{"id":27520,"date":"2011-10-28T06:29:51","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T05:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=27520"},"modified":"2011-10-30T03:03:54","modified_gmt":"2011-10-30T03:03:54","slug":"geforce-285-62-performance-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/geforce-285-62-performance-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"GeForce 285.62 Performance Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n        google_ad_client = \"pub-7021221536180758\"; \/* 468x60, created 11\/11\/09 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"1949837292\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nAs part of an ongoing feature for AlienBabelTech, this editor is comparing the performance of 24 modern benchmarks with the current GeForce 285.62 driver which was released this week, with the previous <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/geforce-280-26-performance-analysis\">280.26 WHQL driver<\/a> from last month. The emphasis is on comparing driver changes on performance in DX10 and DX11 games.<\/p>\n<p>This driver performance evaluation will give us a natural comparison of the driver performance improvements for the GTX 500 series including multi-GPU over the last driver set. Representing the Nvidia cards, we will test the GTX 580 and the GTX 590 so as to give us a sampling of the highest performing cards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Metro2033-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27535\" title=\"Metro2033-1\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Metro2033-1.jpg?resize=300%2C187\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Metro2033-1.jpg?resize=300%2C187 300w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Metro2033-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are testing with the GTX 590 which uses two down-clocked GTX 580 cores in SLI.\u00a0 The percentage of change from upgrading the drivers should remain about the same for any capable CPU platform.In addition, we will also test using a lower-end GTX 550 Ti with less demanding resolutions and settings. The settings are marked on the charts and &#8216;ultra&#8217; or the highest setting is always picked when there is a choice, except as noted.<\/p>\n<p>We use similar settings for our high end cards that we used for our<a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/amd%e2%80%99s-fx-8150-and-crossfire-scaling-%e2%80%93-bulldozer-part-2-the-conclusion\"> AMD\u2019s FX-8150 and CrossFire Scaling \u2013 Bulldozer Part 2, the Conclusion<\/a>. Any changes are noted on the chart. The GTX 550 Ti settings mostly correspond to August&#8217;s feature article, <a href=\"..\/the-passive-gigabyte-overclocked-his-hd-6770-meet-the-evga-gtx-560-ti\">The Passive Gigabyte &amp; Overclocked HIS HD 6770 meet the EVGA GTX 550 Ti.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are going to test GeForce 285.62 versus the last GeForce 280.26 driver using our current benchmark suite of 22 modern PC games plus three synthetic benchmarks, Heaven 2.5, 3DMark11 and Vantage. Our testing platform is Windows 7 64-bit using Intel Core i7-920 at 3.80 GHz, 6 GB DD3, and our Nvidia video cards are a GTX 580, GTX 590 and GTX 550 Ti. All of the games are tested at two of these three resolutions: 2560&#215;1600, 1920&#215;1080, 1680&#215;1050; with 16xAF, and we use DX11\/10\/10.1 whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get right to the test configuration, the driver&#8217;s release notes and the tests.<\/p>\n<p><!--pagetitle: Introduction--><!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Test Configuration &amp; Driver Release Notes<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Test Configuration<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Test Configuration &#8211; Hardware <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Intel Core i7 920 (reference 2.66 GHz and overclocked to 3.8 GHz); Turbo is on. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Gigabyte <\/span>EX58-UD3R <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(Intel X58 chipset, latest BIOS, PCIe 2.0 specification; CrossFire\/SLI 16x+16x).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">6 GB OCZ DDR3 PC 18000 Kingston RAM (3&#215;2 GB, tri-channel at PC 1600 speeds; 2&#215;2 GB supplied by Kingston)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Nvidia GTX 580 (1.5 GB, reference clocks), supplied by Nvidia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Galaxy GTX 590 (3 GB, reference clocks) supplied by Nvidia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">EVGA GTX 550 Ti (1GB factory overclocked to 951\/2178MHz), supplied by EVGA<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Onboard Realtek Audio<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 hard drive<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Thermaltake ToughPower 775 W power supply unit supplied by Thermaltake<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Thermaltake Element G Case supplied by Thermaltake<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Noctua UD CPU cooler, supplied by Noctua<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Philips DVD SATA writer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">HP LP3065 2560&#215;1600 thirty inch LCD<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Test Configuration &#8211; Software<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NVIDIA GeForce WHQL 285.62 and WHQL 280.26 for the GTX 550 Ti, the GTX 580 and the GTX 590. High Quality<\/li>\n<li>Windows 7 64-bit; very latest updates<\/li>\n<li>DirectX July\/November 2010<\/li>\n<li>All games are patched to their latest versions.<\/li>\n<li>vsync is forced off in the control panel.<\/li>\n<li>Varying AA enabled as noted in games and \u201cforced\u201d for <em>UT3<\/em> (please note that the 8xQ option is not available in the 275.33 series; 8xAA was used for 1920&#215;1200 resolution); all in-game settings are specified with 16xAF always applied; 16xAF forced in control panel for <em>Crysis<\/em><em><\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>All results show average, minimum and maximum frame rates except as noted.<\/li>\n<li>Highest quality sound (stereo) used in all games.<\/li>\n<li>Windows 7 64, all DX9 titles were run under DX9 render paths, DX10 titles were run under DX10 render paths and DX11 titles under DX11 render paths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">The Benchmarks<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As with all of our other games, in-game settings are maxed except where noted and levels of AA are noted on the performance summary charts<em><\/em>. The performance changes result solely from upgrading each driver from the previous one.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vantage<\/li>\n<li>3DMark 11<\/li>\n<li><em> Batman: Arkham Asylum<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Serious Sam, Second Encounter HD (2010)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Wolfenstein<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Left 4 Dead<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Mafia II<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Crysis<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>World in Conflict<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Far Cry 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Just Cause 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Resident Evil 5<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Alien vs. Predator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Battleforge<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> STALKER, Call of Pripyat<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>F1 2010<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Metro 2033<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Lost Planet 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> H.A.W.X. 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Civilization 5<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Total War: Shogun II<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>DiRT 3<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Crysis 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Heaven 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>New Features of GeForce 280.26<\/h2>\n<p>These are highlights only.\u00a0 For example, the .pdf gives assistance on how to resize your big screen TV&#8217;s resolution with sliders in the new drivers for for gaming.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27523\" title=\"resize\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/resize.jpg?resize=300%2C139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/resize.jpg?resize=300%2C139 300w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/resize.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The .pdf is 60 pages and can be downloaded from <a href=\"http:\/\/us.download.nvidia.com\/Windows\/280.26\/280.26-Win7-WinVista-Desktop-Release-Notes.pdf\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','download','http:\/\/us.download.nvidia.com\/Windows\/280.26\/280.26-Win7-WinVista-Desktop-Release-Notes.pdf']);\" >here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/win7-winvista-64bit-280.26-whql-driver.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/win7-winvista-64bit-280.26-whql-driver.html', 'From Nvidia&#8217;s site']);\" >From Nvidia&#8217;s site<\/a> here are the release note highlights and the link to download the Windows 7 64-bit driver:<\/p>\n<div id=\"tab1_content\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Release Highlights<\/li>\n<li>Supported products<\/li>\n<li>Additional information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab1_content\">\n<p>This is the first WHQL-certified release from the <em>Release 285<\/em> family of drivers. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/News\/articles\/nvidia-geforce-285-62-whql-drivers-released\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/News\/articles\/nvidia-geforce-285-62-whql-drivers-released', 'read more about this family of drivers on GeForce.com']);\" title=\"GeForce Driver Article\"  target=\"_blank\">read more about this family of drivers on GeForce.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New in Version 285.62<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is the recommended driver for <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/battlefield-3\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/battlefield-3', 'Battlefield 3']);\" title=\"Battlefield 3\"  target=\"_blank\">Battlefield 3<\/a><\/em>. It contains several performance and compatibility enhancements for the final release of the game. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/battlefield-3\/GPUAnalyzer\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/battlefield-3\/GPUAnalyzer', 'Check here to see if your PC is ready for Battlefield 3']);\" title=\"GPUAnalyzer\"  target=\"_blank\">Check here to see if your PC is ready for Battlefield 3<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>This is also the recommended and enhanced driver for <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/batman-arkham-city\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/batman-arkham-city', 'Batman: Arkham City']);\" title=\"Batman:  Arkham City\"  target=\"_blank\">Batman: Arkham City<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/rage\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/rage', 'RAGE']);\" title=\"RAGE\"  target=\"_blank\">RAGE<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/batman-arkham-city\/GPUAnalyzer\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/batman-arkham-city\/GPUAnalyzer', 'Check here to see if your PC is ready for Batman: Arkham City']);\" title=\"GPU Analyzer\"  rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Check here to see if your PC is ready for Batman: Arkham City<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Contains a fix for the driver timeouts reported with the R285 beta drivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New in R285 Drivers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increases performance for GeForce 400 and 500-series GPUs in several PC games vs. v280.26 WHQL drivers. The following are some examples of improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GeForce GTX 580:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to 6% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/battlefield-3\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/battlefield-3', 'Battlefield 3']);\" title=\"Battlefield 3\"  rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Battlefield 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Up to 5% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/call-of-duty-black-ops\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/call-of-duty-black-ops', 'Call of Duty: Black Ops']);\" title=\"Call of  Duty: Black Ops\"  target=\"_blank\">Call of Duty: Black Ops<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Up to 7% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/civilization-v\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/civilization-v', 'Civilization V']);\" title=\"Civilization  V\"  target=\"_blank\">Civilization V<\/a> with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 5% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/crysis-2\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/crysis-2', 'Crysis 2 DX11']);\" title=\"Crysis 2  DX11\"  target=\"_blank\">Crysis 2 DX11<\/a> with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 7% in F1 2010 with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 5% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/lost-planet-2\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/lost-planet-2', 'Lost Planet 2']);\" title=\"Lost  Planet 2\"  target=\"_blank\">Lost Planet 2<\/a> with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 5% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/mafia2\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/mafia2', 'Mafia 2']);\" title=\"Mafia 2\"  target=\"_blank\">Mafia 2<\/a> with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 13% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/metro-2033\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/metro-2033', 'Metro 2033']);\" title=\"Metro  2033\"  target=\"_blank\">Metro 2033<\/a> with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 8% in STALKER: Call of Pripyat with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 5% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/starcraftii\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/starcraftii', 'StarCraft 2']);\" title=\"StarCraft  2\"  target=\"_blank\">StarCraft 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GeForce GTX 560:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to 4% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/bulletstorm\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/bulletstorm', 'Bulletstorm']);\" title=\"Bulletstorm\"  target=\"_blank\">Bulletstorm<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Up to 5% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/Battlefield-Bad-Company2\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/Battlefield-Bad-Company2', 'Battlefield: Bad Company 2']);\" title=\"Battlefield:  Bad Company 2\"  target=\"_blank\">Battlefield: Bad Company 2<\/a> with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 11% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/battlefield-3\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/battlefield-3', 'Battlefield 3']);\" title=\"Battlefield 3\"  rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Battlefield 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Up to 6% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/call-of-duty-black-ops\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/call-of-duty-black-ops', 'Call of Duty: Black Ops']);\" title=\"Call of  Duty: Black Ops\"  target=\"_blank\">Call of Duty: Black Ops<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Up to 5% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/crysis-2\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/crysis-2', 'Crysis 2 DX11']);\" title=\"Crysis 2  DX11\"  target=\"_blank\">Crysis 2 DX11<\/a> with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 7% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 7% in F1 2010 with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 5% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/just-cause2\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/just-cause2', 'Just Cause 2']);\" title=\"Just  Cause 2\"  target=\"_blank\">Just Cause 2<\/a> with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 5% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/lost-planet-2\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/lost-planet-2', 'Lost Planet 2']);\" title=\"Lost  Planet 2\"  target=\"_blank\">Lost Planet 2<\/a> with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 4% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/mafia2\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/mafia2', 'Mafia 2']);\" title=\"Mafia 2\"  target=\"_blank\">Mafia 2<\/a> with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 7% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/metro-2033\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/metro-2033', 'Metro 2033']);\" title=\"Metro  2033\"  target=\"_blank\">Metro 2033<\/a> with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 11% in STALKER: Call of Pripyat with SLI<\/li>\n<li>Up to 7% in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/starcraftii\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/GamesandApps\/games\/starcraftii', 'StarCraft 2']);\" title=\"StarCraft  2\"  target=\"_blank\">StarCraft 2<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NVIDIA PhysX<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Updates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/Hardware\/Technologies\/physx\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.geforce.com\/Hardware\/Technologies\/physx', 'PhysX']);\" title=\"PhysX\"  target=\"_blank\">PhysX<\/a> System Software to version 9.11.06.21.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NVIDIA SLI<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Added or updated SLI profiles for <em>Battlefield 3<\/em>, <em>Dead Island<\/em>, <em>Diablo III<\/em>, <em>Dragon Age 2<\/em>, <em>Need for Speed: The Run<\/em>, and <em>Saints Row: The Third.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HD Audio<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Updates HD Audio driver to version 1.2.24.0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>OpenGL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adds support for OpenGL 4.2 for GeForce 400 series and 500 series GPUs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NVIDIA 3D Vision <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 3D Vision Controller (USB) driver is included in this driver package. Users are no longer required to install the 3D Vision CD driver or a separate 3D Vision Controller driver. For more information, please <a href=\"http:\/\/nvidia.custhelp.com\/cgi-bin\/nvidia.cfg\/php\/enduser\/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2949\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/nvidia.custhelp.com\/cgi-bin\/nvidia.cfg\/php\/enduser\/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2949', 'view this knowledgebase article']);\" title=\"KnowledgeBase Article\"  target=\"_blank\">view this knowledgebase article<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Adds support for viewing 3DVisionLive.com and YouTube 3D with NVIDIA SLI PCs. Please <a href=\"http:\/\/nvidia.custhelp.com\/cgi-bin\/nvidia.cfg\/php\/enduser\/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2311\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/nvidia.custhelp.com\/cgi-bin\/nvidia.cfg\/php\/enduser\/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2311', 'view this knowledgebase article for more information on 3D Vision Window Mode']);\" title=\"KnowledgeBase Article\"  target=\"_blank\">view this knowledgebase article for more information on 3D Vision Window Mode<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Window mode is now the default viewing option for the 3D Vision Photo Viewer.<\/li>\n<li>Added the following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/3d-vision-3d-games.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/3d-vision-3d-games.html', '3D Vision game profiles']);\" title=\"3D Games\">3D Vision game profiles<\/a>:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Aion<\/li>\n<li>Diablo 3<\/li>\n<li>Dead Rising 2: Off The Record<\/li>\n<li>Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) 2<\/li>\n<li>From Dust<\/li>\n<li>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2<\/li>\n<li>Last Remnant Benchmark<\/li>\n<li>Men of War Assault Squad<\/li>\n<li>Stock Car<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Update the following 3D Vision game profiles:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Dirt 3 \u2013 updated rating to Excellent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.<\/li>\n<li>Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.<\/li>\n<li>Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installin<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">g <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/nvidia_system_tools\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/nvidia_system_tools', 'NVIDIA System Tools software']);\" title=\"NVIDIA System Tools  software\">NVIDIA System Tools software<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/Download\/index.aspx\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/Download\/index.aspx', 'here']);\" title=\"Drivers\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Let&#8217;s head to the charts and see if the promised performance improvements that Nvidia has made are realistic.\u00a0 We are testing some of the very games that they show improvements in!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><!--pagetitle: Test Configuration--><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><!--pagetitle: Summart Charts & Conclusion--><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Benchmarks &amp; Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are our results of 24 benchmarks &#8211; 21 games and 3 synthetics &#8211; compared between GeForce 270.61 and 275.33 using the GTX 580 and the GTX 590.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wins&#8221; are in <strong>bold<\/strong>; if there is a tie, both results will be in bold type.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27527\" title=\"Untitled-1\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-18.jpg?resize=480%2C242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-18.jpg?resize=480%2C242 800w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-18-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27528\" title=\"Untitled-2\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-27.jpg?resize=480%2C241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-27.jpg?resize=480%2C241 800w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-27-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-36.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27529\" title=\"Untitled-3\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-36.jpg?resize=480%2C248\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-36.jpg?resize=480%2C248 800w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled-36-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>We note some real performance improvement with the new drivers for <em>DiRT 3 <\/em>as well as for <em>Deus Ex: Human Revolution<\/em>; even<em> F1 2010 <\/em>got a noticeable improvement in framerates.\u00a0 Generally we found the same improvements that Nvidia noted with the same games that we tested.<\/p>\n<p>We also noted a lot of improvements for 3D Vision and we will be covering this in a follow-up article.\u00a0 We also appreciated the very useful features in Nvidia&#8217;s GeForce 285.26 drivers and we recommend that you download and upgrade to the very latest drivers no matter which Nvidia video card that you may have!<\/p>\n<p>We have to also give our highest recommendation to the latest GeForce drivers. In many cases they provide slight performance increases with no real negatives that we have encountered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PopOut-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27538\" title=\"PopOut-1\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PopOut-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PopOut-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199 300w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PopOut-1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Stay tuned next for a 3D Vision Driver performance analysis.\u00a0 ABT is debuting a new regular feature to begin in a few days.\u00a0 We have had\u00a0 many requests for 3D Vision-related information since our <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/3d-vision-mega-evaluation-gimmick-or-gamings-future\">3D Vision Mega Evaluation \u2013 Gimmick or Gaming\u2019s Future?<\/a>\u00a0 Feel free to join us in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alienbabeltech.com\/abt\/\">our forum<\/a> and help us grow our 3D section.<\/p>\n<p>We will be back to compare performance of the new GeForce WHQL drivers when they are released next and we shall also cover AMD&#8217;s Catalyst 11-10 later on this week.\u00a0 We also have a evaluation of Core i3-2105 in gaming (versus Phenom II) coming up and Part 3 of our <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/sli-vs-crossfire-part-2-high-end-multi-gpu-scaling\">SLI versus CrossFire Series<\/a>. Happy gaming!<\/p>\n<p>Senior ABT Editor<\/p>\n<p>Mark Poppin<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Please join us in our <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/abt\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a Fan on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142', 'Facebook']);\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech', 'Twitter']);\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the latest updates from ABT, please <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?feed=rss2\" target=\"_blank\">join our RSS News Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join our Distributed Computing teams<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Folding@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 164304<\/li>\n<li>SETI@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 138705<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1', 'World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech']);\" target=\"_blank\">World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=27520\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=top title=\"Author: Mark Poppin\" src=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Article-Image285.621.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":27559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2533,7814,5],"tags":[4921,4807,4920,463,4571,4412,121,3338],"class_list":["post-27520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abt-news","category-articles","category-gaming","tag-4921","tag-geforce-280-26","tag-geforce-285-62","tag-gtx","tag-gtx-550-ti","tag-gtx-590","tag-nvidia","tag-performance-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}