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Nvidia GeForce Graphics Driver v 301.42 for Windows XP 32-bit

Driver update in Graphics Cards. Operating system support: Windows XP.

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More about this driver

This is the first WHQL-certified unified driver from the R300 family of drivers (versions 300.00 to 301.99).

GeForce R300 drivers are packed with new industry-leading, GeForce-exclusive features as well as some really nice performance increases in top games.

What's New:
  • New GPU Support:
    • GeForce GTX 680
    • GeForce GTX 670
    • GeForce GT 600-series GPUs
  • Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 296.10 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
    • GeForce GTX 570/580:
      • Up to 23% in Just Cause 2 with SLI
      • Up to 21% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
      • Up to 17% in StarCraft II with SLI
      • Up to 14% in Far Cry 2 with SLI
      • Up to 9% in Bulletstorm
      • Up to 7% in Civilization V
      • Up to 6% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution with SLI
      • Up to 6% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI
      • Up to 5% in Metro 2033 with SLI
      • Up to 5% in Total War: Shogun 2
    • GeForce GTX 560/560 Ti:
      • Up to 20% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
      • Up to 15% in Just Cause 2 with SLI
      • Up to 13% in Far Cry 2 with SLI
      • Up to 12% in Bulletstorm
      • Up to 11% in Civilization V
      • Up to 10% in StarCraft II with SLI
      • Up to 9% in Batman: Arkham City
      • Up to 4% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution with SLI
      • Up to 4% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI
      • Up to 4% in Metro 2033 with SLI
      • Up to 4% in Total War: Shogun 2
  • Nvidia FXAA Technology – shader-based anti-aliasing technology available from the Nvidia Control Panel that enables ultra-fast anti-aliasing in hundreds of PC games. FXAA delivers similar quality to 4x multi-sample antialiasing (MSAA) but is up to 60% faster, enabling substantially higher performance in games. FXAA is supported on all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. Note: This feature is disabled for games that already have built-in support for FXAA. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.
  • Nvidia SLI Technology – Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
    • Alan Wake
    • Call of Juarez: The Cartel
    • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link
    • Left 4 Dead
    • Orcs Must Die!
    • Portal 2
    • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
    • Risen 2: Dark Waters
    • The Darkness II
    • Battlefield: Bad Company 2
    • Crusader Kings II
    • Max Payne 3
    • Sniper Elite V2
    • Street Fighter X Tekken
  • Other Details
    • Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0213.
    • Installs HD Audio v1.3.16.0.
    • Supports OpenGL 4.2
    • 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 technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.
  • *Note: The following SLI features are only supported on Windows Vista and Windows 7: GeForce GTX 680 SLI, Quad SLI technology, 3-way SLI technology, Hybrid SLI, and SLI multi-monitor support.

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