This is the recommended driver for the launch of Windows 8. It is Microsoft WHQL-certified. This driver includes a security update for the NVIDIA Display Driver service (nvvsvc.exe).

What's New:

  • Legacy Support Notification: GeForce 6-series and GeForce 7-series GPUs will be moved to legacy support after GeForce R304 drivers (304.xx to 309.xx). GeForce R310 drivers will not support these products.
  • Adds support for NVIDIA TXAA
    • NVIDIA TXAA is new film-style anti-aliasing technique designed specifically to reduce temporal aliasing (crawling and flickering in motion) through a combination of hardware AA, custom CG film style AA resolve, and a temporal filter.
    • The Secret World is the first game to support TXAA. Read about it on GeForce.com.
    • TXAA is supported on GeForce GTX 600-series Kepler-based GPUs.
    • Learn more about TXAA on GeForce.com.
  • Performance Boost - Increases performance for GeForce 400/500/600 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 301.42 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
    • GeForce GTX 680:
      • Up to 18% in Batman: Arkham City
      • Up to 15% in Dragon Age II
      • Up to 10% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
      • Up to 60% in Total War: Shogun 2 (fixes performance issue with latest game patch)
    • GeForce GTX 560:
      • Up to 14% in Batman: Arkham City
      • Up to 5% in Battlefield 3 with SLI
      • Up to 4% in Dragon Age II
      • Up to 8% in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings with SLI
      • Up to 7% in Lost Planet 2
  • NVIDIA SLI Technology - Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
    • Alan Wake's American Nightmare - added
    • Borderlands 2 - added
    • Darksiders 2 - added
    • End of Nations - added
    • F1 2011 - updated
    • F1 2012 - added
    • Final Fantasy XIV - updated
    • Nexuiz - added
    • Orcs Must Die! 2 - added
    • PlanetSide 2 - updated
    • Saints Row: The Third - updated
    • Shogun 2: Total War - updated
    • Sleeping Dogs - updated from latest beta
    • Spec Ops: The Line - added
    • The Secret World - updated
    • Torchlight II - added
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier - added
    • Tornado Force - added
    • Tribes: Ascend - updated
  • NVIDIA 3D Vision - Adds or updates the following 3D Vision profiles:
    • Alan Wake's American Nightmare - rated Not Recommended
    • A New Dawn - rated Fair
    • All Zombies Must Die! Scorepocalypse - rated Good
    • ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead - rated Fair
    • Bang Bang Racing - rated Excellent
    • Borderlands 2 - updated profile with new convergence settings
    • Brave - rated 3D Vision Ready
    • Devil May Cry 4- rated Fair
    • Depth Hunter - updated rating to 3D Vision Ready
    • Dishonored - rated Good
    • End of Nations - rated Good
    • London 2012 The Official Video Game - rated Fair
    • Mad Doc Jr.'s Doom Rails - rated Excellent
    • Mass Effect 3 - updated in-game compatibility message and profile to be more compatible with community 3D mods
    • Max Payne 3 - updated rating to Excellent and updated in-game compatibility message to inform users to use DirectX 11, disable MSAA and use SSA0.
    • Raiderz - rated Fair
    • Roller Coaster Rampage - rated 3D Vision Ready
    • SCANIA Truck Driving Simulator - rated Fair
    • Street Fighter X Tekken - rated 3D Vision Ready
    • Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends - rated Good
    • Tiger Woods PGA 12: The Masters - rated Good
    • Tribes: Ascend - rated Fair
    • The Secret World - rated Good
    • The Walking Dead - rating Good
    • World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria - rated Excellent
  • Other Profile Updates
    • Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for Diablo III
    • Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for L.A. Noire
    • Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for Rayman Origins
    • Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Star Wars: The Old Republic
    • Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support Counter-strike: Global Offensive
    • Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support MechWarrior Online
    • Disabled FXAA for several Windows programs like Media Player and Movie Maker.
  • NVIDIA Surround
    • Surround settings now persisted after new driver overinstall.
  • NVIDIA CUDA
  • Key Fixes
    • Fixes an intermittent vsync stuttering issue with GeForce GTX 600-series GPUs.
    • Fixes an issue where some manufacturer's factory overclocked cards default to and run at lower clocks.
    • Fixes a performance issue in Total War: Shogun 2 with the latest game patch.

Additional Details

  • Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0604.
  • Installs HD Audio v1.3.18.0.
  • Supports DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 600 series GPUs.
  • 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 technolog on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

Supported Products:

  • GeForce 7 series
    • 7950 GX2
    • 7950 GT
    • 7900 GTX
    • 7900 GT/GTO
    • 7900 GS
    • 7800 SLI
    • 7800 GTX
    • 7800 GT
    • 7800 GS
    • 7650 GS
    • 7600 LE
    • 7600 GT
    • 7600 GS
    • 7550 LE
    • 7500 LE
    • 7350 LE
    • 7300 SE / 7200 GS
    • 7300 LE
    • 7300 GT
    • 7300 GS
    • 7150M /NVIDIA nForce 630M
    • 7150 / NVIDIA nForce 630i
    • 7100 GS
    • 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i
    • 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 620i
    • 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a
    • 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 630i
    • 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i
    • 7050 / nForce 620i
    • 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a
    • 7000M /NVIDIA nForce 610M
  • GeForce 6 series
    • 6800 XT
    • 6800 XE
    • 6800 Ultra
    • 6800 Series GPU
    • 6800 LE
    • 6800 GT
    • 6800 GS/XT
    • 6800 GS
    • 6800
    • 6700 XL
    • 6610 XL
    • 6600 VE
    • 6600 LE
    • 6600 GT
    • 6600
    • 6500
    • 6250
    • 6200 TurboCache
    • 6200SE TurboCache
    • 6200 LE
    • 6200 A-LE
    • 6200
    • 6150SE nForce 430
    • 6150LE / Quadro NVS 210S
    • 6150 LE
    • 6150
    • 6100 nForce 420
    • 6100 nForce 405
    • 6100 nForce 400
    • 6100