NVIDIA and AMD each have drivers ready for DOOM Eternal
Don’t start ripping enemies apart until you get the latest drivers.
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What you need to know
DOOM Eternal is the latest addition to the historic DOOM franchise. It brings mayhem, chainsaws, and the gates of hell. To get the best gaming experience, you can grab drivers from either AMD or NVIDIA that optimize systems for DOOM Eternal. For NVIDIA systems, you’ll need to grab theGeForce Game Ready 44.74 WHQL driver. AMD users can grab theRadeon Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.3.1driver.
AMD states that its driver will help gamers get “up to 5% better performance playing Doom Eternal (Ultra Nightmare settings) at 1920x1080p on the Radeon RX 5700XT with Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.3.1, versus Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.2.2.,” as reported byHotHardware.
NVIDIA points out that if you have a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, you can get up to 200 FPS with “every single game setting maxed out.” The latest driver from NVIDIA helps optimize systems for DOOM Eternal. NVIDIA says that “To ensure you get the highest possible framerates with any system configuration, download and install the DOOM Eternal Game Ready Driver.”
DOOM Eternal earned an impressive 4.5 out of 5 inour review. Gaming editor Jez Corden states that “If you loved DOOM 2016, you simply have to buy DOOM Eternal. The gunplay achieves all-new heights, with new gore mechanics, spectacular new weaponry, and varied demons from DOOM’s vast back catalog.”
Related: Our full DOOM Eternal Xbox One review
Another solid id shooter.
id Software brings another smorgasbord of destruction to the plate with DOOM Eternal, a veritable canteen of carnage, full of good gaming protein.
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