
2639 frames 22.444 seconds 117.58 fps ( 8.50 ms/f) 5.427 fps variability

It did improve a lot for me

#26

freakin

0 Frags – +

You guys should include your GPU and CPU with your benchmarks

#27

Kaneco

1 Frags – +

freakinYou guys should include your GPU and CPU with your benchmarks

I have been keeping and updating a log of all my tf2 benchmarks for some months now, you can check it here, gpu and cpu also listed there.

It's interesting how the main pattern is that the performance has been decreasing more and more as the time goes by

[quote=freakin]You guys should include your GPU and CPU with your benchmarks[/quote]
I have been keeping and updating a log of all my tf2 benchmarks for some months now, you can check it [url=http://teamfortress.tv/thread/7598/?page=4#96]here[/url], gpu and cpu also listed there.

It's interesting how the main pattern is that the performance has been decreasing more and more as the time goes by