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Nvidia Releases GeForce 340.65 – First Official Drivers Supporting OpenGL 4.5

Nvidia has released a new set of drivers that support the new version of OpenGL, OpenGL 4.5. As the green team noted, PC gamers will need any one of the following Fermi, Kepler or Maxwell based GPUs to get access to all the OpenGL 4.5 and GLSL 4.50 functionality. Naturally, this driver mainly targets developers but those interested in experimenting with them can download them via the following links. Continue reading Nvidia Releases GeForce 340.65 – First Official Drivers Supporting OpenGL 4.5

GeForce 340.52 WHQL Released, Optimized For Metro: Redux & Final Fantasy XIV

Nvidia has released a new WHQL driver for its GPUs that comes with new and updated SLI profiles for a number of games, is optimized for both Metro: Redux and the Chinese version of Final Fantasy XIV, and enables users to take advantage of GameStream technology to stream their PC games to the new SHIELD tablet or SHIELD portable. Continue reading GeForce 340.52 WHQL Released, Optimized For Metro: Redux & Final Fantasy XIV

Nvidia Finally Officially Speaks About AMD’s Mantle – Will Not Support It, No Real Benefit Using It

On MaximumPCMagazine’s latest podcast, Nvidia finally took a stance on AMD’s Mantle. MaximumPCMagazine invited Nvidia’s Distinguished Engineer Tom Petersen and Senior Director of Engineering Rev Lebaradian who shared their thoughts about it, and confirmed that Nvidia is not part of it, will not support it, and there are – at least to them – no big benefits from using it. Continue reading Nvidia Finally Officially Speaks About AMD’s Mantle – Will Not Support It, No Real Benefit Using It

Nvidia Hairworks – New Video Shows Off Fur & Hair, Includes Animals From The Witcher 3

Nvidia has released a new video for its Hairworks middleware that enables developers to simulate and render fur/hair to provide a truly interactive game experience. This video features some animals from CD Projekt RED’s highly anticipated RPG, The Witcher 3, so be sure to check it out if you are fans of it. Enjoy! Continue reading Nvidia Hairworks – New Video Shows Off Fur & Hair, Includes Animals From The Witcher 3

Nvidia GeForce 340.43 Beta Drivers, Ideal For GRID: Autosport & Battlefield: Hardline Beta

Nvidia has just released a new beta driver for its graphics cards. According to the changelog, the GeForce 340.43 Beta drivers ensures players will have the best possible gaming experience for GRID: Autosport and the Battlefield: Hardline Beta. Continue reading Nvidia GeForce 340.43 Beta Drivers, Ideal For GRID: Autosport & Battlefield: Hardline Beta

Nvidia GeForce 337.81 Beta Driver Released, Ideal Driver For Wolfenstein: The New Order & Watch_Dogs

Wolfenstein: The New Order and Watch_Dogs will be released later this month and as you’d expect, Nvidia has released a new beta driver for its graphics cards. This new beta driver is optimized for the aforementioned titles, as it comes with updated SLI profiles for both of them. Continue reading Nvidia GeForce 337.81 Beta Driver Released, Ideal Driver For Wolfenstein: The New Order & Watch_Dogs

PC Gaming Is Doing Great, Nvidia Reports 24 Billion Dollars Estimated Yearly Revenue, Digital Distribution Boosting Sales

During PAX East, a panel was held that discussed the present and the future of PC gaming. In that panel, Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey, Planetside 2 Creative Director Matt Higby, Star Citizen Creative Director Chris Roberts and Nvidia’s Director of Technical marketing Tom Petersen shared things that most of us already were aware of. Continue reading PC Gaming Is Doing Great, Nvidia Reports 24 Billion Dollars Estimated Yearly Revenue, Digital Distribution Boosting Sales

Nvidia’s GeForce 337.50 Beta Are Great But Not Equivalent To AMD’s Mantle Performance Boost

Nvidia today released its latest beta driver for its graphics cards. According to their release notes, the GeForce 337.50 Beta drivers pack key DirectX optimizations which result in reduced game-loading times and significant performance increases across a wide variety of games. Moreover, these gains were said to be noticed in CPU bound titles, therefore we decided to give these drivers a test. The end result pleased us but the performance boost is not as good as the one witnessed with AMD’s Mantle. Continue reading Nvidia’s GeForce 337.50 Beta Are Great But Not Equivalent To AMD’s Mantle Performance Boost