
We install the latest version of PhysX.ISLC (Purge Standby List) before each benchmark. Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU), the latest version always uninstall old driver using DDU in safe mode, clean, and restart.RivaTuner Statistics Server (RTSS), the latest version.3DMark’s suite and UNIGINE Superposition benchmark, the latest version.All 24 games are patched to their latest versions at the time of publication.Windows 10 64-bit Pro edition, latest updates v21H1, High-performance power plan, HAGS off ( why?), Game Mode, Game DVR & Game Bar features off.AA and AF as noted in games all in-game settings are specified.V-Sync application controlled in the control panel, V-Sync off in-game.Resizable BAR off – Why? Read main reasons here.NVIDIA GeForce 471.96 and 472.12 drivers ‘High Quality’ and ‘prefer maximum performance’ (on a per-game profile-basis) fixed refresh rate (globally).ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q 27? IPS QuadHD (2560 x 1440) 165Hz 4ms G-Sync Monitor for testing games at 1440p resolution.


EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti BLACK EDITION GAMING 11GB, stock clocks.Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 10GB (rev.Kingston HyperX Predator 32GB DDR4 (2×16GB, dual-channel at 3333 MHz CL16).Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO motherboard (Intel Z390 chipset, v.F12l BIOS).

Intel Core i9-9900K (Hyper-Threading/Turbo boost on stock settings).Benching Methodology Test Configuration – Hardware The games tested, settings and hardware are identical except for the GPUs we use and the drivers we compare.

Our testing platform is a recent install of Windows 10 64-bit Pro Edition, an i9-9900K with stock clocks, a Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO motherboard, and 32GB of Kingston DDR4 3333MHz. Our EVGA RTX 2080 Ti BLACK EDITION (Turing GPU micro-architecture). We compare these drivers versus our previously recommended driver 471.96 with both cards, and we perform all tests on the same game version and the same OS build. This driver performance analysis showcases the performance of a Gigabyte AORUS RTX 3080 MASTER (Ampere architecture) and an EVGA RTX 2080 Ti BLACK (Turing architecture) with 24 PC games using the latest GeForce 472.12 Game Ready driver. GeForce 472.12 Driver Performance Analysis – 24 games benchmarked using an RTX 30 Ti
