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The video discusses Nvidia's strategy of releasing game-ready drivers optimized for specific games to maximize performance and stability. Although driver updates may not always result in significant performance boosts, Nvidia maintains strong relationships with developers to fine-tune drivers. These drivers, supporting a wide range of games and hardware, undergo extensive testing but can still cause issues, leading to Studio drivers for content creators. Both Nvidia and AMD have faced driver challenges in the past, emphasizing the critical role of driver development. The industry's move towards DirectX12 shifts responsibility to game developers, sometimes leading to issues necessitating hotfix drivers.
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In this segment of the video, it discusses how Nvidia releases game-ready drivers for their graphics cards optimized for specific new games, but downloading the latest driver may not always provide a significant performance boost. The misconception about drivers being a silver bullet for performance traces back to older models like Reva TNT in 1998. While significant performance increases with new drivers are not as common due to close collaboration between developers and Nvidia during game development, Nvidia still maintains strong relationships with major game studios to optimize drivers. Nvidia sends pre-release drivers to developers, tests over 4500 hardware combinations, and refines settings in GeForce Experience for optimal PC performance.
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In this segment of the video, it is discussed how game-ready drivers, such as those from Nvidia, aim to ensure stability while maximizing performance. Nvidia has disabled certain features like resizable bar support in games to prevent performance issues on specific hardware configurations. The drivers are designed to support a wide range of games and hardware, leading to their large size. Despite extensive testing, game-ready drivers can still cause issues, leading to Nvidia offering Studio drivers for content creators for increased stability. Both Nvidia and AMD have faced driver issues in the past, highlighting the importance of driver development. The industry’s shift towards DirectX12 places more responsibility on game developers, sometimes resulting in violations of the spec unknowingly. This necessitates the continued use of hotfix drivers to address specific issues.