nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows Vista/7 (64-bit) 258.96

File Name: nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows Vista/7 (64-bit) 258.96
File Submitter: marko
File Submitted: 15 Apr 2010
File Updated: 14 Jul 2010
File Category: Display & Graphics
Will Run On: Vista/7

This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, and 300-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

What's New

Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0223.
Adds support for OpenGL 4.0 for GeForce GTX 400 Series GPUs.
Adds support for CUDA Toolkit 3.1 which includes significant performance increases for double precision math operations. See CUDA Zone for more details.
Adds a new NVIDIA Control Panel setup page for SLI and PhysX for ultimate control over multi-gpu configurations.
Adds a new NVIDIA Control Panel feature for ultimate control over CUDA GPUs, allowing the user to effectively choose which GPU will power each CUDA application.
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 driver.

Other Support

Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more here .
Supports OpenCL 1.0 ( Open Computing Language ) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements. See CUDA Zone for more details.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology * on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.
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 .
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Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software .