182.47 drivers

Here lately I've been extracting the files and removing the damn physx crap and then installing them... I've not found a big benefit for it yet in my gaming performance so ohh well. Its time they allow us to download that alone if we need it or want it.

 

Great for me!

OK. So I have 2 GTX 260/216's in SLI, and in the third slot a QuadroFX 3700 for work (also used as Physx card). Drivers are incompatible. As a result I have two vista installations to seperate the drivers. So I have to restart and choose the other windows installation to change from work to play.
I always wondered why Nvidia didn't realize people would be using the 3 PCI-E slots to make hybrid comps that do both work and play. I wished I had a multi-driver that allowed Quadro and Geforce to both work. It seems they are doing that now! So yay. But i'm not getting rid of my friggin partition and moving everything. Too late for that.

 

I think they are already doing that cause I havent really noticed any difference in the last 20 drivers in COD4.LOL It has always played great and about the same for over a year now.

 

That would be because most driver updates are aimed at GT200 based cards, the G92 has already reached it's maximum potential. The only updates in new drivers for G92 based cards now is normally stability or compatibility updates.

 

any 295 owners NOT having a problem with the gpu not throttling down properly??

 

I have no issues with the card throttling down, however after a 3D App it may take an hour for this to occur. On start up the card is always in power saving clocks.

 

same here... sometiems its quite slow to downclock but eventually it goes to 2D clocks. And always 2D clocks at startup.

 

I have a button in my taskbar.I just clk on it and my card shuts down completely and run on the onboard only.

 

sometimes it works sometimes it stays at the 3d clocks and i have to reboot to fix

 

Mind sharing how this shorcut works? I have never dropped to 2d clocks; I do have a 2nd monitor hooked up but it's disabled most of the time.

Also, the stuttering problems in Company of Heroes have been fixed so thanks Nvidia. Not sure when they were fixed but I'm pretty sure 182.08 still had them.

 

Thats pretty wrong... sorry.

There are optimisations for games (the engines), chips (like you mention: G92/GT200 or such) and also MultiGPU, CPU assist and operating system dependent work.

Such a driver is much more, than optimizing on some chips!
Its not that simple, you told us - which is likely only a small part of driver delelopment...

So I've seen some exclusive performance gains with 182.4x on WinXP and an 'old' 8800GT:
http://www.forum-3dcenter.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=451083

Code:

Core2Duo E6420 @ 3,2GHz (FSB400)
- Scythe Ninja SCNJ-1000P Heatpipe-Tower
- Antec 12cm-Cooler 'TriCool' @ min = silent&cool
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P Rev. 1.0 (Intel P35)
4x1024MB (4GB DC) MDT DDR2 PC800 CL5 @ 5-5-5-18-2T
nVidia GeForce 8800GT @ 700/1728/1000 with Zalman VF900-Cu @ min = silent&cool
WindowsXP Prof. SP3 DX9c

Benchmarks with enhanced/maxium Quality and 8xAF (or higher)
Driver @ 'High Quality' with GCAA on, TAA off, LOD-Bias clamped
# 3DMarks @ 1920x1200 / noAA | Synthies @ 1920x1200 / 4xAA (except AM3@1600)

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3DMark2006 (110)      181.22    182.08      Diff    182.46      Diff    182.47      Diff
                        WHQL      WHQL                BETA                 DEV          
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3DMarks               10.803    10.907     0,96%    10.901     0,91%    10.908     0,97%

-SM2 Score             5.124     5.216     1,80%     5.198     1,44%     5.206     1,60%
-SM3 Score (HDR)       4.376     4.405     0,66%     4.412     0,82%     4.409     0,75%
-CPU Score             2.859     2.856   - 0,10%     2.859     0,00%     2.864     0,17%
-Game Score                0         0         -         0         -         0         -

Game1 (SM2)            41,84     42,17     0,80%     42,05     0,51%     42,05     0,50%
Game2 (SM2)            43,57     44,76     2,74%     44,59     2,34%     44,71     2,63%
CPU1 (Game)             0,90      0,90     0,04%      0,90     0,28%      0,90     0,40%
CPU2 (Game)             1,45      1,45   - 0,20%      1,45   - 0,21%      1,45   - 0,03%
Game3 (HDR)            43,38     43,78     0,92%     43,95     1,32%     43,94     1,31%
Game4 (HDR)            44,15     44,33     0,41%     44,29     0,33%     44,23     0,20%

Fillrate(Single)     5669,40   5669,12   - 0,01%   5668,84   - 0,01%   5669,12   - 0,01%
Fillrate(Multi)     31397,14  31395,57   - 0,01%  31394,00   - 0,01%  31394,00   - 0,01%
Pixel Shader          373,93    379,36     1,45%    379,32     1,44%    379,32     1,44%
Vertex-S. simple     1831,89   1710,17   - 6,64%   1705,96   - 6,87%   1798,74   - 1,81%
Vertex-S. complex     140,28    144,16     2,76%    144,16     2,76%    144,16     2,76%
Shader Particles      120,66    121,77     0,93%    121,54     0,73%    121,71     0,88%
Perlin Niose          113,88    113,89     0,01%    113,92     0,04%    113,89     0,01%

Triangles -     8      17,19     17,20     0,06%     17,18   - 0,06%     17,20     0,07%
Triangles -    32      73,52     73,57     0,07%     73,50   - 0,03%     73,61     0,12%
Triangles -   128     273,17    273,28     0,04%    273,06   - 0,04%    273,38     0,08%
Triangles -   512     316,34    316,37     0,01%    316,37     0,01%    316,37     0,01%
Triangles -  2048     317,43    317,43     0,00%    317,43     0,00%    317,42     0,00%
Triangles - 32768     318,16    318,16     0,00%    318,16     0,00%    318,16     0,00%

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3DMark2005 (110)      181.22    182.08      Diff    182.46      Diff    182.47      Diff
                        WHQL      WHQL                BETA                 DEV          
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3DMarks               17.450    17.475     0,14%    17.454     0,02%    17.484     0,19%

-Game1                 67,31     67,25   - 0,10%     67,25   - 0,10%     67,27   - 0,07%
-Game2                 53,69     53,92     0,42%     53,71     0,05%     53,95     0,48%
-Game3                 94,09     94,20     0,12%     94,21     0,12%     94,27     0,19%

CPUMarks              11.227    11.348     1,08%    11.231     0,04%    11.849     5,54%

-CPU1                   5,55      5,66     2,08%      5,56     0,14%      6,17    11,19%
-CPU2                  10,10     10,11     0,08%     10,09   - 0,07%     10,12     0,18%

Fillrate(Single)     5691,18   5690,61   - 0,01%   5688,91   - 0,04%   5691,75     0,01%
Fillrate(Multi)     38772,41  38768,53   - 0,01%  38772,41     0,00%  38768,53   - 0,01%
Pixel Shader          411,68    411,58   - 0,02%    411,59   - 0,02%    411,58   - 0,02%
Vertex-S. simple      165,36    165,38     0,01%    165,34   - 0,01%    165,34   - 0,01%
Vertex-S. complex     168,54    174,08     3,29%    174,18     3,35%    174,41     3,48%

Triangles -     8      17,07     17,10     0,19%     17,11     0,27%     17,10     0,21%
Triangles -    32      67,91     68,04     0,19%     67,96     0,07%     67,86   - 0,08%
Triangles -   128     264,21    264,47     0,10%    264,76     0,21%    265,10     0,34%
Triangles -   512     311,43    311,53     0,03%    311,40   - 0,01%    311,50     0,02%
Triangles -  2048     312,88    312,85   - 0,01%    312,85   - 0,01%    312,88     0,00%
Triangles - 32768     313,59    313,59     0,00%    313,62     0,01%    313,30   - 0,09%

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3DMark2003 (360)      181.22    182.08      Diff    182.46      Diff    182.47      Diff
                        WHQL      WHQL                BETA                 DEV          
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3DMarks               24.196    24.203     0,03%    24.160   - 0,15%    24.230     0,14%

-Game1                479,73    480,29     0,12%    473,40   - 1,32%    481,15     0,30%
-Game2                174,67    174,52   - 0,09%    174,60   - 0,04%    174,64   - 0,01%
-Game3                143,51    143,28   - 0,16%    143,36   - 0,10%    143,66     0,11%
-Game4                193,12    193,61     0,26%    193,64     0,27%    193,57     0,24%

CPUMarks               2.163     2.157   - 0,28%     2.173     0,46%     2.162   - 0,05%

-CPU1                 236,61    236,65     0,02%    237,81     0,50%    238,26     0,70%
-CPU2                  39,12     38,89   - 0,59%     39,31     0,49%     38,81   - 0,79%

Fillrate(Single)     5627,19   5631,13     0,07%   5631,13     0,07%   5631,13     0,07%
Fillrate(Multi)     35448,42  35640,61     0,54%  35640,11     0,54%  35640,61     0,54%
Vertex Shader         153,68    153,81     0,08%    153,65   - 0,02%    153,48   - 0,13%
Pixel Shader 2.0      323,51    323,08   - 0,13%    322,98   - 0,16%    322,87   - 0,20%
Ragtroll              109,72    108,64   - 0,98%    110,13     0,38%    109,74     0,02%

no sounds             135,15    134,55   - 0,45%    135,08   - 0,06%    134,88   - 0,20%
24 sounds             121,58    123,04     1,20%    120,06   - 1,25%    121,21   - 0,31%
60 sounds             116,33    111,12   - 4,48%    114,20   - 1,83%    111,35   - 4,28%
-diff 24 s.         - 10,04%   - 8,55%            - 11,11%            - 10,14%          
-diff 60 s.         - 13,93%  - 17,41%            - 15,45%            - 17,45%          

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Aquamark 3            181.22    182.08      Diff    182.46      Diff    182.47      Diff
                        WHQL      WHQL                BETA                 DEV          
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Aquamarks            141.726   142.213     0,34%   142.423     0,49%   142.423     0,49%

-GFX Score                <>        <>         -        <>         -        <>         -
-CPU Score                <>        <>         -        <>         -        <>         -

Avg. FPS              141,73    142,21              142,42              142,42          
Avg. TriCnt (mio)      42,66     42,81               42,87               42,87          

Details
-Chapter 1            197,73    196,66   - 0,54%    197,11   - 0,31%    196,91   - 0,41%
-Chapter 2             94,85     96,12     1,34%     96,12     1,34%     96,14     1,36%
-Chapter 3            159,35    158,69   - 0,42%    159,12   - 0,15%    158,96   - 0,24%
-Chapter 4            117,28    118,08     0,69%    118,05     0,66%    118,05     0,66%
-Chapter 5            167,27    166,15   - 0,67%    166,71   - 0,34%    166,71   - 0,34%
-Chapter 6            182,31    182,53     0,12%    182,98     0,37%    182,84     0,29%
-Chapter 7            171,71    172,73     0,59%    173,31     0,93%    173,06     0,78%
-Chapter 8            143,04    144,87     1,28%    144,16     0,78%    144,91     1,31%
-Chapter 9             91,96     92,56     0,66%     92,81     0,93%     92,79     0,90%

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Shadermark 2.1        181.22    182.08      Diff    182.46      Diff    182.47      Diff
                        WHQL      WHQL                BETA                 DEV          
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-Shader  1                 -         -         -         -         -         -         -
-Shader  2               928       928     0,00%       928     0,00%       928     0,00%
-Shader  3               919       919     0,00%       919     0,00%       919     0,00%
-Shader  4               920       920     0,00%       920     0,00%       920     0,00%
-Shader  5               876       876     0,00%       876     0,00%       876     0,00%
-Shader  6               918       918     0,00%       918     0,00%       918     0,00%
-Shader  7               847       847     0,00%       847     0,00%       847     0,00%
-Shader  8               725       725     0,00%       725     0,00%       725     0,00%
-Shader  9               884       884     0,00%       884     0,00%       884     0,00%
-Shader 10               854       855     0,12%       855     0,12%       855     0,12%
-Shader 11               863       863     0,00%       863     0,00%       863     0,00%
-Shader 12               586       586     0,00%       586     0,00%       586     0,00%
-Shader 13               540       540     0,00%       540     0,00%       540     0,00%
-Shader 14               765       765     0,00%       765     0,00%       765     0,00%
-Shader 15               694       694     0,00%       694     0,00%       694     0,00%
-Shader 16               612       612     0,00%       612     0,00%       612     0,00%
-Shader 17               719       719     0,00%       747     3,89%       747     3,89%
-Shader 18                80        80     0,00%        80     0,00%        80     0,00%
-Shader 19               364       364     0,00%       364     0,00%       364     0,00%
-Shader 20               204       206     0,98%       206     0,98%       206     0,98%
-Shader 21               232       234     0,86%       234     0,86%       234     0,86%
-Shader 22               301       301     0,00%       301     0,00%       301     0,00%
-Shader 23               323       323     0,00%       323     0,00%       323     0,00%
-Shader 24               250       250     0,00%       250     0,00%       250     0,00%
-Shader 25               258       264     2,33%       264     2,33%       264     2,33%
-Shader 26               256       262     2,34%       262     2,34%       262     2,34%

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Codecreatures         181.22    182.08      Diff    182.46      Diff    182.47      Diff
                        WHQL      WHQL                BETA                 DEV          
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- average              103,5     103,5     0,00%     103,5     0,00%     103,4   - 0,10%
- maximum                155       155     0,00%       154   - 0,65%       154   - 0,65%

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1920x1200 @ 4xAA      181.22    182.08      Diff    182.46      Diff    182.47      Diff
                        WHQL      WHQL                BETA                 DEV          
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TR6:AoD (paris3)       116,3     118,5     1,87%     118,5     1,85%     118,5     1,87%

Doom3 (demo1)           91,8      91,8     0,00%      91,7   - 0,11%      91,8     0,00%

HL2:LC VST (HDR)       118,7     106,0  - 10,67%     104,6  - 11,85%     105,7  - 10,91%

F.E.A.R. (ingame) 
- average                 70        70     0,00%        71     1,43%        70     0,00%
- minimum                 34        34     0,00%        33   - 2,94%        33   - 2,94%
- maximum                170       167   - 1,76%       166   - 2,35%       168   - 1,18%

Sam II (greendale)
- average               54,5      55,0     0,92%      55,9     2,57%      55,9     2,57%
- minimum                 34        28  - 17,65%        33   - 2,94%        27  - 20,59%
- maximum                302       289   - 4,30%       298   - 1,32%       289   - 4,30%

CoD II (dargo)          57,5      57,5     0,00%      57,7     0,35%      57,7     0,35%

Prey (guru3D)           89,6      89,6     0,00%      89,4   - 0,22%      89,6     0,00%

CoD IV                  58,0      58,2     0,34%      58,3     0,52%      58,6     1,03%

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1920x1200 @ noAA      181.22    182.08      Diff    182.46      Diff    182.47      Diff
                        WHQL      WHQL                BETA                 DEV          
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Lost Planet DX9/10
- Snow                  33,2      33,1   - 0,30%      32,7   - 1,51%      33,0   - 0,60%
- Cave                  48,0      47,4   - 1,25%      47,2   - 1,67%      48,0     0,00%

STALKER ClearSky  
- average (max)         32,7      32,7   - 0,06%      32,7   - 0,21%      32,7   - 0,18%
- minimum                 22        22     0,00%        21   - 4,55%        22     0,00%
- maximum                 59        59     0,00%        59     0,00%        59     0,00%

WiC Demo (maxed)  
- average                 39        39     0,00%     crash         -        39     0,00%
- minimum                 22        22     0,00%     crash         -        21   - 4,55%
- maximum                 65        65     0,00%     crash         -        66     1,54%

Far Cry 2 DX9/10  
- average               37,9      37,9     0,00%      36,6   - 3,41%      37,5   - 0,98%
- minimum                 30        30     0,00%        30     0,00%        30     0,00%
- maximum                 55        55     0,00%        50   - 9,09%        53   - 3,64%

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1600x1200 @ noAA      181.22    182.08      Diff    182.46      Diff    182.47      Diff
                        WHQL      WHQL                BETA                 DEV          
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Crysis Warhead    
- average (uhq)         22,7      22,7     0,35%      22,7     0,35%      22,8     0,44%
- minimum                 15        15     0,00%        14   - 6,67%        15     0,00%
- maximum                 29        29     0,00%        29     0,00%        29     0,00%

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Razor

And sorry for my bad english...

 

He's got a motherboard with Hybrid SLI.

 

should i get these or .46 ?

 

probably .46 since they are very beta, basically alpha

 

Testing now.

 

LedHed: eer.... as it was stated before.... it's not like there's a serious difference between the .46's and .47's. if the .47's are out, why not use those. either way, you'd be using something seriously not releasable.

edmodel: like digital demon said, he has a motherboard that supports Hybrid-SLI (i.e. it's a motherboard with an on-board graphics card, as well as the ability to install one or two dedicated graphics cards. When not gaming, he can disable the video cards completely, and run on the on-board graphics chip, reducing heat generation and power use.

And you're ALWAYS dropping into 2d clocks. 2d clocks = desktop environment. 3d clocks = gaming. When graphics performance is needed, the video card automatically jumps up to it's actual clock speeds. When at the desktop, it throttles the clock speeds back to what is set for 2d mode. Basically the same concept as Hybrid-SLI, but not even remotely close to being as effective on both the power usage and heat generation.

 

but gpu-z always shows the clocks as being at their highest, I'm pretty sure it's not downclocking.

 

Are you looking at the graphics card tab or the sensors tab in GPU-Z?
The graphics tab is always going to show what the high power 3D clocks are
whereas the sensor tab shows the current clocks.

 

yes, the sensors tab.

 

Windows XP SP2 x64 3DMark06 = 8009 182.08WHQL :finger:

Windows XP SP2 x64 3DMark06 = 8096 182.46

Windows XP SP2 x64 3DMark06 = 8201 182.47 :whip:

This night i go run benchmark in Windows Vista x64 to test