Get Battlefield 3 Beta Performance Boost With New Nvidia 285 Drivers

nvidia 285.38

Nvidia has released the new 285.38 beta drivers, in preperation for the upcoming Battlefield 3 beta launch. The release notes are claiming some significant optimization and promising a 38% performance boost with increased stability, image quality and an SLI profile. If you're still wondering whether your graphics card is capable of running Battlefield 3, reddit user monkeycrumpets has prepared a very helpful rough chart of supported graphics cards for the different specs.

You can find out more about the upcoming open beta here and the key release notes + download links for the 285.38 beta drivers below.

Here's what's new in 285.38

ïµ This driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v9.11.06.21.

NVIDIA GPU PhysX acceleration is available only on systems with GeForce 8â€series

and later GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory.

NVIDIA GPU PhysX acceleration is not available if there a nonâ€NVIDIA graphics

processor in the system, even if it is not used for rendering.

ïµ This driver package installs the HD audio driver, version 1.2.24.0.

ïµ This drive offers the following game performance improvements:

Increased performance in Battlefield 3 by up to 38%.
Improved overall stability and image quality in Battlefield 3.
Improved compatibility and performance for RAGE.
Added or updated SLI profiles for Battlefield 3, Dead Island, Diablo III, Dragon Age 2, Need for Speed: The Run, and Saints Row: The Third.
Fixed a performance regression in 285.27 beta running Crysis 2 (DirectX 9)

Changes in Version 285.38 and common issues resolved since version 285.27

Windows Vista/Windows 7 32-bit Issues Resolved

Single-GPU Issues

ïµ GeForce 500 series: With ambient occlusion enabled in the NVIDIA Control Panel, the shadows of objects flicker in several 3D games, such as Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor; Halfâ€Life 2: Episode 2; Need for Speed: Shift; Team Fortress 2; Unreal Tournament 3.