NVIDIA ForceWare WHQL Drivers v270.61 - tech
(hx) 11:34 PM CEST - Apr,18 2011
- Post a comment / read (1) NVIDIA has just released new
WHQL-certified ForceWare drivers (v270.61) for GeForce 6, 7,
8, 9, 100, 200, and 300-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.
The drivers adding support for new GeForce GTX 590, GeForce GTX 560 Ti
and GeForce GTX 550 Ti GPU. There are new drivers for Windows 7 / Vista 32-bit, Windows XP 32-bit, Windows 7 / Vista 64-bit, and Windows XP 64-bit/:
GPU Support
Adds support for the newly released GeForce GTX 590, GeForce
GTX 560 Ti and GeForce GTX 550 Ti GPUs.
Performance
Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series
GPUs in several PC games vs. v266.58 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 580:
Up to 516% in Dragon Age 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF Very
High, SSAO on)
Up to 326% in Dragon Age 2 (1920x1200 8xAA/16xAF Very High,
SSAO on)
Up to 11% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 8xAA/16xAF, Concrete
Jungle)
Up to 11% in Just Cause 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF, Concrete
Jungle)
Up to 7% in Civilization V (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, Max
settings)
Up to 6% in Far Cry 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF, Max settings)
Up to 5% in Civilization V (SLI 1920x1200 8xAA/16xAF, Max
settings)
Up to 5% in Left 4 Dead 2 (1920x1200 noAA/AF, Outdoor)
Up to 5% in Left 4 Dead 2 (SLI 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF, Outdoor)
Up to 4% in H.A.W.X. 2 (SLI 1920x1200 8xAA/16xAF, Max
settings)
Up to 4% in Mafia 2 (SLI 2560x1600 AA on/16xAF, PhysX = High)
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
Up to 461% in Dragon Age 2 (SLI 1920x1200 8xAA/16xAF, Very
High)
Up to 241% in Dragon Age 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, Very High)
Up to 19% in Just Cause 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF, Concrete
Jungle)
Up to 13% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, Concrete
Jungle)
Up to 6% in Far Cry 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF, Max settings)
Up to 5% in Call of Duty: Black Ops (1920x1200 noAA/AF,
Jungle Map)
Up to 5% in H.A.W.X. 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, Max
settings)
Up to 4% in Call of Duty: Black Ops (SLI 2560x1600
4xAA/16xAF, Jungle Map)
Up to 4% in Civilization V (1920x1200 noAA/AF, Max settings)
Up to 4% in Left 4 Dead 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, Outdoor)
Up to 4% in Metro 2033 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF, PhysX on)
NVIDIA Update
This is a new feature in Release 270 and later drivers.
NVIDIA Update keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest NVIDIA drivers
by notifying you when a new driver is available and directing you to
the driver on www.nvidia.com. When you install a Release 270 or later
GeForce driver from www.nvidia.com, you will be presented with the
option to install NVIDIA Update. Click here to learn more about NVIDIA
Update.
CUDA
Adds support for applications using CUDA 4.0 features such as
Unified Virtual Addressing (UVA) and GPUDirectâ„¢ v2.0.
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