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Ivy Bridge driver update brings 10% performance boost, OpenCL 1.2
- Folks who rely on the HD 4000 integrated graphics engine inside some Intel processors can reportedly look forward to a performance boost in the near future. Speaking at a media event during GDC 2013, the company touched on its effort…
GeForce 314.14 beta optimized for Tomb Raider, SimCity, more
- Gearing up for this month's hottest games, Nvidia has unleashed a new beta driver to help ensure that you have a smooth experience. The GeForce 314.14 beta brings better performance and compatibility across no less than four upcoming releases including…
Catalyst 13.2 beta brings 15% boost in Crysis 3, latency improvements
- On the heels of Nvidia's performance-oriented GeForce update, AMD has released its own beta driver bringing a handful of frame rate and latency enhancements. Among the speed improvements is a 15% gain when using high MSAA settings in Crysis 3,…
GeForce 310.33 beta boosts speed by up to 15%, adds profiles
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Not to be outdone by AMD, Nvidia has published a fresh beta driver of its own, offering up to 15% more performance on certain hardware and software setups as well as new and updated profiles. Compared to the GeForce 306.89 WHQL released earlier this month, the new 310.33 beta...
Nvidia releases 306.97 WHQL with support for GTX 650 Ti
- Nvidia has released new WHQL-certified drivers backing the arrival of this week's budget-oriented GTX 650 Ti. The company notes that 306.97 is fully compatible with Windows 8, which launches on October 26, and it adds a handful of enhancements over…
GeForce 306.02 WHQL drivers offer GTX 660 Ti support, new profiles
- Folks with the new GeForce GTX 660 Ti can now run the card with WHQL-certified software courtesy of a fresh driver released by Nvidia yesterday. GeForce 306.02 covers operating systems spanning from Windows XP through Windows 8 and carries various…
GeForce 304.79 beta brings TXAA, SLI profiles and bug fixes
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You've probably barely broken in June's 304.48 beta drivers, but Nvidia has already prepared another update that brings "essential" changes for The Secret World players as well as other improvements and fixes. Perhaps the most notable change in 304.79 beta is the inclusion of TXAA...
GeForce 302.80 WHQL drivers available for Windows 8 Release Preview
- Nvidia has finally released WHQL-certified drivers for the Windows 8 Release Preview. Originally due last week, the update was delayed so it could be polished further. After missing its initial target, the company supplied beta drivers this Monday and cited…
GeForce 301.42 WHQL packs performance gains, new features
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Nvidia's first GeForce R300 drivers have received Microsoft's approval, bringing a slew of new features and improvements, including some added since April's 301.24 beta. In case you missed that pre-WHQL update, it introduced various technologies such as FXAA, Adaptive VSync...
Catalyst 12.4 brings anti-aliasing improvements, XP support for HD 7000
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Like clockwork, AMD has unleashed its monthly driver update for Radeon owners, bringing new features and the obligatory list of bug fixes. Among the more notable additions is support for the Radeon HD 7000 series on Windows XP -- something missing in previous versions...
Nvidia releases GeForce 301.24 beta with FXAA, Adaptive VSync, more
- Making up for March's relatively dull update, Nvidia has announced what it deems an "essential upgrade for all GeForce users." Released yesterday, the 301.24 beta drivers carry many of the goodies introduced with the GTX 680 a few weeks ago,…
Nvidia releases GeForce 296.17 for Windows 8, others get 296.10
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Nvidia has baked a fresh batch of drivers, with two flavors covering Windows XP through Windows 8. Common folk running Windows XP, Vista or 7 should grab GeForce 296.10 as it boosts SLI performance in various titles, including Blacklight: Retribution, Dirt 3...
AMD releases WHQL-certified Catalyst 12.2 drivers
- Folks who couldn't muster the courage to install AMD's "pre-certified" driver can now download a Microsoft-approved version. Catalyst 12.2 brings several worthwhile updates over the last stable release, though there doesn't seem to be any changes from last month's pre-certified…
AMD releases Windows 8 driver, Consumer Preview hits 1m downloads
- Radeon owners running the Windows 8 Consumer Preview might want to take advantage of a timely update from AMD. Among other improvements, the release notes mention full support for Windows 8's WDDM 1.2 (Windows Display Driver Model), including native Stereo…
GeForce v295.73 boosts Skyrim performance up to 44.5%, tons more
- Thumbing its nose at AMD, Nvidia has announced a "game-changing" GeForce update with many "exclusive" improvements, including a substantial performance boost in Skyrim. Today's release expands on December's 290.53 beta drivers, which raised indoor frame rates by up to 25%…
GeForce 295.51 beta fixes GTX 590 fan bug, adds 3D Vision profiles
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Nvidia kicked off the R295 driver family with a new pre-release build this week, adding or improving support for tons of games along with introducing several bug fixes. Among the problems is one that caused the GTX 590's fan to operate improperly. Under certain circumstances...
AMD updates Catalyst drivers, Battlefield 3 beta begins today
- Hot on the heels of the latest GeForce beta driver release, AMD has issued its own update to the Catalyst driver series optimized specifically for the Battlefield 3 beta. The Catalyst 11.10 preview driver is essentially a hotfix release and…
Catalyst 11.8 delivers 20% performance boost in Black Ops, more
- Released late last month in preview form for 64-bit Windows 7 users, AMD's Catalyst 11.8 driver suite has now received Microsoft's nod of approval. If you installed the prerelease build a few short weeks ago, you'll probably still want to…
Ubisoft tweaks Driver's always-on DRM, Skyrim to use Steam
- As with most of the company's major game launches since early last year, Ubisoft planned to lace the PC version of Driver: San Francisco with its pesky always-on DRM. The mechanism has appeared in titles including Assassin's Creed II, Silent…
WHQL-approved GeForce 280.26 drivers released
- Nvidia has published the first WHQL-endorsed 280 family GeForce driver, covering owners of GeForce 6 through 500 series graphics cards. Version 280.26 is comprised of various updates, though it seems very little has been touched from last month's 280.19 beta…
Nvidia releases GeForce 275.33 WHQL drivers
- Nvidia's first official GeForce 275 family drivers have been branded with Microsoft's seal of approval today. The WHQL-certified GeForce 275.33 release adds support for the newly released (non-Ti) GTX 560 and wields performance improvements, bug fixes, as well as new…
AMD releases Catalyst 11.5b Hotfix, addresses issues in Brink
- AMD has issued a second hotfix for the Catalyst 11.5 driver it released in early May. Much like the first hotfix, which packed a number of game-specific performance improvements, Catalyst 11.5b also brings performance optimizations for a handful of games…
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