IMPORTANT INFO FOR NVIDIA USERS (13/9/2023)

[Dewa]

Nvidia just released new Geforce drivers that improves starfield performance

My FPS jumped massively on 8GB 3060Ti to an average of 60-75 fps even in major crowded cities (using the DLSS2 mod, will test without afterwards)

[Gilmore]

It’s funny. I’ve seen people say the new drivers improve performance, and other people say that it makes it way worse.

I’ll wait for now.

[dannyj147]

[AmaiAmai]

It won't improve it for everyone as there are many reasons for poor performance besides GPU.

[Wahnwitzig]

New driver has Resizable BAR enabled by default in Starfield.

[Bad Behavior Defender]

Real OG use NVcleanstall or other similar programs to install their drivers. No needs for Nvidia spywares.

[Klutch]

Pretty much same on 3090, major fps uplift and lows are much more stable. Very smooth, 100 - 120 fps @ Ultra 2560x1440

[Dewa]

Originally posted by Gilmore:

It’s funny. I’ve seen people say the new drivers improve performance, and other people say that it makes it way worse.

I’ll wait for now.

It depends on your hardware, since i'm noticing a lot less GPU usage (down from ~90% average to around ~80%) but better performance overall

Also i did have to wait like 5 minutes for starfield to rebuild the shader cache, so that might also be a factor

[M]

Originally posted by Wahnwitzig:

New driver has Resizable BAR enabled by default in Starfield.

resizable bar on its own adds like 5% performance to the game. I highly suspect, that they changed more, than just this.

[Dewa]

Originally posted by Ghost_Star:

Real OG use NVcleanstall or other similar programs to install their drivers. No needs for Nvidia spywares.

...Then use that, people who like the convenience can just enjoy what they already have

Originally posted by AmaiAmai:

It won't improve it for everyone as there are many reasons for poor performance besides GPU.

I'm aware, but considering how Starfield launched without proper driver support for NVIDIA GPUs, this certainly helps, to varying degrees of course

[Lano-17]

Originally posted by Gilmore:

It’s funny. I’ve seen people say the new drivers improve performance, and other people say that it makes it way worse.

I’ll wait for now.

The driver improves about 5-6% on average or a little more on RTX 40 series, If you had not previously have ReBar force On. Everyone else only sees higher results due to stuck caches, (or rarely bad vsync settings.)

[Jeronimo Collares]

RTX 1650 - i5 (10g) great improve ON GROUND. But some things still BUGGED, like planet textures (render from space).

[Bad Behavior Defender]

Originally posted by Dewa:

Originally posted by Ghost_Star:

Real OG use NVcleanstall or other similar programs to install their drivers. No needs for Nvidia spywares.

...Then use that, people who like the convenience can just enjoy what they already have

Just trying to teach those unaware, it's amazing what people are willing to sacrifice in the name of convenience.

[Flux]

Originally posted by Dewa:

Nvidia just released new Geforce drivers that improves starfield performance

My FPS jumped massively on 8GB 3060Ti to an average of 60-75 fps even in major crowded cities (using the DLSS2 mod, will test without afterwards)

whats your in game settings at, medium, high? I also have a 3060ti.

[BullDawg308]

I'm on a mobile 3080 and my performance dropped to 20fps with the update and it was working fine before. I'm reinstalling it now. Can I revert to the previous drivers if it remains terrible?

[Jupp]

Be aware that as soon you are installing new nvidia drivers, starfield tends to reset your ingame quality settings, obviously causing a massive jump/increase in FPS.

So, after installing the drivers, double check your ingame quality settings!