Nvidia Releases New Battlefield 3, Skyrim Beta Drivers
If you like to live on the bleeding edge of Nvidia driver freshness, then you will be happy to know that the GeForce R285 beta driver is now available with even more optimizations for Battlefield 3. Nvidia also promises that it adds SLI and 3D Vision profiles for Skyrim and other new titles.
Here's the full list of new features in version 285.79
- Includes several bug fixes and performance improvements for Battlefield 3:Fixes cases of irregular performance (stuttering) primarily seen on DirectX 10 GPUs. The fix improves the performance of both DX10 and DX11 GPUs.Fixes shadow map corruption seen with DirectX 10 GPUs.Fixes cases of black corruption lines/triangles with DirectX 10 GPUs.
- Fixes black screen during playback using Windows Media Center.
- Added or updated SLI profiles for the following games:
- Aion v3.0Anno 2070Assassins Creed: RevelationsBastionNeed for Speed: The RunPayday: The HeistThe Adventures of TintinThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Added or updated the following 3D Vision game profiles:
- Airline Tycoon 2 – Rated FairAssassin's Creed: Revelations – Rated GoodBatman: Arkham City – Updated Rating To 3D Vision ReadyDeus Ex: Human Revolution – Rated ExcellentThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Rated ExcellentFIFA 12 – Rated GoodHard Reset – Updated Rating To 3D Vision ReadyinMomentum – Rated FairThe Lord of the Rings: War In The North – Rated GoodSmash Cars – Rated FairTwo Worlds II: Castle Defense – Rated GoodZombie Driver – Rated ExcellentClick here to download the GeForce 285.79 beta drivers.
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