GeForce 310.33 Beta Drivers

[Arthur Hucksake]

The 7970 was always a marginally better card on paper.

In what way? Certainly isn't clock for clock.

If AMD can get those drivers stable across the board, they are onto a winner.

nVidia are pushing their luck lately as it is. Taking voltage controls off us and having no real improvements with drivers for the past 4 or 5 sets.

 

[psychodil]

In what way? Certainly isn't clock for clock.

If AMD can get those drivers stable across the board, they are onto a winner.

Eh? the 7970 is most certaibly faster clock for clock.

 

[Broken Hope]

Just a question guys, back when Nvidia had that issue with a driver which caused GPU's to over heat, where they beta's?

For this example, lets just say they where, and they broke your gpu, is that covered by warranty?

They were actually WHQL drivers, though to be fair I've used the majority of Nvidia's beta drivers with my 670 and to be honest their no different in terms of stability compared to the WHQL's

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

Eh? the 7970 is most certaibly faster clock for clock.

Are you talking about the Ghz edition vs a stock 680 here?

 

[psychodil]

Are you talking about the Ghz edition vs a stock 680 here?

No Im talking clock for clock, like you specified

A 7970 @ 1200mhz is faster than a 680 @ 1200Mhz, thats what clock for clock means

 

[LtMatt]

No Im talking clock for clock, like you specified

A 7970 @ 1200mhz is faster than a 680 @ 1200Mhz, thats what clock for clock means

According to this lengthy debate the 7970 was 8% faster back when it had slow drivers. Not sure how much faster it would be now.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1232948/...eal-king-update-7970-8-better-clock-per-clock

Don't flame me, just passing on the link.

Ok, continue.

 

[Gregster]

304.79 stock 3Dmark11 run

310.33 stock 3Dmark11 run



I will have some fun me thinks

Oopsie Fixed

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

No Im talking clock for clock, like you specified

A 7970 @ 1200mhz is faster than a 680 @ 1200Mhz, thats what clock for clock means

Error on my part. I didn't realise a 7970 generally had clocks even close to a stock 680. Figured that's where the Ghz ed. came in.

 

[Rusty0611]

In what way?

Compute power, 384bit bus, more VRAM (yeah it's not needed but we're talking on paper here), over-volting capability as standard...

nVidia are pushing their luck lately as it is. Taking voltage controls off us and having no real improvements with drivers for the past 4 or 5 sets.

I hear you but voltage control has never been on the 600 series other than a couple of premium custom modded designs.

Regarding the drivers I also understand but it's quite possible that they are running already at 98%+* optimisation and as such any improvements are going to be small. If it's a difference between say 85-90%* optimised (aka AMD) and then a stonking driver release to bring it up to 98%+* 9 months down the line then I know what I would prefer .

*figures are pure speculation to illustrate the point

 

[hlennie]

Why do they never show what improvements the 4&5 series have just saying improved performance is a bit lame

 

[tommybhoy]

Regarding the drivers I also understand but it's quite possible that they are running already at 98%+* optimisation and as such any improvements are going to be small. If it's a difference between say 85-90%* optimised (aka AMD) and then a stonking driver release to bring it up to 98%+* 9 months down the line then I know what I would prefer .

*figures are pure speculation to illustrate the point

It's 6 months after the 6 series were released and Nvidia have only recently got there act together themselves regarding game breaking hardware, they are both as bad as each other.

Both overclocked, there was/is a rizzla between them actually playing games, always from the get go.

Fermi took an age to get the proper performance out of it too due to a new architecture, so it's bound to happen.

Everybody is playing games today, not 9 months ago, besides there is a bucket load of new adopters in the last month or so(price drop) that really don't give a ****.

I'm noticing this is the new buzzwords(not just you Rusty) in a lot of posting over and over and over again.

 

[Rusty0611]

Fine Tommy but the point still stands .

 

[*Rich*]

I'll give these a try at some point soon, no rush as it's all running sweet for me at the moment.

 

[Neil79]

Awesome fanx! the new 310's

 

[Kaapstad]

Tried these drivers last night, not good with GTX 690s

Quad sli will not run, the system just freezes up. Single GTX 690 the performance does not seem as good as 306.23

 

[{SAS}TB]

Thanks for the post, but seem to have a decrease in my 670 performance - single and multi set up

 

[Gregster]

Tried these drivers last night, not good with GTX 690s

Quad sli will not run, the system just freezes up. Single GTX 690 the performance does not seem as good as 306.23

Thanks for the post, but seem to have a decrease in my 670 performance - single and multi set up

Boooo I found SLI to be better on stock and my suicide run on 3DMark11 could have been done on any driver if I am honest.

 

[Gregster]

Anyone else had freezing issues with these? It is the only thing I have recently changed and it is only happened since changing to these. Happens while not even gaming, so I am hoping that someone else gets the issue...(sounds wrong I know)

 

[opethdisciple]

No issues here...... (fingers crossed)

 

[Gregster]

Just had a look around and seen a few with the same problem. Different systems and specs will be the cause. Shame they didn't have the forums working I could have sent them the error logs.