Re: Recently released ATi Catalyst & nVidia Forceware drivers
Nvidia released GeForce 257.21 WHQL driver suite
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Nvidia released GeForce 257.21 WHQL driver suite
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Re: Recently released ATi Catalyst & nVidia Forceware drivers
ForceWare 257.21 performance
The performance of 19x.xx with my configuration is less than the older 186.18 release. Please refer to this post for performance numbers. The gameplay experience is also smoother with 186.18. So I gave up hope on the 19x.xx series. I was using 186.18 ForceWare and waiting for the next series of ForceWares. My wait is finally over. The ForceWare 257.21 drivers are just released. I downloaded them and ran some benchmarks to see if they are better than 186.18 with my configuration.
Please refer to this post post for hardware configuration and software used. The same hardware and software is used. The benchmarking methods remain same.
I ran 3DMark Vantage and the benchmark that comes with Far Cry 2, and I am satisfied with the results. Compared to 186.18 there is no major improvement in performance. There is a 2% increase in performance in Far Cry2. The vantage results are almost same. Though there is no performance increase, these drivers dont decrease the performance like the 19x.xx series, which means I can finally move from 186.18 to the latest drivers. I am using these drivers now. The first time I ran FarCry2 benchmark it crashed. I am not sure if its because of the drivers. It ran fine on the second try. Except for the crash these drivers are so far good for me
. Slightly better than 186.18 and far better then 19x.xx.
ForceWare 257.21 performance
The performance of 19x.xx with my configuration is less than the older 186.18 release. Please refer to this post for performance numbers. The gameplay experience is also smoother with 186.18. So I gave up hope on the 19x.xx series. I was using 186.18 ForceWare and waiting for the next series of ForceWares. My wait is finally over. The ForceWare 257.21 drivers are just released. I downloaded them and ran some benchmarks to see if they are better than 186.18 with my configuration.
Please refer to this post post for hardware configuration and software used. The same hardware and software is used. The benchmarking methods remain same.
I ran 3DMark Vantage and the benchmark that comes with Far Cry 2, and I am satisfied with the results. Compared to 186.18 there is no major improvement in performance. There is a 2% increase in performance in Far Cry2. The vantage results are almost same. Though there is no performance increase, these drivers dont decrease the performance like the 19x.xx series, which means I can finally move from 186.18 to the latest drivers. I am using these drivers now. The first time I ran FarCry2 benchmark it crashed. I am not sure if its because of the drivers. It ran fine on the second try. Except for the crash these drivers are so far good for me
. Slightly better than 186.18 and far better then 19x.xx.
dovakhiin
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Re: Recently released ATi Catalyst & nVidia Forceware drivers
ATI 10.6 Drivers Out!!!
Supposedly brings huge improvements in CrossFire setups.I had many issues with the idle clocks and temperatures even though I used Driver cleaner and did a clean install.Try it out and please tell if it worked out....
DOWNLOAD LINK
ATI 10.6 Drivers Out!!!
Supposedly brings huge improvements in CrossFire setups.I had many issues with the idle clocks and temperatures even though I used Driver cleaner and did a clean install.Try it out and please tell if it worked out....
DOWNLOAD LINK
Aman27deep
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Re: Recently released ATi Catalyst & nVidia Forceware drivers
I haven't updated to anything from 10.3, this works ok for me
I haven't updated to anything from 10.3, this works ok for me
comp@ddict
Skilled
Re: Recently released ATi Catalyst & nVidia Forceware drivers
Grab this, AWESOME tweaked Catalyst 10.6 driver:
tweakforce.com
Grab this, AWESOME tweaked Catalyst 10.6 driver:
tweakforce.com
Re: Recently released ATi Catalyst & nVidia Forceware drivers
i am not sure if its crashing for others or where its broken ... so far 10.6 has been very stable for me and it has got me some of my best scores in vantage , 3d mark plus had no problems in most of the games i have played.
i am not sure if its crashing for others or where its broken ... so far 10.6 has been very stable for me and it has got me some of my best scores in vantage , 3d mark plus had no problems in most of the games i have played.
shravank30
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Re: Recently released ATi Catalyst & nVidia Forceware drivers
Which is the most recent ( tested for stability ) Catalyst for Windows XP 32 Bit for 4870 GPU
Currently on 9.12
Asingh advised 10.4b but was not sure if its available for XP 32 bit or not
I also googled for it but could not find any download site offering the same specifically for XP 32 Bit
Please provide the link also for downloading the recommended catalyst if possible to avoid wrong download
Thanks for advising
Which is the most recent ( tested for stability ) Catalyst for Windows XP 32 Bit for 4870 GPU
Currently on 9.12
Asingh advised 10.4b but was not sure if its available for XP 32 bit or not
I also googled for it but could not find any download site offering the same specifically for XP 32 Bit
Please provide the link also for downloading the recommended catalyst if possible to avoid wrong download
Thanks for advising
Re: Recently released ATi Catalyst & nVidia Forceware drivers
NVIDIA released the WHQL-signed GeForce 258.96 driver suite.The drivers provide official support for the GeForce GTX 460, GeForce GTX 480M, GeForce 315/310 series graphics accelerators, apart from supporting every GeForce GPU since 6-series, and ION chipsets. Along with updates to the graphics driver, it also brings along updated PhysX system software, and updated HDMI audio drivers.
NVIDIA released the WHQL-signed GeForce 258.96 driver suite.The drivers provide official support for the GeForce GTX 460, GeForce GTX 480M, GeForce 315/310 series graphics accelerators, apart from supporting every GeForce GPU since 6-series, and ION chipsets. Along with updates to the graphics driver, it also brings along updated PhysX system software, and updated HDMI audio drivers.
shravank30
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Re: Recently released ATi Catalyst & nVidia Forceware drivers
It is only for Windows 7 & Vista
I need it for XP 32 Bit
asingh said:
It is only for Windows 7 & Vista
I need it for XP 32 Bit
shravank30
Adept
Re: Recently released ATi Catalyst & nVidia Forceware drivers
Thanks
Downloading now
Will let you know the outcome
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Downloaded & installed it without removing the 9.12 drivers
Its working & the freezing has stopped but I cant open the CCC again
So I will have to uninstall the drivers completely & then reinstall again
i just uninstalled from add & remove programs & installed 10.4 again & luckily every thing is normal. CCC is working
I did not have to remove drivers manually
So a lesson well learnt.
You cant install new drivers without removing the old drivers in ATI
asingh said:
Thanks
Downloading now
Will let you know the outcome
--- Updated Post - Automerged ---
shravank30 said:
Downloaded & installed it without removing the 9.12 drivers
Its working & the freezing has stopped but I cant open the CCC again
So I will have to uninstall the drivers completely & then reinstall again
i just uninstalled from add & remove programs & installed 10.4 again & luckily every thing is normal. CCC is working
I did not have to remove drivers manually
So a lesson well learnt.
You cant install new drivers without removing the old drivers in ATI
Aman27deep
Skilled
Re: Recently released ATi Catalyst & nVidia Forceware drivers
nVidia seriously beats ATI in the drivers department, ATI is just too lazy imho.
nVidia seriously beats ATI in the drivers department, ATI is just too lazy imho.