HardwareHeaven.com

HardwareHeaven.com

Looking for the skin chooser?
 
 
  • Home

  • Hardware reviews

  • Articles

  • News

  • Tools

  • Gaming at HardwareHeaven

  • Forums

 

Go Back   HardwareHeaven.com > Forums > Graphics Cards > NVIDIA ForceWare Drivers > Windows 7 & Vista NVIDIA Display Drivers


Windows 7 & Vista NVIDIA Display Drivers Discuss or get support for NVIDIA display drivers for Windows 7 & Vista

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old Mar 25, 2010, 06:07 PM   #1
HardwareHeaven News Mod
 
MIG-31's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Nottingham,UK
Posts: 56,860
Rep Power: 471
MIG-31 is godlike in his statusMIG-31 is godlike in his statusMIG-31 is godlike in his statusMIG-31 is godlike in his statusMIG-31 is godlike in his statusMIG-31 is godlike in his statusMIG-31 is godlike in his statusMIG-31 is godlike in his statusMIG-31 is godlike in his statusMIG-31 is godlike in his statusMIG-31 is godlike in his status
System Specs

GeForce/ION Driver Release 197.13 WHQL

This is a WHQL driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, and 300-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

This driver resolves fan speed issues reported with version 196.75 drivers. NVIDIA asks that you remove 196.75 drivers and update to this 197.13 WHQL-candidate driver.


New in Version 197.13
  • Adds support for Next Generation ION.
  • Adds support for GeForce GT 320, GeForce GT 330, and GeForce GT 340.
  • Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129.
  • Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs).
  • Increases performance in several PC games from v196.21 WHQL. The following are examples of measured improvements. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
    • Up to 13% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with a single GPU
    • Up to 30% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with SLI technology
    • Up to 13% performance increase in H.A.W.X with single GPU
    • Up to 15% performance increase in H.A.W.X with SLI technology
    • Up to 30% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with single GPU
    • Up to 28% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with SLI technology
  • Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City, Mass Effect 2, Napoleon: Total War, and Zombie Driver.
  • Enhanced SLI support for Metro 2033, Supreme Commander 2, Unigine, and World of Warcraft.
  • Adds Ambient Occlusion support for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Need for Speed: Shift, Resident Evil 5, RUSE, and Street Fighter IV.
  • Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2.
  • Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
Existing Support:
  • Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta. Learn more here.
  • Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
  • Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
  • Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
  • Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements. See CUDA Zone for more details.
  • Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
  • Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. Learn more here.
  • Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!
  • Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
Download: 32 Bit / 64 Bit
__________________

Please Post Your News Submissions Here
MIG-31 is offline   Reply With Quote


Old Mar 25, 2010, 06:31 PM   #2
I like computers.
 
MythicaL's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: In front of a monitor
Posts: 3,399
Rep Power: 89
MythicaL has a divinity and aura the likes we have never seenMythicaL has a divinity and aura the likes we have never seenMythicaL has a divinity and aura the likes we have never seenMythicaL has a divinity and aura the likes we have never seenMythicaL has a divinity and aura the likes we have never seenMythicaL has a divinity and aura the likes we have never seenMythicaL has a divinity and aura the likes we have never seenMythicaL has a divinity and aura the likes we have never seenMythicaL has a divinity and aura the likes we have never seenMythicaL has a divinity and aura the likes we have never seenMythicaL has a divinity and aura the likes we have never seen
System Specs

Donator
Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 197.13 WHQL

Just like before, the EVR playback bug is present.
__________________


Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.
MythicaL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 4, 2010, 12:00 PM   #3
In the Land of Snow
 
nicnik's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: London, UK
Posts: 569
Rep Power: 46
nicnik is just really nicenicnik is just really nicenicnik is just really nicenicnik is just really nicenicnik is just really nice
System Specs

Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 197.13 WHQL

I like this:

Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2.

Better late than never :P
nicnik is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools