Nvidia’s latest graphics driver increases performance in DX12 games by up to 24%

This week's Nvidia graphics driver update not only adds support for the RTX 4090, but also makes some new optimisations, improving DX12 performance for RTX 30 series GPUs by up to 24 percent. 

While a lot of games still offer a DX11 version, the majority of titles now support DX12. The new GeForce Game Ready 522.25 WHQL driver significantly boosts the RTX 30 GPUs in several titles and introduces new shader compilation optimisations, reduced CPU overhead and Re-Bar support for games such as Forza Horizon 5 or F1 22. With these enhancements, Nvidia hopes to reduce the occurrence of CPU-bound scenarios, giving room for the GPU to work harder.

The performance gains vary depending on the title. Nvidia only shared performance figures for AC: Valhalla, Cyberpunk 2077 (RT+DLSS) and Forza Horizon, but there are other titles with noticeable performance gains. The full list can be found below:

• Assassin's Creed Valhalla: up to 24% (1080p)
• Battlefield 2042: up to 7% (1080p)
• Borderlands 3: Up to 8% (1080p)
• Call of Duty: Vanguard: up to 12% (4K)
• Control: up to 6% (4K)
• Cyberpunk 2077: up to 20% (1080p)
• F1 22: up to 17% (4K)
• Far Cry 6: up to 5% (1440p)
• Forza Horizon 5: up to 8% (1080P)
• Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition: up to 8% (4k)
• Red Dead Redemption 2: up to 7% (1080p)
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider: up to 5% (1080p)
• Tom Clancy’s The Division 2: up to 5% (1080p)
• Watch Dogs: Legion: up to 9% (1440p)

The RTX 4090 isn't the only GPU receiving support with the 522.25 Game Ready driver. VideoCardz also found three new RTX 30 IDs in the “nv_dispig.inf” file that were not mentioned in the official patch notes. One of them is a GA102-based RTX 3070 Ti. The others are a new RTX 3060 Ti based on the GA104 and a new GA106-based RTX 3060. These new cards could be the same as the ones mentioned in recent rumours regarding new RTX 30 series cards with GDDR6X memory.

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Kitguru says: Have you already tried the new driver? Did you notice any performance gains in any DX12-based game you have on your PC?

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