GeForce 335.23 Performance Analysis
Test Configuration & Driver Release Notes
Test Configuration
Test Configuration – Hardware
- Intel Core i7-4770K (reference 3.5GHz, HyperThreading and Turbo boost is on to 3.7GHz; overclocked to 4.0GHz; DX11 CPU graphics), supplied by Intel.
- ECS GANK Domination Z87H3-A2X motherboard (Intel Z87 chipset, latest BIOS, PCOe 3.0 specification, CrossFire/SLI 8x+8x) supplied by ECS
- Kingston 16 GB HyperX Beast DDR3 RAM (2×8 GB, dual-channel at 2133MHz, supplied by Kingston)
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti, 3GB reference clocks, supplied by Nvidia
- Nvidia GTX 650 Ti, 1 GB reference design and clocks, supplied by Nvidia
- Two 2TB Toshiba 7200 rpm HDDs
- Thermaltake ToughPower 775W power supply unit supplied by Thermaltake
- Thermaltake Water2.0 Pro watercooler, supplied by Thermaltake
- Onboard Realtek Audio
- Genius SP-D150 speakers, supplied by Genius
- Thermaltake Overseer RX-I full tower case, supplied by Thermaltake
- Philips DVD SATA writer
- HP LP3065 2560×1600 thirty inch LCD
Test Configuration – Software
- Nvidia GeForce 334.89 WHQL drivers and GeForce 335.39 WHQLdrivers. High Quality, prefer maximum performance, single display.
- Windows 7 64-bit; very latest updates
- Latest DirectX
- All games are patched to their latest versions.
- VSync is off in the control panel.
- AA enabled as noted in games; all in-game settings are specified with 16xAF always applied; 16xAF forced in control panel for Crysis.
- All results show average, minimum and maximum frame rates except as noted.
- Highest quality sound (stereo) used in all games.
- Windows 7 64, all DX10 titles were run under DX10 render paths; DX11 titles under DX11 render paths.
The Benchmarks
Synthetic
- 3DMark 11
- Firestrike – Basic & Extreme
- Heaven 4.0
DX9
- The Witcher 2
- Borderlands 2
- Aliens: Colonial Marines
DX10
- Crysis
DX11
- STALKER, Call of Pripyat
- Civilization V
- Max Payne 3
- the Secret World
- Sleeping Dogs
- Sniper Elite V2
- Hitman: Absolution
- Far Cry 3
- Tomb Raider: 2013
- Crysis 3
- BioShock: Infinite
- Metro: Last Light
- GRID 2
- Splinter Cell: Blacklist
- Total War: Rome II
- Batman: Arkham Origins
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Lets look at Nvidia’s release notes regarding the GeForce 335.23 WHQL driver before we head to performance testing. Please see the GeForce 335.23 Release Highlights
Release Notes Highlights for GeForce 335.23
Release Summary
New in GeForce 335.23 WHQL drivers
This 335.23 Game Ready WHQL driver ensures you’ll have the best possible gaming experience for Titanfall.
- Performance
- Enhanced GPU clock offset options for GeForce GTX 750Ti / GTX 750
- SLI Technology
- Diablo III – updated DX9 profile
- Bound by Flame – updated profile
- DOTA 2 – updated profile
- Need for Speed Rivals – updated DX11 profile
- Watch Dogs – updated profile
- Gaming Technology
- Supports GeForce ShadowPlay™ technology
- Supports GeForce ShadowPlay™ Twitch Streaming
- SHIELD
- Supports NVIDIA GameStream™ technology
- 3D Vision
- Titanfall – rated “Good”
- Thief – rating now “Good”
- Call of Duty: Ghosts – in-depth laser sight added
Let’s head to the charts and compare the driver progress with the GTX 780 Ti and the GTX 650 Ti since we tested them last time.
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