Nvidias 43.45 On nvidias Website

March 27th, 2003, 16:04

Yup, And they have doubled Pixel Shader performance in Pixel Shader tests 2.0 tests,

Higher 3dmark2003 scores, Rendering everything properly.

And So soon after DX 9.0a hmmm

It would seem that Nvidia is getting their way and there Dual 16 Bit floating point Pixel Shaders will see light.

They are not certified yet but they are candidates.

www.nvidia.com

**Kurbster** · March 27th, 2003, 16:22

looks like there are 2 downloads, one for english and 1 for multiple languages. Good I guess, downloading 15MB extra for nothing I'll use

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G-Pitts · March 27th, 2003, 16:29

Damn, I want to download this and Dx9a but my internet connection sucks. Has anyone test this driver?

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March 27th, 2003, 16:43

Im waiting for phoenix & sxamiga to test those before i touch em at all

G-Pitts · March 27th, 2003, 16:49

Yeah those two is the king of new driver testing. Too bad sxamiga didnt use his TI4600 anymore so I I`m waiting for phoenix to test it

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March 27th, 2003, 16:54

Quote:

Originally posted by ChaosBlade
Im waiting for phoenix & sxamiga to test those before i touch em at all

These drivers run fine on my Geforce 4 Ti.

March 27th, 2003, 17:00

Oh and you chris of course .. cant forget you

ill see about testing those sometime soon .. even that it shouldnt make any diffrence on my Geforce 2 .

**Kurbster** · March 27th, 2003, 17:21

Quote:

Originally posted by ChaosBlade
.. even that it shouldnt make any diffrence on my Geforce 2 .

people on IRC say that there is no or less speed increase with new drivers. It's probably true, since all these new drivers have extra quality feacture more than performance optimizations

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Phoenix · March 27th, 2003, 23:20

Ahhh finally another Nvidia release and with two flavors, the always wanted english only drivers version (at least for me). Now my concern is, why had passed almost 5 months without a WHQL certified Nvidia's drivers.
Chaos & G-Pitts, we all here do reliable tests.
I'll give them a try and do some tests. Let's wait for yeloanzdevil(he's good testing) and everyone else's tests as well

March 28th, 2003, 00:50

Phoenix , yup you are right of course , but there are more dedicated testers and some are less . I try to hear out everyone , but basing out on the more dedicated reporters .

**Yeloazndevil** · March 28th, 2003, 01:07

Here's some Benches with different det drivers along with 43.45
3DMark 2001
41.09 : 10581
43.00 : 10468
43.45 : 10416

I love the smaller size then the other drivers 9MB instead of near 20MB, damn multi language support.

I noticed with these drivers the FPS is a little slower but the graphics are sharper and graphics quality is superb and everything seems much more smoother more smoother than 43.00 and 41.09

In PSX and N64 games not much changed, but when using FSAA at 8XS (D3D) and OpenGL (4X 9 Tap) not much of a performace hit and the problems with the FF9 battle swirls showing screwed up colors are now gone with the new drivers, is a plus in my book. These drivers a great, but I wish there was more speed gain in drivers and they also support DX9.0

Edit: I will post 3DMark 2K3 scores later

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Phoenix · March 28th, 2003, 01:31

After some testing with emulation, with Pete's OpenGL plugin I got more fps, better quality image as better, clearly and vivid colors. The Pete's D3D tests I did, didn't make much difference, just slightly better image quality.
This drivers made me finally install DX9.0a and so far haven't had any troubles with it.

I tested some of my PC games with these new drivers with 4xS AA and 4x AF with decent fps. Also the image quality is awesome.

I'll do more tests later.

These drivers are faster than any other 42.xx or the 43.00/43.03/43.30.
I recommend you to give these a try

Last edited by Phoenix; March 28th, 2003 at 01:38..

March 28th, 2003, 02:30

Phoenix, great report. I leave the Nvidia beta driver testing in capable hands. ChaosBlade, you can trust Phoenix's and Chris Ray's reports as well as you would mine. From what I have heard, I'm sure that my TI 4600 would perform excellently w/these. Unfortunately for my TI, my 9700 pro is now king. Still, I am glad to see that Nvidia is finally going after quality improvements. Their cards are excellent (yes, I still like and respect Nvidia) so their drivers should be as good as possible to show off the capabilites of the cards. Enjoy them, all, and maybe post some screens w/the new drivers.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

**Yeloazndevil** · March 28th, 2003, 02:43

nice review Phoenix, I always try out drivers based on sxamiga reviews now it will be u Phoenix

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Esturk · March 28th, 2003, 02:44

Cool! New drivers. Thanks for the news Chrisray.

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March 28th, 2003, 09:22

Sxamiga , i thought you traded that Ti for the .. 'dark side'

If image quality is the deal with these , i think ill pass em . no need to drop my low enough FPS .

Raqia · March 28th, 2003, 17:28

I found that FPS dropped by 5% in morrowind. There are issues w/ IQ in GTA 3, but the frame rates are more consistent and don't result in frame rate stutters. I think I'll stick to these for now.

March 29th, 2003, 04:51

ChaosBlade, if you consider ATI the "Dark Side" then yes I did. I quit using my TI 4600 and got an ATI Radeon 9700 pro instead. I was (read was) holding out for the GF FX, but February came and went, and no card. Now March is almost gone, and still no card.
I decided it just wasn't worth the wait and went and got the 9700 pro. I haven't regretted it either.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

**fivefeet8** · March 29th, 2003, 06:38

These drivers are nice.. The visual quality on my desktop looks better than ever.. I will try some games with these once I install them..

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hoyoyo80 · March 29th, 2003, 08:11

if u go to 3dchipset.com the driver including the latest one is less than 9 mb,most of them 5~6 mb...i don't why...

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March 27th, 2003, 16:04	#1
ChrisRay Guest Posts: n/a	Nvidias 43.45 On nvidias Website Yup, And they have doubled Pixel Shader performance in Pixel Shader tests 2.0 tests, Higher 3dmark2003 scores, Rendering everything properly. And So soon after DX 9.0a hmmm It would seem that Nvidia is getting their way and there Dual 16 Bit floating point Pixel Shaders will see light. They are not certified yet but they are candidates. www.nvidia.com

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March 27th, 2003, 16:22	#2
Kurbster Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9,440	looks like there are 2 downloads, one for english and 1 for multiple languages. Good I guess, downloading 15MB extra for nothing I'll use __________________

March 27th, 2003, 16:29	#3
G-Pitts Whats Up Doc! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Land Below The Wind, Malaysia Posts: 1,232	Damn, I want to download this and Dx9a but my internet connection sucks. Has anyone test this driver? __________________ Kar-T-Ney + AMD Athlon64 X2 3600+ (2.25 ghz) + 4096 MB DDR2 + Geforce 7600GT 256 MB DDR3 + Realtek HD Audio + WinXP Pro SP2

March 27th, 2003, 16:43	#4
chaosblade Guest Posts: n/a	Im waiting for phoenix & sxamiga to test those before i touch em at all

March 27th, 2003, 16:49	#5
G-Pitts Whats Up Doc! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Land Below The Wind, Malaysia Posts: 1,232	Yeah those two is the king of new driver testing. Too bad sxamiga didnt use his TI4600 anymore so I I`m waiting for phoenix to test it __________________ Kar-T-Ney + AMD Athlon64 X2 3600+ (2.25 ghz) + 4096 MB DDR2 + Geforce 7600GT 256 MB DDR3 + Realtek HD Audio + WinXP Pro SP2

March 27th, 2003, 17:00	#7
chaosblade Guest Posts: n/a	Oh and you chris of course .. cant forget you ill see about testing those sometime soon .. even that it shouldnt make any diffrence on my Geforce 2 .

March 27th, 2003, 23:20	#9
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	Ahhh finally another Nvidia release and with two flavors, the always wanted english only drivers version (at least for me). Now my concern is, why had passed almost 5 months without a WHQL certified Nvidia's drivers. Chaos & G-Pitts, we all here do reliable tests. I'll give them a try and do some tests. Let's wait for yeloanzdevil(he's good testing) and everyone else's tests as well

March 28th, 2003, 00:50	#10
chaosblade Guest Posts: n/a	Phoenix , yup you are right of course , but there are more dedicated testers and some are less . I try to hear out everyone , but basing out on the more dedicated reporters .

March 28th, 2003, 01:07	#11
Yeloazndevil Touka <3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 11,933	Here's some Benches with different det drivers along with 43.45 3DMark 2001 41.09 : 10581 43.00 : 10468 43.45 : 10416 I love the smaller size then the other drivers 9MB instead of near 20MB, damn multi language support. I noticed with these drivers the FPS is a little slower but the graphics are sharper and graphics quality is superb and everything seems much more smoother more smoother than 43.00 and 41.09 In PSX and N64 games not much changed, but when using FSAA at 8XS (D3D) and OpenGL (4X 9 Tap) not much of a performace hit and the problems with the FF9 battle swirls showing screwed up colors are now gone with the new drivers, is a plus in my book. These drivers a great, but I wish there was more speed gain in drivers and they also support DX9.0 Edit: I will post 3DMark 2K3 scores later __________________ Nintendo Network ID: Yeloazndevil Last edited by yeloazndevil; March 28th, 2003 at 02:37..

March 28th, 2003, 01:31	#12
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	After some testing with emulation, with Pete's OpenGL plugin I got more fps, better quality image as better, clearly and vivid colors. The Pete's D3D tests I did, didn't make much difference, just slightly better image quality. This drivers made me finally install DX9.0a and so far haven't had any troubles with it. I tested some of my PC games with these new drivers with 4xS AA and 4x AF with decent fps. Also the image quality is awesome. I'll do more tests later. These drivers are faster than any other 42.xx or the 43.00/43.03/43.30. I recommend you to give these a try Last edited by Phoenix; March 28th, 2003 at 01:38..

March 28th, 2003, 02:30	#13
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Phoenix, great report. I leave the Nvidia beta driver testing in capable hands. ChaosBlade, you can trust Phoenix's and Chris Ray's reports as well as you would mine. From what I have heard, I'm sure that my TI 4600 would perform excellently w/these. Unfortunately for my TI, my 9700 pro is now king. Still, I am glad to see that Nvidia is finally going after quality improvements. Their cards are excellent (yes, I still like and respect Nvidia) so their drivers should be as good as possible to show off the capabilites of the cards. Enjoy them, all, and maybe post some screens w/the new drivers. sincerely, sx/amiga

March 28th, 2003, 02:43	#14
Yeloazndevil Touka <3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 11,933	nice review Phoenix, I always try out drivers based on sxamiga reviews now it will be u Phoenix __________________ Nintendo Network ID: Yeloazndevil

March 28th, 2003, 02:44	#15
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,964	Cool! New drivers. Thanks for the news Chrisray. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition SP1 \| Intel Core i5 2500K - 3.30GHz, 8MB L3 Cache \| Asus P8P67 Deluxe, Intel P67 Chipset, Socket 1155 \| 8GB Kingston PC3-10600 DDR3 \| Nvidia GeForce GTX460, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD1001FALS, 1000GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

March 28th, 2003, 09:22	#16
chaosblade Guest Posts: n/a	Sxamiga , i thought you traded that Ti for the .. 'dark side' If image quality is the deal with these , i think ill pass em . no need to drop my low enough FPS .

March 28th, 2003, 17:28	#17
Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 547	I found that FPS dropped by 5% in morrowind. There are issues w/ IQ in GTA 3, but the frame rates are more consistent and don't result in frame rate stutters. I think I'll stick to these for now.

March 29th, 2003, 04:51	#18
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	ChaosBlade, if you consider ATI the "Dark Side" then yes I did. I quit using my TI 4600 and got an ATI Radeon 9700 pro instead. I was (read was) holding out for the GF FX, but February came and went, and no card. Now March is almost gone, and still no card. I decided it just wasn't worth the wait and went and got the 9700 pro. I haven't regretted it either. sincerely, sx/amiga

March 29th, 2003, 06:38	#19
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March 29th, 2003, 08:11	#20
hoyoyo80 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Darkside Of Xeen Posts: 1,125	if u go to 3dchipset.com the driver including the latest one is less than 9 mb,most of them 5~6 mb...i don't why... __________________ Signature filesize too large