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Hey guys, I saw this over on the M14x sub-forum so I thought I'd share them here.
I'm downloading now so I haven't tested them yet but let's hope they do some good for BF3!
NVIDIA 285.62 WHQL drivers
Goodluck!
Release notes:
As part of the NVIDIA Verde Notebook Driver Program, this is a reference driver that can be installed on supported NVIDIA notebook GPUs. However, please note that your notebook original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM about recommended software updates for your notebook. OEMs may not provide technical support for issues that arise from the use of this driver.
Before downloading this driver:
1.Please check to make sure that your notebook has a supported GPU (refer to the Products Supported tab below).
2.It is recommended that you backup your current system configuration. Click here for instructions.
3.If you own a Dell Inspiron 1420, Dell XPS M1330, Dell XPS M1530, or Dell Latitude D630/D630c it is highly recommended that you first install this Dell software update.
RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS :
This is the first WHQL-certified release from the Release 285 family of drivers. You can read more about this family of drivers on GeForce.com.
Product Support
This driver supports the following NVIDIA notebook GPUs (please refer to the Products Supported tab for exceptions):
ION notebook GPUs.
GeForce 8M, 9M, 100M, 200M, 300M, 400M, and 500M-series notebook GPUs.
Quadro 5010M, 5000M, 4000M 3000M, 2000M and 1000M notebook GPUs.
Quadro NVS-series notebook GPUs (only those that support DirectX 10 or higher).
Quadro FX-series notebook GPUs (only those that support DirectX 10 or higher).
NVS-series notebook GPUs (only those that support DirectX 10 or higher).
New in Version 285.62
This is the recommended driver for Battlefield 3. It contains several performance and compatibility enhancements for the final release of the game. Check here to see if your PC is ready for Battlefield 3.
This is also the recommended and enhanced driver for Batman: Arkham City and RAGE.
Check here to see if your PC is ready for Batman: Arkham City
Contains a fix for the driver timeouts reported with the R285 beta drivers.
New in R285 Drivers
Performance
Increases performance for GeForce 400 and 500-series GPUs in several PC games vs. v280.26 WHQL drivers. The following are some examples of improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
GeForce GTX 580:
◦Up to 6% in Battlefield 3
◦Up to 5% in Call of Duty: Black Ops
◦Up to 7% in Civilization V with SLI
◦Up to 5% in Crysis 2 DX11 with SLI
◦Up to 7% in F1 2010 with SLI
◦Up to 5% in Lost Planet 2 with SLI
◦Up to 5% in Mafia 2 with SLI
◦Up to 13% in Metro 2033 with SLI
◦Up to 8% in STALKER: Call of Pripyat with SLI
◦Up to 5% in StarCraft 2
GeForce GTX 560:
◦Up to 4% in Bulletstorm
◦Up to 5% in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 with SLI
◦Up to 11% in Battlefield 3
◦Up to 6% in Call of Duty: Black Ops
◦Up to 5% in Crysis 2 DX11 with SLI
◦Up to 7% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI
◦Up to 7% in F1 2010 with SLI
◦Up to 5% in Just Cause 2 with SLI
◦Up to 5% in Lost Planet 2 with SLI
◦Up to 4% in Mafia 2 with SLI
◦Up to 7% in Metro 2033 with SLI
◦Up to 11% in STALKER: Call of Pripyat with SLI
◦Up to 7% in StarCraft 2NVIDIA PhysX
Updates PhysX System Software to version 9.11.06.21.
NVIDIA SLI
Added or updated SLI profiles for Battlefield 3, Dead Island, Diablo III, Dragon Age 2, Need for Speed: The Run, and Saints Row: The Third.
HD Audio
Updates HD Audio driver to version 1.2.24.0.
OpenGL
Adds support for OpenGL 4.2 for GeForce 400 series and 500 series GPUs.
NVIDIA 3D Vision
The 3D Vision Controller (USB) driver is included in this driver package. Users are no longer required to install the 3D Vision CD driver or a separate 3D Vision Controller driver. For more information, please view this knowledgebase article.
Adds support for viewing 3DVisionLive.com and YouTube 3D with NVIDIA SLI PCs. Please view this knowledgebase article for more information on 3D Vision Window Mode.
Window mode is now the default viewing option for the 3D Vision Photo Viewer.
Added the following 3D Vision game profiles:
◦Aion
◦Diablo 3
◦Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
◦Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) 2
◦From Dust
◦Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2
◦Last Remnant Benchmark
◦Men of War Assault Squad
◦Stock Car
Update the following 3D Vision game profiles:
◦Dirt 3 updated rating to Excellent
Other Details
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.
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
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it only says improved performance for BF3 so i doubt it will be very noticeable... Doesn't mention any % or anything.
Though i probably am the only guy on internets that don't care about BF3.
On the other note, theres nothing of any interest in this update what so ever to me :/ hope next one has something nice. Anyways on with the updating, i like them drivers latest.
EDIT: Love the little slide show
explains the extra few megabytes over the old release.
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My M11x R3 came with 267.something which scored 980 in 3D Mark11.
As you can see in my sig, it gets almost 100 points more with 285.62
Edit: Pretty happy with the new drivers - at least in terms of 3dmark performance
NVIDIA 285.62 WHQL drivers released
Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Rypac, Oct 24, 2011.
