Latest NVIDIA ForceWare Video Drivers Windows 7

[jr26]

The 258.49 x64 were working alright for me but the past couple days my system has had some hanging issues at W7 startup forcing me to reboot. I don't know if its these drivers causing the problem but I went back to 197.45 and the issue hasn't come back yet. (knock on wood)

Just an update on this the issue hasn't come back. So I think its safe to say it was that driver.

 

[johnwillyums]

I'm using the 258.96 beta and it seems fine. No issues at all. J

 

[jr26]

About to try that driver now

 

[Sanvean]

There's new drivers up on the developer's page..... 259.09, for those who like to run on the edge.

 

[Airbot]

They're here -
OpenGL 4.1 support. New July 2010

You can check out a discussion of them here. Some mixed feelings about them so far.
259.09 OpenGL 4.1 driver support - Guru3D.com Forums

 

[tetankemin]

I am using a Quadro 2500xm video card however I don't see that type of model listed under the Quadro tree.

What should I do?

 

[sinbin]

i use this driver and have no problems with it even if its unsigned !a few more fps on metro 2033 max out would be great nvidia

 

[24c]

There's new drivers up on the developer's page..... 259.09, for those who like to run on the edge.

Thanks, just installed them, this is the good news. Bad news, rebooted to find a picture of my ex-wife set as desktop, not good, not good at all.

 

[Ex_Brit]

There's new drivers up on the developer's page..... 259.09, for those who like to run on the edge.

Thanks, just installed them, this is the good news. Bad news, rebooted to find a picture of my ex-wife set as desktop, not good, not good at all.

I guess you're glad there isn't a 'Marriage Restore' button...?

 

[24c]

I guess you're glad there isn't a 'Marriage Restore' button...?

Yes I am.

I wouldn't mind an Alimony Restore feature.

 

[Ex_Brit]

LOL.

 

[oidicle]

What's with these 25xxx drivers, I always keep getting "The display driver stopped working" error message, even after I got back to using the 197xx driver.... Mind you I don't overclock my GPU nor have Evga precision installed.

 

[richie1913]

New driver 259.31

New nvidia driver 259.31.

These are developer drivers.
More Info OpenGL 4.1 support. New July 2010

 

[Ex_Brit]

I'm finding with several of the latest drivers that, only in Win 7 (not Vista or XP), I can't set desktop color settings to the Nvidia settings in the Nvidia CP....it jumps back to letting "other application decide" - the trouble is there isn't another application.

Is that the drivers' fault or Win 7?

 

[Airbot]

NVIDIA PhysX System Software

Version: 9.10.0513

   Information

• Includes the latest PhysX runtime builds to support all released PhysX content.
• Changes & fixed issues in this release
  • Fixes a bug that prevented PhysX from being accelerated on Optimus PCs.
• Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series, 100-series, 200-series, 300-series and 400-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory and 32 CUDA cores. Note: Some applications may have higher minimum requirements.
• Experience GPU PhysX acceleration in many games and demos, some of which are highlighted in PowerPack downloads here.
• Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on GeForce via CUDA 3.0 for SDK versions 2.7.1, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.8.0, 2.8.1 and 2.8.3 (requires graphics driver v196.21 or later).
• Supports control of your GPU PhysX configuration from the NVIDIA display driver control panel. (Requires graphics driver v196.21 or later).
• AGEIA PhysX processors users should use and install older PhysX system software such as version 8.09.04. Note – AGEIA PPU acceleration support for 2.8.1 SDK or earlier, and Windows Vista and Windows XP only.
• Bug fixes for Mafia 2

NVIDIA DRIVERS 9.10.0513

 

[Sanvean]

New drivers out in wild 260.52, supposely fixes the micro stuttering in Bad Company, also new tiling option in 3d settings.

I have it, but am waiting for an offical response, keep eyes peeled on Nvidia site.

 

[SlackerITGuy]

New drivers out in wild 260.52, supposely fixes the micro stuttering in Bad Company, also new tiling option in 3d settings.

I have it, but am waiting for an offical response, keep eyes peeled on Nvidia site.

Just tried 'em.

Made all the difference in the world for me under BFBC2 (DX11 mode). Brilliant drivers.

Excellent job by nVidia.

 

[Sanvean]

New drivers out in wild 260.52, supposely fixes the micro stuttering in Bad Company, also new tiling option in 3d settings.

I have it, but am waiting for an offical response, keep eyes peeled on Nvidia site.

Just tried 'em.

Made all the difference in the world for me under BFBC2 (DX11 mode). Brilliant drivers.

Excellent job by nVidia.

Excellent! I'm hearing the same thing, BFBC2 is running dx11 full settings with no stutter.

If you would like to try them out (Win7 x64), read thru this thread over at EVGA, to find a link that works....
260.52 DRIVER!!!

 

[Airbot]

Sounds like quite a bit are hating them at this point as well. The links on Guru3D for them say Removed at the request of Nvidia.

I'll just wait it out for the official ones, may be different.

 

[Sanvean]

260.63 Beta released

NVIDIA DRIVERS 260.63 BETA 64

NVIDIA DRIVERS 260.63 BETA 32

Release Notes

This is a beta release from the Release 260 family of drivers. This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, and 400-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs.
New in Release 260.63
New GPU Support

Adds support for the newly released GeForce GTS 450 GPU.
Performance
Increases performance for GeForce GTX 400 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. v258.96 WHQL drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration: GeForce GTX 480:

Up to 10% in StarCraft II (2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF Ultra)
Up to 14% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
Up to 16% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (SLI – 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
Up to 6% in Aliens vs. Predator (SLI – 1920x1200 noAA – Tessellation on)

GeForce GTX 460:
Up to 19% in StarCraft II (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Ultra)
Up to 15% in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (SLI – 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
Up to 12% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (2560x1600 noAA)
Up to 9% in Aliens vs. Predator (1680x1050 4xAA/16xAF – Tessellation on)
Up to 7% in Metro 2033 (1680x1050 noAA – Tessellation on)
Up to 11% in Dirt 2 (SLI – 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
Up to 12% in Crysis:Warhead (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Gamer)
Up to 13% in Far Cry 2 (2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
Up to 12% in H.A.W.X (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF SSAO Very High)
Up to 5% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
Up to 22% in Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (1920x1200 noAA)
Up to 5% in 3DMark Vantage (Extreme Preset)

Blu-ray 3D
Adds support for playing back Blu-ray 3D discs when connecting your GPU to an HDMI 1.4 3D TV. Playback requires compatible software application from CyberLink, ArcSoft, Roxio, or Corel. For more information,NVIDIA Blu-ray 3D website.
HD Audio
Adds lossless DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD audio bitstreaming support for compatible Blu-ray movies with GeForce GTX 460 GPUs*.

Adds high definition 24-bit, 96 and 192 KHz multi-channel audio sampling rate support for compatible Blu-ray movies with GeForce GTX 400 Series ,GT 240, GT 220 and 210 GPUs*.

Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.1.9.0. *Note: A Blu-ray movie player update may be required to enable these new features; check with your movie players software manufacturers for more details.These features are only supported on Windows 7.

Installation
New driver installer with enhanced user interface and new Express and Custom installation options.

Express – fast and easy one-click installation
Custom – customized installation
Option to perform a clean installation (completely removes older drivers from your system prior to installing the new driver).

Option to choose which driver components (ie. PhysX or 3D Vision) to install. Improved installation time for multi-GPU PCs.
NVIDIA Surround
Updated NVIDIA Surround setup wizard
After first setup, wizard allows users to jump to any setup step.
Improved display connection diagrams and tooltips.
Improved UI for setup and arrangement of displays.
Improved bezel correction setup experience.
Adds help page to highlight which in-game resolution to select (e.g. how to pick bezel corrected resolutions)

Option to dedicate an extra GPU to PhysX or to drive an additional display.
Allows for portrait or landscape setup directly from the setup wizard. Updated 3D Vision Surround and NVIDIA Surround game support list. Please visit the 3D Vision Surround web page for a full list of supported games.
NVIDIA 3D Vision
With Release 260 drivers, the installation process for 3D Vision has changed. Please view this knowledgebase article for more information on the changes.
Adds NVIDIA 3D Vision streaming support for Firefox 4 and Google Chrome web browsers.

Adds support for Sony’s 3D Sweep Panorama picture format added to NVIDIA 3D Photo Viewer (Sony digital cameras that can capture 3D Sweep Panorama pictures include NEX-5/NEX-3, Alpha a560/a580 and Cyber-shot DSC-WX5/DSC-TX9/DSC-T99 models).
Adds support for new 3D Vision Desktop LCD monitors: BenQ X2410 and NEC F23W2A
Adds support for new 3D Vision projectors: Sanyo PDG-DWL2500 and ViewSonic PJD6251
Added the following 3D Vision game profiles:

Arcania: Gothic 4
Fallout: New Vegas
FIFA 11
Formula 1 Racing
Final Fantasy XIV Benchmark
Guild Wars 2
Kane & Lynch 2 – Dog Days
Lead and Gold
Lego Harry Potter
Live For Speed
Lost Planet 2
Moonbase Alpha
Serious Sam HD – The Second Encounter
Shrek Forever After
Singularity
Vitua Tennis 2009
Virtua Tennis 3 Update the following 3D Vision game profiles
Drakensang: The Dark Eye – updated in-game compatibility text
Mafia II – updated profile to properly for 3D Vision-Rating
StarCraft II – fixed profile to properly recognize the retail game executable name and match the 3D Vision rating of “Good”
Super Commander – fixed HUD elements

TRINE – new profiles fixes that allow the game to be rated “3D Vision-Ready” when used with theTRINE patch v1.08, available via Steam.
Other Improvements
Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0514.

Improves compatibility for older PC games (DirectX 7 to DirectX 9) running on Windows 7 (examples: Gothic, Gothic II, Falcon 4.0: Allied Force, Links 2003, Independence War II - Edge of Chaos, and X2: Wolverine's Revenge).
Adds drag and drop display arrangement support to the “Set up multiple displays” page.

Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driverhere.
Additional Information
Supports the new GPU-accelerated features in Adobe CS5.
Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more here.
Supports the new version of MotionDSP's video enhancement software, vReveal, which adds support for HD output. NVIDIA customers can download a free version of vReveal that supports up to SD output 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 3.3 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.