The new
GeForce 337.50 Beta Performance Drivers are now available to download from GeForce.com, and automatically through
GeForce Experience, which has been updated to
version 2.0 to introduce numerous enhancements, such as Desktop Capture for
GeForce ShadowPlay.
Headline features of today’s 337.50 Beta driver include DirectX 11 and SLI performance optimizations of up to 71%, game load time reductions, new and updated SLI profiles, and 3D Vision optimizations that enhance DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 3D titles.
DirectX 11 Performance Optimizations
Without question, DirectX is the leading graphics API of choice for game developers. Today, DirectX 11 is found in almost all AAA titles, and enables the platform agnostic integration of
NVIDIA HairWorks,
NVIDIA HBAO+, and other
NVIDIA GameWorks effects in leading titles like
Assassin’s Creed IV,
Batman: Arkham Origins,
Call of Duty: Ghosts,
The Witcher 3, and
Watch Dogs.
By remaining laser-focused on DirectX 11 (and the forthcoming
DirectX 12), we have dramatically enhanced the efficiency of our DirectX 11 driver, enabling performance gains of up to 71% in DirectX 11 games, and additional benefits in games with multi-GPU
SLI support. Unlike changes tailored around custom graphics APIs, our new optimizations can benefit all DirectX 11 titles the second they go on sale, regardless of developer or publisher, and apply to all
DirectX 11-capable NVIDIA GPUs.
Today’s 337.50 Beta drivers introduce the first of these optimizations, boosting performance in
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag,
Batman: Arkham Origins,
Battlefield 4,
BioShock Infinite,
Call of Duty: Ghosts,
Far Cry 3,
Hitman Absolution,
Sleeping Dogs,
Sniper Elite V2,
Star Swarm,
Thief,
Titanfall,
Tomb Raider, and
Total War: Rome 2, to name but a few examples.
Compared to our competitor’s new, much-discussed API, our testing found the combination of the new 337.50 Beta drivers, and DirectX 11, to offer a faster experience with suitably-matched hardware, as found in enthusiast systems:
