GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.18 WHQL (Vista/Win 7)

**MIG-31** · Jun 18, 2009, 05:46 PM

This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION GPUs.

New in Release 186.18

Numerous bug fixes. More information can be found in the release documentation.
Installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0428.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.

New in Release 185/186 drivers:

Adds support for Ambient Occlusion – the newest NVIDIA Control Panel feature to offer enhanced 3D gaming realism exclusively to GeForce GPUs.
Adds support for CUDA 2.2 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications. See CUDA for more details.
Expands GPU hardware acceleration for the NVIDIA Video Encoding library to GPUs with less than 32 cores. Applications using this library include CyberLink PowerDirector 7, Nero Move it 1.5, Loilo SuperLoiloScope MARS, and CyberLink MediaShow Espresso.
Accelerates performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with Release 185/186 drivers vs. Release 181 drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
- Up to 25% performance increase in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
- Up to 22% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled
- Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled
- Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2
- Up to 30% performance increase in Half-Life 2 engine games with 3-way and 4-way SLI
- Up to 45% performance increase in Mirror’s Edge with antialiasing enabled
Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #3. Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!

Download: 32 Bit / 64 Bit

Sic Puppy · Jun 18, 2009, 11:23 PM

Super,
Will be grabbing these when I get home and will report back.

Mac Daddy · Jun 19, 2009, 02:27 AM

Ditto DLing now thanks Mig

Sic Puppy · Jun 23, 2009, 11:04 PM

No issues found yet on the HL2 engine.

Mac Daddy · Jun 24, 2009, 02:21 AM

No issues found here yet either on the games I usually play.

PH3N0M · Jun 24, 2009, 04:45 AM

They work great with COD4 and COD5 on Windows 7.

Jun 18, 2009, 05:46 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 44,497 Rep Power: 244 System Specs	GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.18 WHQL (Vista/Win 7) This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION GPUs. New in Release 186.18 Numerous bug fixes. More information can be found in the release documentation. Installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0428. Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here. New in Release 185/186 drivers: Adds support for Ambient Occlusion – the newest NVIDIA Control Panel feature to offer enhanced 3D gaming realism exclusively to GeForce GPUs. Adds support for CUDA 2.2 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications. See CUDA for more details. Expands GPU hardware acceleration for the NVIDIA Video Encoding library to GPUs with less than 32 cores. Applications using this library include CyberLink PowerDirector 7, Nero Move it 1.5, Loilo SuperLoiloScope MARS, and CyberLink MediaShow Espresso. Accelerates performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with Release 185/186 drivers vs. Release 181 drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings): Up to 25% performance increase in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Up to 22% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2 Up to 30% performance increase in Half-Life 2 engine games with 3-way and 4-way SLI Up to 45% performance increase in Mirror’s Edge with antialiasing enabled Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #3. Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now! Download: 32 Bit / 64 Bit __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help HardwareHeaven by using Digg! HH Hardware Diggs / GH Gaming Diggs

Jun 18, 2009, 11:23 PM	#2
Sic Puppy As Sic as Puppies Get Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Two Islands To The Right Of Australia, Where They Made Lord Of The Rings Posts: 160 Rep Power: 39 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.18 WHQL (Vista/Win 7) Super, Will be grabbing these when I get home and will report back. __________________ Les: This is Les Grossman, who is this? Kidnapper: THIS IS FLAMING DRAGON! Les: Oh, Okay, Flaming Dragon. Fkface. First, take a big step back... and literally FK YOUR OWN FACE! Les Grossman - Tropic Thunder

Jun 23, 2009, 11:04 PM	#4
Sic Puppy As Sic as Puppies Get Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Two Islands To The Right Of Australia, Where They Made Lord Of The Rings Posts: 160 Rep Power: 39 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.18 WHQL (Vista/Win 7) No issues found yet on the HL2 engine. __________________ Les: This is Les Grossman, who is this? Kidnapper: THIS IS FLAMING DRAGON! Les: Oh, Okay, Flaming Dragon. Fkface. First, take a big step back... and literally FK YOUR OWN FACE! Les Grossman - Tropic Thunder

Jun 24, 2009, 02:21 AM	#5
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.18 WHQL (Vista/Win 7) No issues found here yet either on the games I usually play. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jun 24, 2009, 04:45 AM	#6
PH3N0M The Master of Sarcasm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The U.S. of A Posts: 348 Rep Power: 23 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.18 WHQL (Vista/Win 7) They work great with COD4 and COD5 on Windows 7. __________________

Jun 19, 2009, 02:27 AM	#3
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 186.18 WHQL (Vista/Win 7) Ditto DLing now thanks Mig __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen