could this be Nvidia's answer to AMD Mantle I wonder. It could help with SC performance too hopefully.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1479451/vc-n ... -april-7th
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Introduces key DirectX optimizations which result in reduced game-loading times and significant performance increases across a wide variety of games. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration. Here are some examples of measured gains versus the previous 335.23 WHQL driver:
GeForce GTX 700 Series (Single GPU): •Up to 64% in Total War: Rome II
•Up to 25% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
•Up to 23% in Sleeping Dogs
•Up to 21% in Star Swarm
•Up to 15% in Batman: Arkham Origins
•Up to 10% in Metro: Last Light
•Up to 8% in Hitman Absolution
•Up to 7% in Sniper Elite V2
•Up to 6% in Tomb Raider
•Up to 6% in F1 2013
GeForce GTX 700 Series (SLI): •Up to 71% in Total War: Rome II
•Up to 53% in Sniper Elite V2
•Up to 45% in Aliens vs. Predator
•Up to 31% in Sleeping Dogs
•Up to 20% in CoD: Black Ops 2
•Up to 10% in Hitman Absolution
•Up to 9% in F1 2013
•Up to 7% in Far Cry 3
•Up to 6% in Metro: Last Light
•Up to 6% in Batman: Arkham Origins