Voor zijn videokaarten heeft nVidia nieuwe bètadrivers uitgebracht in de ForceWare-serie die hun werk doen op Windows Vista, zowel 32- als 64-bits. De stuurprogramma's zijn inmiddels aangekomen bij versienummer 163.67 en door de ontwikkelaars onder andere voorzien van de mogelijkheid om post-processing toe te passen op films die geëncodeerd zijn met h264, VC-1 of MPEG-2 HD. De complete lijst met veranderingen ziet er als volgt uit:
What’s New in Release 163What’s New in Version 163.67:
- Added HD video post‐processing for H.264, VC‐1 and MPEG‐2 HD content on GeForce 8500 series products.
Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 32-bit
- Improved performance of the graphics memory manager on GeForce 8 series GPUs running DirectX 9 applications in single‐GPU configurations.
These improvements solve cases of reported performance slowdowns in some 3D applications with high graphics settings and resolutions.
Fixed Single-GPU IssuesAll GPUs
Fixed SLI Mode IssuesGeForce 8 Series GPUs
- Company of Heroes (DirectX 10) ‐ ʺout‐of‐memoryʺ errors may occur at high resolutions and high antialiasing levels.
GeForce 7 Series GPUs
- GeForce 8600 GTS: The Microsoft DirectX SDK Blob demo–the screen turns blank when changing the multisample type while in full‐screen mode. [322023]
- GeForce 7300GT, GeForce 6150/6100: The display becomes corrupted after entering Hibenate mode from Standby mode (linked standbyhibernate). [339269]
- GeForce 7050PV/7025, GeForce 6600: Civilization4–the game menu doesnʹt show the options. [330106]
Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 64-bit
- [SLI]: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl–game performance with SLI mode enabled may be lower than under single‐GPU mode in some areas. [321749]
- [SLI], GeForce 8600: Age of Empires 3–blue‐screen crash or blank screen occurs after exiting the game. [322085]
- [SLI], GeForce 8600: 3DMark06–ʺGT2‐Firefly Forestʺ shows massive corruption at 1600x1200 resolution with 8xAA enabled. [321355]
- [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: 3DMark05–the benchmark crashes or results in an intermittent blank screen when run with Override AA set (from the NVIDIA Control Panel) and at resolutions higher than 1920x1200. [330368]
- [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: The desktop resolution resets to 800x600 after switching between SLI‐mode enable and SLI‐mode disable. [327233]
Fixed Single-GPU IssuesFixed SLI Mode Issues
- GeForce 7300GT, GeForce 6150/6100: The display becomes corrupted after entering Hibernate mode from Standby mode (linked standbyhibernate). [339269]
[break]De volgende smaken zijn binnen te halen:
- [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: Screensaver crashes after resuming from preview. [340179]
- [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: The system automatically restarts when SLI is either enabled or disabled with UAC enabled. [332104]
Windows Vista 32-bit
Windows Vista 64-bit