Nvidia Forceware 169.44 Beta

**MIG-31** · Mar 6, 2008, 08:13 PM

Beta driver for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
Recommended for use with Crysis Patch v1.2.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
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Download: 32 Bit / 64 Bit

OmegaRED · Mar 7, 2008, 03:32 AM

About damn time another Crysis driver came from Nvidia

slickric21 · Mar 7, 2008, 12:15 PM

Been testing these drivers and comparing them to 174.12 (my preferred 174.xx series driver)
Heres what I found.
WinXp 32,1600x900,Settings all High,Config used to set Very High Object & Disable texture streaming, results = average of 4 Crysis GPU benchmark runs.

Crysis V1.1,
169.44
min 29.37 max 48.25 ave 38.95
174.12
min 29.31 max 49.17 ave 39.31

Crysis V1.2
169.44
min 30.70 max 48.22 ave 39.62
174.12
min 30.16 max 50.12 ave 40.02

Notes/Problems :
169.44 = AA from profiles not working, no 1600x900 res (had to add as custom), custom res don't scale/center properly.
174.12 = no problems

Conclusion:
= 1.2 patch makes a small increase in FPS difference for both drivers
= The drivers have similar performance, 169.44 may have edge IQ wise
= I'll be using 174.12 driver as 169.44 has too many problems !!!!

Mar 6, 2008, 08:13 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,843 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Nvidia Forceware 169.44 Beta Beta driver for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs. Recommended for use with Crysis Patch v1.2. Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here. ____________ Download: 32 Bit / 64 Bit __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Mar 7, 2008, 03:32 AM	#2
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	About damn time another Crysis driver came from Nvidia __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Mar 7, 2008, 12:15 PM	#3
slickric21 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norwich, Uk Posts: 84 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Been testing these drivers and comparing them to 174.12 (my preferred 174.xx series driver) Heres what I found. WinXp 32,1600x900,Settings all High,Config used to set Very High Object & Disable texture streaming, results = average of 4 Crysis GPU benchmark runs. Crysis V1.1, 169.44 min 29.37 max 48.25 ave 38.95 174.12 min 29.31 max 49.17 ave 39.31 Crysis V1.2 169.44 min 30.70 max 48.22 ave 39.62 174.12 min 30.16 max 50.12 ave 40.02 Notes/Problems : 169.44 = AA from profiles not working, no 1600x900 res (had to add as custom), custom res don't scale/center properly. 174.12 = no problems Conclusion: = 1.2 patch makes a small increase in FPS difference for both drivers = The drivers have similar performance, 169.44 may have edge IQ wise = I'll be using 174.12 driver as 169.44 has too many problems !!!! __________________