No surprise here: Nvidia responds to Catalyst 12.11 with 310.54

Read the info here, and make your own judgement: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-310-54-beta-drivers-released

I'd say the 12.11 drivers are still the winners. The 7970ghz outperforms the 680 for less cost, and the 660ti continues to have terrible value by getting comparable performance to a 7870ghz while being the same price as a 7950.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1322119/12-11-vs-310-33

http://hardocp.com/article/2012/11/12/fall_2012_gpu_driver_comparison_roundup/1

I'd say the 12.11 drivers are still the winners. The 7970ghz outperforms the 680 for less cost, and the 660ti continues to have terrible value by getting comparable performance to a 7870ghz while being the same price as a 7950.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1322119/12-11-vs-310-33

http://hardocp.com/article/2012/11/12/fall_2012_gpu_driver_comparison_roundup/1

ferret-gamer

Those two links you made refer to the 310.33 driver. According to the Geforce release, 310.54 adds more performance boosts for other games.

That's not to say I don't agree with you, though. I'd still like to see an independent source to verify the results first.

Read the info here, and make your own judgement: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-310-54-beta-drivers-released

ravenguard90

AMD has another beta driver i.e. Catalyst 12.11 beta 7. http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/download_amd_catalyst_12_11_beta_7.html

hardocp.com uses Catalyst 12.11 beta 6

[QUOTE="ravenguard90"]

Read the info here, and make your own judgement: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-310-54-beta-drivers-released

ronvalencia

AMD has another beta driver i.e. Catalyst 12.11 beta 7. http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/download_amd_catalyst_12_11_beta_7.html

hardocp.com uses Catalyst 12.11 beta 6

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]

I'd say the 12.11 drivers are still the winners. The 7970ghz outperforms the 680 for less cost, and the 660ti continues to have terrible value by getting comparable performance to a 7870ghz while being the same price as a 7950.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1322119/12-11-vs-310-33

http://hardocp.com/article/2012/11/12/fall_2012_gpu_driver_comparison_roundup/1

ravenguard90

Those two links you made refer to the 310.33 driver. According to the Geforce release, 310.54 adds more performance boosts for other games.

That's not to say I don't agree with you, though. I'd still like to see an independent source to verify the results first.

While I have a GTX 690... I'm glad AMD is fighting back. The more competition, the better the prices, better drivers and the faster new cards come out.

[QUOTE="ravenguard90"]

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]

I'd say the 12.11 drivers are still the winners. The 7970ghz outperforms the 680 for less cost, and the 660ti continues to have terrible value by getting comparable performance to a 7870ghz while being the same price as a 7950.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1322119/12-11-vs-310-33

http://hardocp.com/article/2012/11/12/fall_2012_gpu_driver_comparison_roundup/1

ferret-gamer

Those two links you made refer to the 310.33 driver. According to the Geforce release, 310.54 adds more performance boosts for other games.

That's not to say I don't agree with you, though. I'd still like to see an independent source to verify the results first.

Ah, I see. Didn't see that upon first glimpse. Guess it's not looking good right now for Nvidia...

Just to be sure that they are actually "tweaking" the numbers, though, I'd like to see a BF3 benchmark comparison, since that does show a significant jump.

While I have a GTX 690... I'm glad AMD is fighting back. The more competition, the better the prices, better drivers and the faster new cards come out.

Truth_Hurts_U

[QUOTE="Truth_Hurts_U"]

While I have a GTX 690... I'm glad AMD is fighting back. The more competition, the better the prices, better drivers and the faster new cards come out.

yellosnolvr

I had to uninstall the 12.11 beta because it was screwing up Photoshop. If I tried to use a hue that had the blue levels at 100%, it would show up as a pixelated black splotch with the correct hue aroudn the edges. It's too bad, because I rather liked the performance boost in my games. Hopefully they fix t for the official release, because it was working fine up until today.

While I have a GTX 690... I'm glad AMD is fighting back. The more competition, the better the prices, better drivers and the faster new cards come out.

Truth_Hurts_U

I had to uninstall the 12.11 beta because it was screwing up Photoshop. If I tried to use a hue that had the blue levels at 100%, it would show up as a pixelated black splotch with the correct hue aroudn the edges. It's too bad, because I rather liked the performance boost in my games. Hopefully they fix t for the official release, because it was working fine up until today.

Timstuff

I had to uninstall the 12.11 beta because it was screwing up Photoshop. If I tried to use a hue that had the blue levels at 100%, it would show up as a pixelated black splotch with the correct hue aroudn the edges. It's too bad, because I rather liked the performance boost in my games. Hopefully they fix t for the official release, because it was working fine up until today.

Timstuff

Use radeonpro and set up game profiles.

310.54 wont work with W8 and my setup, the OS just refuses to startup, goes into an endless boot loop.

310.54 wont work with W8 and my setup, the OS just refuses to startup, goes into an endless boot loop.

GTR12

Wonder if it'll have any effect on GTX200 series

[QUOTE="GTR12"]

310.54 wont work with W8 and my setup, the OS just refuses to startup, goes into an endless boot loop.

SPBoss

Nah its fine now lol

Wonder if it'll have any effect on GTX200 series

kraken2109

[QUOTE="kraken2109"]

Wonder if it'll have any effect on GTX200 series

04dcarraher

Other than a couple oddball reviews, I thought most data indicate the GTX 680 slightly outperformed the 7970? I have both cards, but the radeon just sits around in a box. I can't even get rid of it on CL for $350

Other than a couple oddball reviews, I thought most data indicate the GTX 680 slightly outperformed the 7970? I have both cards, but the radeon just sits around in a box. I can't even get rid of it on CL for $350

HooahDOc

Depends on the benchmark mix.

For example

Light weight games from Activision-Blizzard would skew the average.

A customer can buy a new HIS branded 7970 for $376.9(after rebates) with 3 bundled games (FarCry3, HitMan, Sleeping Dogs). Link http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=70&sort=a5

[QUOTE="ronvalencia"]

[QUOTE="ravenguard90"]

Read the info here, and make your own judgement: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-310-54-beta-drivers-released

ShadowDeathX

AMD has another beta driver i.e. Catalyst 12.11 beta 7. http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/download_amd_catalyst_12_11_beta_7.html

hardocp.com uses Catalyst 12.11 beta 6

Cat 12.11 Beta 8 has been released http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst1211betadriver.aspx

• Improves performance up to 5% in Max Payne 3
• Includes single GPU performance updates for Far Cry 3
• Improves CrossFire scaling for Planetside 2 (Crossfire scaling is still limited to ~30% at 2560x1600)
• Resolves the Skyrim lighting issue (missing a lighting pass) for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
• Resolves the hang encountered playing Dishonored on the AMD Radeon HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
• AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta 8 for Linux includes significant performance improvements for Left for Dead 2

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"][QUOTE="ronvalencia"]

AMD has another beta driver i.e. Catalyst 12.11 beta 7. http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/download_amd_catalyst_12_11_beta_7.html

hardocp.com uses Catalyst 12.11 beta 6

ronvalencia

Cat 12.11 Beta 8 has been released http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst1211betadriver.aspx

• Improves performance up to 5% in Max Payne 3
• Includes single GPU performance updates for Far Cry 3
• Improves CrossFire scaling for Planetside 2 (Crossfire scaling is still limited to ~30% at 2560x1600)
• Resolves the Skyrim lighting issue (missing a lighting pass) for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
• Resolves the hang encountered playing Dishonored on the AMD Radeon HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
• AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta 8 for Linux includes significant performance improvements for Left for Dead 2

[QUOTE="HooahDOc"]

Other than a couple oddball reviews, I thought most data indicate the GTX 680 slightly outperformed the 7970? I have both cards, but the radeon just sits around in a box. I can't even get rid of it on CL for $350

ronvalencia

A customer can buy a new HIS branded 7970 for $376.9(after rebates) with 3 bundled games (FarCry3, HitMan, Sleeping Dogs). Link http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=70&sort=a5

The price is nice, but unfortunately the XFX version is the only 7970 that will fit inside my Storm Scout. It's not like I can afford a new GPU at the moment anyway, though.