Nvidia GeForce Ion Graphics Driver 285.27 Beta for Windows Vista/7 32-bit

This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs.

What's New:

Performance

• Increases performance for GeForce 400 and 500-series GPUs in several PC games vs. v280.26 WHQL drivers. The following are some examples of improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

  GeForce GTX 580:

  • Up to 5% in Call of Duty: Black Ops
  • Up to 7% in Civilization V with SLI
  • Up to 5% in Crysis 2 DX11 with SLI
  • Up to 7% in F1 2010 with SLI
  • Up to 5% in Lost Planet 2 with SLI
  • Up to 5% in Mafia 2 with SLI
  • Up to 13% in Metro 2033 with SLI
  • Up to 8% in STALKER: Call of Pripyat with SLI
  • Up to 5% in StarCraft II (Check out the finals of the GeForce StarCraft II Pro/Am Tournament)

  GeForce GTX 560:

  • Up to 4% in Bulletstorm
  • Up to 5% in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 with SLI
  • Up to 6% in Call of Duty: Black Ops
  • Up to 5% in Crysis 2 DX11 with SLI
  • Up to 7% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI
  • Up to 7% in F1 2010 with SLI
  • Up to 5% in Just Cause 2 with SLI
  • Up to 5% in Lost Planet 2 with SLI
  • Up to 4% in Mafia 2 with SLI
  • Up to 7% in Metro 2033 with SLI
  • Up to 11% in STALKER: Call of Pripyat with SLI
  • Up to 7% in StarCraft II

Nvidia PhysX

• Updates PhysX System Software to version 9.11.06.21.

HD Audio

• Updates HD Audio driver to version 1.2.24.0.

OpenGL

• Adds support for OpenGL 4.2 for GeForce 400 series and 500 series GPUs.

Nvidia 3D Vision

• The 3D Vision Controller (USB) driver is included in this driver package. Users are no longer required to install the 3D Vision CD driver or a separate 3D Vision Controller driver. For more information, please view this knowledgebase article.
• Adds support for viewing 3DVisionLive.com and YouTube 3D with Nvidia SLI PCs. Please view this knowledgebase article for more information on 3D Vision Window Mode.
• Window mode is now the default viewing option for the 3D Vision Photo Viewer.
• Added the following 3D Vision game profiles:
  • Aion
  • Diablo 3
  • Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
  • Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) 2
  • From Dust
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2
  • Last Remnant Benchmark
  • Men of War Assault Squad
  • Stock Car
• Update the following 3D Vision game profiles:
  • Dirt 3 – updated rating to Excellent

Other

• 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 and AMD motherboards.
• Supports 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 GPU and system requirements, visit the Nvidia Blu-ray 3D website.
• Supports the new GPU-accelerated features in Adobe Creative Suite 5 including Photoshop CS5.
• Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash.
• Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing Nvidia System Tools software.
• Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.

Supported Products:

GeForce 500 series:

• GTX 590, GTX 580, GTX 570, GTX 560 Ti, GTX 560, GTX 550 Ti, GT 545, GT 530, GT 520, 510

GeForce 400 series:

• GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 v2, GTX 460 SE v2, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, 405

GeForce 300 series:

• GT 340, GT 330, GT 320, 315, 310

GeForce 200 series:

• GTX 295, GTX 285, GTX 280, GTX 275, GTX 260, GTS 250, GTS 240, GT 240, GT 230, GT 220, G210, 210, 205

GeForce 100 series:

• GT 140, GT 130, GT 120, G 100

GeForce 9 series:

• 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX/GTX+, 9800 GT, 9600 GT, 9600 GSO, 9600 GS, 9500 GT, 9500 GS, 9400 GT, 9400, 9300 GS, 9300 GE, 9300, 9200, 9100

GeForce 8 series:

• 8800 Ultra, 8800 GTX, 8800 GTS 512, 8800 GTS, 8800 GT, 8800 GS, 8600 GTS, 8600 GT, 8600 GS, 8500 GT, 8400 SE, 8400 GS, 8400, 8300 GS, 8300, 8200 / nForce 730a, 8200, 8100 / nForce 720a

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, 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, 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a

GeForce 6 series:

• 6800 XT, 6800 XE, 6800 Ultra, 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

ION series:

• ION LE, ION

Note: Before proceeding with your driver installation we suggest you make sure you are installing the latest version available and for the appropriate model/revision and Operating System. We strongly suggest following 'readme' instructions for installing drivers when available. Often restarting your system will be necessary for the new driver to become active and start functioning properly.

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