This is probably just me, but over the past few months I've had to apply resolution scaling as my 1080p output - via HDMI - was too large for my 1080p monitor. I downloaded these drivers last night and not only has the scaling been reverted (so the image is too large), but the Control Panel has vanished, too. I've had to switch back to RGB to get the output back to actual size.
I've probably not worded myself right, sorry. Essentially, I've had to go from HDMI to D-Sub/VGA. Not a biggie now that I've had to switch to a smaller display. It was just a minor grumble. Losing the Control Panel is worse.
That sounds like you should make sure your screen is set to Just Scan. Overscan is something that tends to be defaulted to on screens intended for TVs.
Incremental benefits related to nVidia specific settings and i like the way you can increase the monitor frequency, say from 60Hz up to say 75Hz yourself without relying on Freesync technology.
Funny thing that the prev "GameReady" driver was also optimized for Forza7, it's nice to see that drivers still need to be optimized in DX12, prev driver had not so great perf compared to the Radeons:
What I find fascinating is that HardOCP recently benched Forza 7 in actual 4k max settings gameplay instead of the built in benchmark, and got a completely different result. The Vega 64 (87.9 FPS) performed marginally better than the 1080 (82.5) but was crushed by the 1080 Ti (121.4) as usual.
Their gameplay review used a different camera position, so it's possible that somehow that was to blame. I'm holding off any judgement for now; but I hope someone will take the time to do extensive gameplay testing with assorted camera angles and other game play options.
computerbase.de has done a test similar to HardOCPs in that it's a gameplay sample (not the same gameplay though). They too had results with GTX 1080 and Vega 64 roughly equal.
They also tested the 1060 and 1080 with the newest driver. Both saw substantial speedups (17% for the 1080, 12% for the 1060) in average FPS - which put the 1080 comfortably ahead of the Vega 64. 99% percentile FPS was up 20% on both cards. Nvidia was farther behind on this with the old driver, but the new one has the 1080 tied with Vega 64 here too.
A second gameplay test showing the same thing suggests that the benchmark is non-representative in some way. (I really hope that's what it means anyway, since the alternative would be a return to trying to detect and cheat on benchmark runs. I so hope that sort of behavior is safely buried in the past.)
SLI is going the way of the dodo bird. I use a single Titan XP card and have no need for SLI anymore for gaming. Volta will provide even higher performance, which will all but eliminate the need for two graphics cards for the purposes of gaming with maybe the exception of uber configurations that have extremely high resolutions (i.e., 8K and beyond).
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silverblue - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
This is probably just me, but over the past few months I've had to apply resolution scaling as my 1080p output - via HDMI - was too large for my 1080p monitor. I downloaded these drivers last night and not only has the scaling been reverted (so the image is too large), but the Control Panel has vanished, too. I've had to switch back to RGB to get the output back to actual size.nathanddrews - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
Are you talking about overscan? You should be in RGB mode anyway unless you have a specific need to use YPbPr.silverblue - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
I've probably not worded myself right, sorry. Essentially, I've had to go from HDMI to D-Sub/VGA. Not a biggie now that I've had to switch to a smaller display. It was just a minor grumble. Losing the Control Panel is worse.futrtrubl - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
That sounds like you should make sure your screen is set to Just Scan. Overscan is something that tends to be defaulted to on screens intended for TVs.silverblue - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
There doesn't appear to be the option, but I can live with it. Thanks. :)imaheadcase - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
For ASUS 4K displays, “Use NVIDIA Color Setting” in NVIDIA Control Panel is not saved after updating or rolling back driverWhat is the downsides or upsides to using NVIDIA vs monitor settings? I never really understood which is really the better one.
Agent Smith - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
Incremental benefits related to nVidia specific settings and i like the way you can increase the monitor frequency, say from 60Hz up to say 75Hz yourself without relying on Freesync technology.imaheadcase - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
Anything else, like is colors better or is it all subjective? Say you use photoshop or video editing..for example.xXx][Zenith - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
Funny thing that the prev "GameReady" driver was also optimized for Forza7, it's nice to see that drivers still need to be optimized in DX12, prev driver had not so great perf compared to the Radeons:https://youtu.be/OiqnxheCUUw?t=22
DanNeely - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
What I find fascinating is that HardOCP recently benched Forza 7 in actual 4k max settings gameplay instead of the built in benchmark, and got a completely different result. The Vega 64 (87.9 FPS) performed marginally better than the 1080 (82.5) but was crushed by the 1080 Ti (121.4) as usual.Their gameplay review used a different camera position, so it's possible that somehow that was to blame. I'm holding off any judgement for now; but I hope someone will take the time to do extensive gameplay testing with assorted camera angles and other game play options.
https://www.hardocp.com/article/2017/10/09/amd_rad...
DanNeely - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
computerbase.de has done a test similar to HardOCPs in that it's a gameplay sample (not the same gameplay though). They too had results with GTX 1080 and Vega 64 roughly equal.They also tested the 1060 and 1080 with the newest driver. Both saw substantial speedups (17% for the 1080, 12% for the 1060) in average FPS - which put the 1080 comfortably ahead of the Vega 64. 99% percentile FPS was up 20% on both cards. Nvidia was farther behind on this with the old driver, but the new one has the 1080 tied with Vega 64 here too.
A second gameplay test showing the same thing suggests that the benchmark is non-representative in some way. (I really hope that's what it means anyway, since the alternative would be a return to trying to detect and cheat on benchmark runs. I so hope that sort of behavior is safely buried in the past.)
https://www.computerbase.de/2017-09/forza-7-benchm...
Ninjawithagun - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
SLI is going the way of the dodo bird. I use a single Titan XP card and have no need for SLI anymore for gaming. Volta will provide even higher performance, which will all but eliminate the need for two graphics cards for the purposes of gaming with maybe the exception of uber configurations that have extremely high resolutions (i.e., 8K and beyond).jfallen - Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - link
Driver is junk. wont install. GTX980TI FE, i7-4770, win10-64. no overclocks. 385.41 is stable. have reported to Nvidia.