All 23 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 471.68 and 471.96 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 (Fixed Refresh Rate On) when testing games at 1440p resolution.ASUS TUF Gaming VG289Q 28? IPS UltraHD (3840×2160) 60Hz 5ms FreeSync Monitor (Fixed Refresh Rate On) when testing games at 2160p resolution.Corsair RM750x, 750W 80PLUS Gold power supply unit.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 Our EVGA RTX 2080 Ti BLACK EDITION (Turing GPU micro-architecture). 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. We compare these drivers versus our previously recommended driver 471.68 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 23 PC games including Myst (2021) using the latest GeForce 471.96 Game Ready driver. GeForce 471.96 Driver Performance Analysis – 23 games benchmarked, including Myst (2021) using an RTX 30 Ti

Nvidia driver 471.96