NVIDIA GeForce 304.48 Beta Download & Discussion

[stasio]

Nvidia GeForce 304.48 Beta

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NVIDIA GeForce 304.48 Beta 64-bit
NVIDIA GeForce 304.48 Beta 32-bit

DriverVer = 06/11/2012, 9.18.13.0448
CatalogFile = NV_DISP.CAT

Changelog:
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/art...vers-released/
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/45970

Nvidia GeForce Notebook 304.48 Beta

x32
http://de.download.nvidia.com/Window...ional-beta.exe
x64
http://de.download.nvidia.com/Window...ional-beta.exe

Changelog:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/noteboo...ta-driver.html

[Ade 1]

Thanks. Will try out when I get home.

No official release notes showing but interesting:-

Key Fixes
Fixes an intermittent vsync stuttering issue with GeForce GTX 600-series GPUs.
Fixes an issue where some manufacturer’s factory overclocked cards default to and run at lower clocks.
Fixes a performance issue in Total War: Shogun 2 with the latest game patch.

[nexus_711]

Thanks Stasio! Hope these are long waited fixes.

[PhazeDelta1]

Thanks

[Radical_53]

Thanks alot! Looks like it's raining again Just had 302.81 installed and now there's another new set out. Great work from Nvidia!

[HonoredShadow]

This will be my first re-install of Nvidia drivers since I got my new card a couple of weeks ago. Do I just un-install and use Driver Sweeper then install these?

Or should I just install over the top?

[Ade 1]

Originally Posted by HonoredShadow

This will be my first re-install of Nvidia drivers since I got my new card a couple of weeks ago. Do I just un-install and use Driver Sweeper then install these?

Or should I just install over the top?

I always install over the top - have be doing for ages with no ill effect but everyone's different!

[HonoredShadow]

Well this is what I thought as AMD have the same thing as Nvidia now where the drivers look for an update and then install over the top. If it's good enough for them, it's good enough for all of us right?

[mypc]

thanks man going to test them out real quick

[sapo_joe]

Originally Posted by Ade 1

Thanks. Will try out when I get home.

No official release notes showing but interesting:-

Key Fixes
Fixes an intermittent vsync stuttering issue with GeForce GTX 600-series GPUs.
Fixes an issue where some manufacturer’s factory overclocked cards default to and run at lower clocks.
Fixes a performance issue in Total War: Shogun 2 with the latest game patch.

OMG! I think I'm gonna cry!!!

It took millions of driver revisions for them to fix these bugs, but... Well, let's try these! =)

[mypc]

This is the first beta driver from the R304 family of drivers.

New in R304 Drivers:

Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400/500/600 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 301.42 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
GeForce GTX 680:
Up to 18% in Batman: Arkham City
Up to 15% in Dragon Age II
Up to 10% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Up to 60% in Total War: Shogun 2 (fixes performance issue with latest game patch)
GeForce GTX 560:
Up to 14% in Batman: Arkham City
Up to 5% in Battlefield 3 with SLI
Up to 4% in Dragon Age II
Up to 8% in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings with SLI
Up to 7% in Lost Planet 2
Key Fixes
Fixes an intermittent vsync stuttering issue with GeForce GTX 600-series GPUs.
Fixes an issue where some manufacturer’s factory overclocked cards default to and run at lower clocks.
Fixes a performance issue in Total War: Shogun 2 with the latest game patch.
NVIDIA SLI Technology – Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
Spec Ops: The Line
PlanetSide 2
F1 2011 – updated profile
Final Fantasy XIV – updated profile
Saints Row: The Third – updated profile
Torchlight II
Tribes: Ascend
NVIDIA 3D Vision – Adds or updates the following 3D Vision profiles:
Alan Wake's American Nightmare – rated Poor
Borderlands 2 – updated profile with new convergence settings
Depth Hunter – updated rating to 3D Vision Ready
Mass Effect 3 – updated in-game compatibility message and profile to be more compatible with community 3D mods
Max Payne 3 – updated rating to Excellent and updated in-game compatibility message to inform users to use DirectX 11, disable MSAA and use SSA0.
Street Fighter X Tekken – rated 3D Vision Ready
Tiger Woods PGA 12: The Masters – rated Good
Tribes: Ascend – rated Fair
The Walking Dead – rating Good
Other Profile Updates
Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for Diablo III
Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for L.A. Noire
Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for Rayman Origins
Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support The Secret World
Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Star Wars: The Old Republic
Disabled FXAA for several Windows programs like Media Player and Movie Maker.
NVIDIA Surround
Surround settings now persisted after new driver overinstall.
NVIDIA CUDA
Includes support for applications built using CUDA 5 Preview or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit. More information at http://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit
Additional Details

Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0604.
Installs HD Audio v1.3.17.0.
Supports OpenGL 4.2
Supports DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 600 series GPUs.
Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

[Glottiz]

omg finally i can remove laptop driver to enjoy fixed vsync

[johnmambo]

Seems nice. Will try them when i get home.

[AndyB]

Hi, AndyB from NVIDIA here.

Our changelog article is live on GeForce.com: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/art...vers-released/

As usual, it goes into greater detail about the changes than our release notes, and includes the list of fixes also.

[swecarl]

Awesome drivers, all games run super smooth: max payne 3, diablo 3, bf3, WoW and more points in 3d mark vantage / 11

Keepers!

[Prophet]

Originally Posted by AndyB

Hi, AndyB from NVIDIA here.

Our changelog article is live on GeForce.com: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/art...vers-released/

As usual, it goes into greater detail about the changes than our release notes, and includes the list of fixes also.

Hey AndyB welcome to Guru3d. How about having pre-rendered frames 0 for us upper tier fps players?

[deByte]

Extracted drivers.
C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\304.48\Win8_64

Downloaded for win7_64
Problem in path, but installed with no problems.

Will test some games right now

[harkinsteven]

Welcome AndyB. I have a question about Tera Online.
With my old GTX 570 the game ran at 80FPS+ nearly most of the time. Now with the GTX 680 it barely manages 40 fps and I was in a dungeon yesterday and it hit 10fps. Its really disheartening. My question is if its a known driver issue? Thanks.

[Spets]

Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400/500/600 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 301.42 WHQL-certified drivers.

Surprised they're still boosting performance for older cards

[AndyB]

Originally Posted by Prophet

Hey AndyB welcome to Guru3d. How about having pre-rendered frames 0 for us upper tier fps players?

Thanks, long-time lurker, but figured it'd help if I jumped on and shared the inside track on our driver releases, especially as the Guru3D guys somehow manage to find them on our servers even before I can see them on my own site.

RE: Pre-rendered frames, that's not my department. For that, you need to search out ManuelG, the guy who can answer that kind of question.

Originally Posted by harkinsteven

Welcome AndyB. I have a question about Tera Online.
With my old GTX 570 the game ran at 80FPS+ nearly most of the time. Now with the GTX 680 it barely manages 40 fps and I was in a dungeon yesterday and it hit 10fps. Its really disheartening. My question is if its a known driver issue? Thanks.

When playing a bit of Tera on my own 680 I didn't run into anything like that, so I would suggest filing a bug when the official 304.48 thread comes online later today: http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showforum=213

Everything posted in the thread is tracked and looked into, even if you don't receive a reply.

[Prophet]

Originally Posted by AndyB

Thanks, long-time lurker, but figured it'd help if I jumped on and shared the inside track on our driver releases, especially as the Guru3D guys somehow manage to find them on our servers even before I can see them on my own site.

RE: Pre-rendered frames, that's not my department. For that, you need to search out ManuelG, the guy who can answer that kind of question.

Hehe yea I dont know how they do it tbh. Scripts, dumb luck or just checking often I guess. I appreciate Nvidia being in the community myself, other than having a twitter or facebook I conside Guru3d 'the' community when it comes to Nvidia ddrivers.


Yea finding The Ever Elusive Mr Shadow ManuelG.

[THEBIG360]

@ work

Bring on this evening, new drivers and my first venture into overclocking since my old 8800gts.

[AndyB]

Originally Posted by Prophet

Yea finding The Ever Elusive Mr Shadow ManuelG.

He creates and tracks the official driver threads I mention above, so post your feedback about the feature and he'll see it and add it to the feedback summary for the driver team.

[IcE]

Originally Posted by Spets

Surprised they're still boosting performance for older cards

They'd better be considering they're exactly the same as the 500 series in terms of architecture.

[-Tj-]

Great thanks, i've been waiting for this release..