NVIDIA had a busy week at CES 2023 with the release of Ada Lovelace and the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, among other things. However, following the conclusion of CES, rumours have begun to surface regarding a potentially significant change in NVIDIA’s GPU driver approach.
NVIDIA is reportedly working on AI-optimized GPU drivers that might provide up to 30% higher performance and give players an average gain of 10%, according to a tweet from CapFrameX, the creator of the frametime recording and analysis tool. Despite being a reliable source, CapFrameX has advised that the rumour has to be treated with care. If the rumour is accurate, it’s unclear if the numbers refer to graphics cards from the GeForce RTX 40 series or older generations.
[Rumor] Nvidia is working on AI optimized drivers. Release maybe this year (Q1).
▶️ Up to 30% more performance
▶️ Average improvement ~10%
▶️ No info about specific genTake this with a grain of salt. If true Nvidia drivers will be real “fine wine”. pic.twitter.com/QGTUL9iK7N
— CapFrameX (@CapFrameX) January 8, 2023
NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang noted the importance of AI in the company’s most recent earnings report, and it has undoubtedly contributed significantly to the company’s financial success. “The ramp of our new platforms―Ada Lovelace RTX graphics, Hopper AI computing, BlueField and Quantum networking, Orin for autonomous vehicles and robotics, and Omniverse―is off to a great start and forms the foundation of our next phase of growth,” Huang said.
AI technologies have also been used in NVIDIA’s DLSS 3, the latest version of its AI-powered upscaling technology, and Tensor cores for gaming and data centre projects. Although the existence of AI-optimized GPU drivers has not yet been confirmed, given NVIDIA’s past work with AI, it is possible. If the rumour is confirmed, it might mark a significant change in the company’s driving approach and perhaps enhance gaming performance.