Including a number of new features, the 270.51 driver set also boasts numerous, notable performance gains in standard gaming modes, SLI gaming modes, and 3D Vision gaming modes.
Measured performance increases of 11% on the GeForce GTX 580 in our two Just Cause 2 tests, 7% in Civilization V, 6% in Far Cry 2 SLI, 5% in Civilization V SLI, 5% in Left 4 Dead 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 SLI, 4% in H.A.W.X. 2 SLI, and 4% in Mafia 2 SLI.
Testing was conducted on a Windows 7 system, with the resolution set to 1900x1200, and 2560x1600 in SLI benchmarks. Anti-Aliasing was set to 8x (4x in Civ V and Left 4 Dead 2 SLI, ‘on’ in Mafia 2, and ‘off’ in Left 4 Dead 2), Anisotropic Filtering to 16x (‘off’ in Left 4 Dead 2), all detail levels set to max, and PhysX set to ‘High’ in Mafia 2.
270.51 also boasts several software improvements, beginning with the integration of the 3D Vision USB Controller driver, resulting in easier installation for 3D Vision users and the need to only download one set of drivers. Further simplifying matters is NVIDIA Update, letting you know as soon as new WHQL drivers are available to download, and if you so choose, when new beta drivers are available, too. Users have complete control of the application, and can enable and disable features as they please.
270.51 Beta
I see that nVidia is jumping the gun on AMD, releasing the automatic notification which is due in AMD last month teaser of 11.4
Measured performance increases of 11% on the GeForce GTX 580 in our two Just Cause 2 tests, 7% in Civilization V, 6% in Far Cry 2 SLI, 5% in Civilization V SLI, 5% in Left 4 Dead 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 SLI, 4% in H.A.W.X. 2 SLI, and 4% in Mafia 2 SLI.
Testing was conducted on a Windows 7 system, with the resolution set to 1900x1200, and 2560x1600 in SLI benchmarks. Anti-Aliasing was set to 8x (4x in Civ V and Left 4 Dead 2 SLI, ‘on’ in Mafia 2, and ‘off’ in Left 4 Dead 2), Anisotropic Filtering to 16x (‘off’ in Left 4 Dead 2), all detail levels set to max, and PhysX set to ‘High’ in Mafia 2.
270.51 also boasts several software improvements, beginning with the integration of the 3D Vision USB Controller driver, resulting in easier installation for 3D Vision users and the need to only download one set of drivers. Further simplifying matters is NVIDIA Update, letting you know as soon as new WHQL drivers are available to download, and if you so choose, when new beta drivers are available, too. Users have complete control of the application, and can enable and disable features as they please.
270.51 Beta
I see that nVidia is jumping the gun on AMD, releasing the automatic notification which is due in AMD last month teaser of 11.4
