Radeon 7970 works better without drivers?

gtech346

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i have a radeon HD 7970 and when i play BF3 i get around 30FPS so i thought hey lets uninstall the drivers to see if there is a difference and it runs way better, around 100FPS+ so my question is it safe to run the card without drivers?
 
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Are you seeing the same resolution? My guess is you uninstalled a bad driver and Windows reinstalled the latest fully tested driver behind your back. Run "dxdiag" and look at what driver and resolution you are getting.

joedjnpc

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If you are getting 30 fps you probably installed your drivers incorrectly.

Download the latest 12.7 beta drivers, they are fantastic and give a huge boost in performance. At max settings 1920 x 1080 you should expect between 70- 85 fps (with my clocks).
 

gtech346

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May i ask how your card is clocked? mine is default 925MHz
 

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Are you seeing the same resolution? My guess is you uninstalled a bad driver and Windows reinstalled the latest fully tested driver behind your back. Run "dxdiag" and look at what driver and resolution you are getting.
 
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gtech346

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My monitor was running at 1920 1080 64HZ now its same resolution but 59Hz