Nvidia GeForce 310.64 Beta Drivers Boost Far Cry 3 Performance


Nvidia has released a new bera driver for its GPUs, the GeForce 310.64. According to its release notes, this driver offers up to 38% faster performance in Far Cry 3. In addition, these drivers also include the previously released optimizations for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Assassin’s Creed III, providing up to 26% faster performance in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and up to 18% faster performance in Assassin’s Creed III, as well as smooth, shimmer-free graphics with TXAA antialiasing in both games.
Those interested can download this new driver from here.
Here is the complete changelog for GeForce 310.64:
GeForce R310 Drivers:
•Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400/500/600 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 306.97 WHQL drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
GeForce GTX 680:
-Up to 38% in Far Cry 3
-Up to 26% in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
-Up to 16% in Battlefield 3
-Up to 18% in Assassin’s Creed III
-Up to 9% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
-Up to 6% in Medal of Honor: Warfighter
-Up to 6% in StarCraft II
-Up to 6% in Dragon Age II
-Up to 6% in Batman: Arkham City
-Up to 5% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
GeForce GTX 660:
-Up to 24% in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
-Up to 10% in Battlefield 3
-Up to 7% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
-Up to 6% in Far Cry 3
-Up to 5% in Dragon Age II
-Up to 5% in Assassin’s Creed III
-Up to 4% in Batman: Arkham City
-Up to 4% in Medal of Honor: Warfighter
•NVIDIA SLI Technology – Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
-Far Cry 3 – updated SLI profile
-Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – updated SLI profile
-Dirt: Showdown – updated SLI profile
-Dota 2 – updated SLI profile
-Dou Zhan Shen – updated SLI profile
-F1 2012 – added SLI profile
-FIFA 13 – added SLI profile
-Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad – updated SLI profile
-Hawken – added SLI profile
-Hitman: Absolution – added SLI profile
-Natural Selection 2 – added SLI profile
-Primal Carnage – added SLI profile
•NVIDIA 3D Vision – Adds or updates the following 3D Vision profiles:
-007 Legends – rated Fair
-Assassin’s Creed III – rated Not Recommended
-Bloody Good Time – rated Good
-Bullet Run – rated Fair
-Bunch of Heroes – rated Good
-CABAL2 – rated Good
-Call of Duty Black Ops 2 – rated Good
-Carrier Command: Gaea Mission – rated 3D Vision Ready
-Dark Souls – rated Fair
-Dishonored – rated Fair
-Euro Truck Simulator 2 – rated Excellent
-FIFA 13 – rated Good
-Hawken – rated 3D Vision Ready
-Hitman: Absolution – rated Fair
-I Am Alive – rated Fair
-Lucius – rated Fair
-Mabinogi Heroes – rated Fair
-Medal of Honor: Warfighter – rated Fair
-Metro: Last Light – rated Good
-MLB 2K12 – rated Fair
-NBA 2K12 – rated Good
-NBA 2K13 – rated Good
-Need for Speed: Most Wanted – rated Fair
-Of Orcs and Men – rated Fair
-Painkiller: Hell & Damnation – rated Fair
-Planetside 2 – rated Not Recommended
-Prepar3D – rated Good
-Sniper Elite V2 – rated Poor
-Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 – rated Poor
-The Amazing Spider-Man – rated Not Recommended
-Tiny Troopers – rated Fair
-Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD – rated Good
-Total War Battles: SHOGUN – rated Good
-Unmechanical – rated Good
-War of the Roses rated Fair
-World Rally Championship 3 rated Good
-XCOM: Enemy Unknown rated Fair
•Other Profile Updates
-Updated NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Counter-strike: Global Offensive
-Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Cross Fire
-Updated NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Darksides 2
-Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Dragon Nest
-Updated NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Guild Wars 2
-Updated NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Mechwarrrior Online
-Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Meng San Guo