This
is a WHQL driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs.
We opened up a discussion thread in our forums on these drivers right here.
New in Release 182.08:
Added support for GeForce GTS 250.
Added SLI profile support for some newly released games.
Additional information on specific bug fixes can be found in the release documentation notes.
New in Release 182 Drivers:
Recommended for the best experience in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
Boosts
performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of
improvements measured with Release 182 WHQL drivers vs. Release 181.22
WHQL drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system
configuration, and game settings):
Up to 8% performance increase in Fallout 3 at high resolution and AA.
Up to 10% performance increase in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Up to 9% performance increase in Half-Life 2 at high resolution with AA.
Up to 11% performance increase in Left 4 Dead at high resolution with AA.
Up to 10% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID at high resolution and AA.
Includes full support for OpenGL 3.0 on GeForce 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs.
Automatically installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0203.
Existing Support:
Supports
single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL including
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. Note: GPU PhysX is
supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a
minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory.
Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #2. Download these free PhysX and CUDA applications now!
Supports CUDA.
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
Note - We opened up a discussion thread in our forums on these drivers right here.
The
following SLI features are only supported on Windows Vista: Quad SLI
technology using GeForce 9800 GX2 or GeForce GTX 295, 3-way SLI
technology, Hybrid SLI, and SLI multi-monitor support.
