Nvidia Releases New GeForce 326.80 Drivers
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Get 'em while they're hot, folks.
Nvidia this week released a new 326.80 Game Ready driver, which the company is touting for a better experience in Splinter Cell: Blacklist and a variety of other games. Nvidia is also recommending it as an update for WIndows 8.1 Preview.
The GeForce R326 drivers increase performance by up to 19% for GeForce 400/500/600/700 series GPUs in several PC games compared to the GeForce 320.49 WHQL-certified drivers. Though results will vary depending on your graphics card and system, Nvidia offers the following as an example of measured gains:
GeForce GTX 770:
- Up to 15% in Dirt: Showdown
- Up to 6% in Tomb Raider
GeForce GTX 770 SLI:
- Up to 19% in Dirt: Showdown
- Up to 11% in F1 2012
SLI Technology
- Added SLI profile for Splinter Cell: Blacklist
- Added SLI profile for Batman: Arkham Origins
SHIELD
- Enables GeForce to SHIELD streaming.
4K Displays
- Adds support for additional tiled 4K displays
- Extended support for tiled 4K features
You can download the new GeForce 326.80 drivers on www.geforce.com.
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i think many would remember that
run newer script
else if cardname == gtx680
run older script
any improvement is great, but it looks like a cheap move
does WHQL and BETA really that matter? idk why some people refusing beta drivers. maybe the word beta sway people away but from my personal experience there are times when things go wrong even with WHQL driver. in nvidia case some problem in that arise might be fix in a week or two then release as beta drivers. why not using the beta drivers if it actually fix the problem?
I'm in the same boat. Still running with the 314.22 for my GTX 680. Anything 320.xx and above has given me a ton of issues. Plus I don't really care for the "GeForce Experience". Seems bulky when I just use my Nvidia Inspector instead.
Changelog:
- 4K displays have now dropped to $499.
It's supposed to.
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/549618/geforce-700-600-series/gtx-780-freezing-and-stuttering-after-about-2-days-on-/1
As far as I've tested, it's the most recent driver that doesn't have GTA IV crash every 5 minutes.