Driver-update: Nvidia GeForce/Ion 301.24 bèta

Nvidia heeft nieuwe bèta-GeForce/Ion-drivers uitgebracht. Er waren al stabiele drivers voor Windows Vista en 7 voor de net geïntroduceerde GeForce GTX 680, maar nu kunnen ook Windows XP-gebruikers met deze kaart aan de gang. Het changelog maakt verder melding van prestatieverbeteringen voor kaarten uit de GeForce 400- en 500-serie, en fxaa, een anti-aliasing-technologie die van de shaders gebruikmaakt en aanzienlijk betere prestaties levert. Het volledige changelog is hieronder te vinden.

New in R300 Drivers:

• New GPU Support – Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 680, the fastest, most efficient GPU ever built. Explore GeForce GTX 680 and its new SMX architecture on GeForce.com.

• Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 296.10 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

  GeForce GTX 570/580:

  • Up to 23% in Just Cause 2 with SLI
  • Up to 21% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • Up to 17% in StarCraft II with SLI
  • Up to 14% in Far Cry 2 with SLI
  • Up to 9% in Bulletstorm
  • Up to 7% in Civilization V
  • Up to 6% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution with SLI
  • Up to 6% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI
  • Up to 5% in Metro 2033 with SLI
  • Up to 5% in Total War: Shogun 2

  GeForce GTX 560/560 Ti:

  • Up to 20% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • Up to 15% in Just Cause 2 with SLI
  • Up to 13% in Far Cry 2 with SLI
  • Up to 12% in Bulletstorm
  • Up to 11% in Civilization V
  • Up to 10% in StarCraft II with SLI
  • Up to 9% in Batman: Arkham City
  • Up to 4% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution with SLI
  • Up to 4% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI
  • Up to 4% in Metro 2033 with SLI
  • Up to 4% in Total War: Shogun 2
• NVIDIA FXAA Technology – shader-based anti-aliasing technology available from the NVIDIA Control Panel that enables ultra-fast anti-aliasing in hundreds of PC games. FXAA delivers similar quality to 4x multi-sample antialiasing (MSAA) but is up to 60% faster, enabling substantially higher performance in games. FXAA is supported on all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. Note: This feature is disabled for games that already have built-in support for FXAA. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.

• NVIDIA SLI Technology – Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
  • Alan Wake
  • Call of Juarez: The Cartel
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link
  • Left 4 Dead
  • Orcs Must Die!
  • Portal 2
  • Risen 2: Dark Waters
  • The Darkness II

Other Details

• Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0213.
• Installs HD Audio v1.3.12.0.
• Supports OpenGL 4.2
• Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.

De volgende downloads zijn beschikbaar:
nVidia ForceWare 301.24 bèta voor Windows XP (32bit)
nVidia ForceWare 301.24 bèta voor Windows XP (64bit)
nVidia ForceWare 301.24 bèta voor Windows Vista en 7 (32bit)
nVidia ForceWare 301.24 bèta voor Windows Vista en 7 (64bit)