After the February 576 Update: Will the GeForce RTX 5000 be faster with the new driver? 34 comments
Community members with a GeForce RTX 5000 report that the new GeForce 576.02 WHQL driver, released yesterday alongside the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (test), improves the performance of Blackwell graphics cards in the synthetic 3DMark Steel Nomad. Techastuce has measured itself.
Something seems to be happening in 3DMark Steel Nomad.
In the Blackwell (5070/5080/5090) deblocking collection thread, results are reported to be three to eight percent higher in the latest 3DMark test. Techastuce can confirm that for the RTX 5080, 5070 Ti, and 5070, the increase is between 6 and 8%. This behavior is not evident on the RTX 5090, whose launch driver was even a week older than that of the RTX 5080. The RTX 5060 TI also shows no increase with GeForce 576.02, but their launch drivers should have already encountered the latest public driver.
In the other two 3Dmarks, SpeedWay and Time Spy, well-designed by TechAstuce, nothing happens. With Time Spy, performance tends to be slightly lower. 3DMARK Steel Nomad: BestHill List with over 100 graphics cards (GeForce, Radeon, Arc) 3DMark Time Spy: BestList with over 100 graphics cards (GeForce, Radeon, Arc) 3DMark SpeedWay: BestHill List with over 50 graphics cards (GeForce, Radeon, Arc)
It’s important to remember that synthetic 3DMark benchmarks don’t necessarily replicate performance relationships in games. Blackwell also performs better in 3DMark than the average for all games in the large PC core benchmark class.
Your experiences with the new driver?
What experience have other community members already had with the new driver? Can you confirm the improvement in 3DMark, or even talk about growth in games? And what about owners of older graphics cards? Is the RTX 4000 performing well? The editorial team would be very happy to hear your feedback in the comments.
Topics: GeForce GeForce RTX 50 Nvidia Graphics Cards Nvidia Blackwell Driver
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