Monster Hunter World is yet again performing almost identically to previous driver. Performance-wise this driver does not have any noticeable change for Pascal cards. If you are still on But if you have already updated to the 4xx branch, this driver is pretty solid. Anyone who already installed Real-time Ray Tracing in Metro Exodus. Once again, seems DX12 performance is stable or even a tiny bit better than the previous driver. Actual gameplay feels in line with the previous driver.
Smooth and stable. This time, the DX11 Wildlands benchmark is better and more stable than the previous driver. Actual gameplay outside the benchmark run seems also smoother during fast action sequences. FarCry 5 have got a huge performance improvement in this driver.
Whatever happened with Whatever the cause, the performance may not be as good as it was on Not only FPS averages are better, but also all Frame Time values are noticeably better, indicating a smoother gameplay with less stuttering.
Not only that, but following the same trend the average Frame Time variance is somewhat better all around, and the Lower 0. The huge changes which happened on Shadow of Mordor on While the raw FPS average may be a bit lower, the game smoothness is now miles ahead of Performance-wise this driver is good for Pascal cards. Really good. In fact, given the recent trend, even surprisingly good.
Not only all games got improvements in key areas smoothness and even Raw FPS averages on most tests , but the massive drop in performance of FarCry 5 on Performance seems a bit below This time, I have no issue recommending this driver for Pascal owners which jumped into the 4xx driver branch.
A note here though. But it may be a Total War engine specific issue, so have this in mind if you decide to update. This new driver seems to increase performance a tiny bit on The Division. Numbers are about 1 FPS higher all around. Actual gameplay feels like the previous driver, or even a hair smoother. We can see a small but consistent decrease on FPS.
It is significant that now the game is taking more average CPU percentage, while using fewer GPU resources, which could mean that this new driver is taxing the CPU a little more than the previous one for whatever reason.
Frame time pacing follows the same trend as the raw average FPS numbers. Whatever the root cause could be, reverting to Shadow of Mordor have suffered massive changes. This again shows worse game stability and more stuttering during the game. Finally, a surprise for Monster Hunter World players. Monster Hunter World show a steady trend with this driver. Almost the same performance, almost the same Frame time numbers.
Performance wise this driver is once again worse than the previous one for Pascal users, at least on DX11 games. The huge performance regression observed on FarCry 5 in the previous driver release is still here too. Whatever the underlying reason may be Microsoft DirectX updates or whatever , the fact is that rolling back to Certainly the 4xx driver branch, except for a couple of exceptions, is so far very disappointing for Pascal card owners.
In the end, I cannot recommend this driver at all for Pascal card owners at least while playing DX11 games - the vast majority right now. The most relevant new features are support for RTX which is pretty irrelevant for us and working G-Sync with Freesync monitors.
This one is a welcome change, and maybe the only reason why a Pascal owner might be interested in updating. Driver The driver shows a very small but consistent 1 FPS decrease on all testing runs. Subjective smoothness perception and stuttering during benchmark and during regular gameplay is also a bit worse. Wildlands have about the same performance all around.
No visible changes. Nevertheless, we have a significant worse lower 0. We have a HUGE performance regression here. Frame times are consistent with this, and all three numbers are way worse than the previous driver. Something has definitely happened there. The results are consistent. Finally, uninstalling with DDU Again, we have a small performance loss, about 2 FPS less on average numbers.
Not only this, but also Frame Time variance is also somewhat worse with the new driver on all three metrics, specially on the Lower 0. Shadow of Mordor follows the same trend as the other games. Frame time numbers recorded are again somewhat worse than Performance wise this driver seems a bit worse than the last one, at least for Pascal cards owners.
Quite worse in fact under certain games. In the end, I cannot recommend upgrading to this driver to anyone with a Pascal card which can run the previous If you have a 10xx series card and you are not affected by the laptop issue locking the performance mode of the Nvidia card to lower power levels, better stay away from this driver and install the previous The driver shows almost identical FPS performance to previous The subjective smoothness perception during the benchmark is maybe a hair better though.
Also, while the average Frametime is almost equal to Same results as Wildlands. Framerate seems more stable and with less stuttering all around. FPS numbers are identical to previous driver.
Frame time numbers are also consistent with previous driver. Maybe a small regression, but changes are so small that may very well be test variance.
Shadow of Mordor is tied in performance with the previous driver. System stability is good with the new driver. I must say though that several reports show a significant performance loss on laptops running Pascal cards and maybe others with this new drivers. It seems there is some kind of issue on certain laptop configurations with the new drivers and the graphics card Core Clock speed, which is being locked for some unknown reason to a maximum of Mhz.
This in turn tanks performance badly as expected. Rolling back to For desktop card owners, at least under Pascal architecture this driver seems to work pretty well. While average Frames per Second do not change, overall frame pacing stability and smoothness seems to improve, with less stutters, while also decreasing CPU usage all around. In the end, I recommend upgrading to this driver to anyone with a Desktop card and already in the 4xx. Not only there are some bugfixes and new game Ready Profiles, but seems game smoothness is going in the good direction again.
And maybe, even those still on the excellent There are some nasty reports of cards being locked in low power states, which it turn lower performance to unacceptable levels. If you are a laptop user, be sure to have DDU ready to roll back to Again, this driver show identical performance to previous Wildlands is also almost on par with previous This time averages are a hair lower, but well within test variance limits.
Subjective game smoothness is also identical, no noticeable stutters at all. FPS results are this time a bit lower than the previous driver release. As such, this game have lower Frames per Second on average, but framerate is more stable and with less stuttering instead. All FPS measures are almost on par with previous driver. FPS are on the same ranges, and Frame time numbers recorded are maybe a hair better, but well within error margin again.
On my particular scenario, this makes the image look better than the previous driver. Better contrast balance, and a more brighter image, which allowed me to lower a bit the brightness setting of my monitor that was set to maximum before.
But be aware that some people in this same reddit thread also noted differences, but in the opposite way, with worse image quality and white balances while other people do not report any change at all. Seems the only way to find out will be testing the drivers on your machine, and roll the dice ;. Tested also Monster Hunter: World. Summing it up. It may be good for you, bad for you, or you may not notice anything at all. I have created no summary graphs or tables for the Performance identical to previous drivers, as is the subjective smoothness perception during benchmark.
Maybe 1 extra fps up on average, but may very well be test variance. Another carbon copy of the previous results. Same FPS numbers, no stutters, same smoothness perception on the game. Shadow of Mordor is maybe 1 FPS down on average, which is very well under the error margin of the test. To all intents and purposes performance seems the same as previous driver. Performance wise, this driver is identical to the previous one under Pascal cards and for old games, as expected given the small version jump and the tiny timeframe between driver releases.
Seems Nvidia is just releasing this for improving performance on Battlefield V RTX is now working and Nvidia need to squeeze as much performance as possible for showcasing the new cards and for the new GameReady releases. No changes neither on this one on my PC. Performance dropped by a couple of Frames per Second. This corruption was clearly visible on the background bridge which is rendered during the last segment of the benchmark, so I assume the lost performance is indeed because now that geometry is being correctly rendered and the bridge looks gorgeous while it was not being rendered properly before the driver update it was a polygon mess.
Subjective smoothness and frame pacing perception during benchmark and gameplay stays in the same level than the previous driver. Wildlands, on the other hand, seems to have slightly better numbers on average. Gains are so small that they are within the error margin of the test, but the fact that every single number is marginally better is a good symptom.
Subjective game smoothness is great on both drivers. No noticeable changes here. Same result on FarCry 5 with this new drivers than with the previous ones. Numbers might be marginally better again, but so small that may be just test variance.
Smoothness perception and frame pacing identical to Except for a weird 23 minimum FPS spike on the first test of the new driver which I consider an outlier and not significant, as the average was exactly as expected , there are no changes at all with the new drivers for Arkham Knight. Shadow of Mordor show more or less the same behavior than Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Small gains which are not very significant, but consistent between runs. Averages up by 1. System stability has been good all around.
Performance wise, the driver seems stable too. The Division performance may have worsened a bit under DX12, probably due to the fixes included in the patch to avoid certain graphical glitches, but in turn DX11 games are on the same level of performance as under Note: The Benchmark PC used for driver Wildlands three consecutive runs with With this numbers, I can confirm that most if not all the performance I lost on the previous driver test was not because the new Nvidia drivers, and not because the Windows 10 v October update itself, but due to the Spectre microcode patch which was installed in my machine along the v October update.
Note that the Meltdown and Spectre patches do not have any direct effect on your GPU nor your graphics horsepower, only over your Intel main processor.
The same FPS numbers, and the same perceived smoothness stuttering almost non-existant. Wildlands stayed the same on the new Just only slightly lower average CPU usage which is good, given the steady performance. Smoothness is great on both drivers.
Once I updated my CPU to i7, those lag spikes I got on my previous test during fast driving scenes went away coherent with the increased CPU bottleneck I had in my old i5 due to the Spectre patch.
FarCry 5 performance seems to have improved a small bit with this driver. Minimum, maximum and averages are consistently up by a couple of frames per second. Smoothness perception and frame pacing is maybe a hair better too with And once again, Shadow of Mordor does not have any noticeable changes on the new driver. It is necessary to clear the system of old drivers, run the installation file and install, following the standard installation procedure.
The need for this is manifested in the presence of an error with the code 43 in Windows Device Manager. And also in order for the —strap option to work in the claymore, and, in general, it is better to use the patcher after each reinstallation of the drivers.
You must be careful not to download the virus from third-party resources offering an allegedly updated version of the patcher. The latest version of this program 1. Those who offer newer versions are spreading viruses. This program must be run once after installing the drivers, it will show at startup if there are unpatched drivers in the system and will offer to do this.
After that, you need to reboot and turn on the calculation mode for video cards. Installing Nvidia mining drivers is easier than installing AMD drivers. When downloading drivers from the Nvidia website, it is better to use the manual search for the required driver by filling out the form indicating the type of video card, series, operating system and installer language. That being said, it is best to choose a custom installation Custom or Advanced in English version and activate the item "Performing a clean installation" in the window that appears.
During the installation and operation of Nvidia and AMD drivers, errors may occur, for example, video drivers in the dual fly off in mining, the system freezes, mining programs give errors. If the system is not overclocked, then such errors, as a rule, are eliminated by reinstalling the drivers.
Failure of drivers can occur during power failures that lead to a violation of the integrity of files on the media, the effects of viruses, and from other reasons. Sometimes it is worth re-downloading the installation files from the manufacturer's website, restarting the computer and repeating the installation procedure again on behalf of the administrator. In order to avoid problems when installing Nvidia and AMD video cards on the same computer at the same time, it is better to install AMD drivers first.
Different driver versions have specific features related to errors, graphics adapter memory usage, performance, customization features, compatibility with different video cards, and other parameters. The best mining driver is usually the one that provides the most stable performance. Detailed information about a specific driver version can usually be found on the manufacturer's website. Here we see very competitive performance at both tested resolutions, the Ti was a smidgen faster than the Super and XT, but overall the gaming experience was much the same.
A brief note about power consumption. The same is true for power consumption. Some models are more power hungry than others, but the discrepancy here is smaller. As expected the two year old flagship Pascal GPU still packs quite the punch and has no trouble keeping up with the current performance mid-range options from AMD and Nvidia. Overall that means very similar performance on average, though we see big differences when looking at individual titles in some instances.
Many of you wanted this test to address mainly two questions: First, has Nvidia started to abandon Pascal with driver optimization, in other words, has the Ti began to slip behind Turing based GPUs such as the Super? And second, should you buy a Ti today, and what price range should you be aiming for? Sure, at times we've seen driver bugs that hurt older generations as the focus is getting current-gen up to speed. We saw this when Forza Horizon 4 was first released as an example, but Nvidia always get those issues sorted.
Actually Forza Horizon 4 is a good example. But is this an example of Nvidia adondaning optimizations for Pascal, or is it simply an example of the Turing architecture being better utilized?
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