Helped with:
Texture loads, long distance textures, high quality textures, and helped with tearing.
http://www.geforce.com/News/articles/how-to-unlock-rages-high-resolution-textures-with-a-few-simple-tweaks
Side note :
I've been enjoying the game alot! I like the old school gory doom/quake style it has. The Missions and the story is awesome. Sound track is great and so is audio effects.