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Nvidia GeForce Graphics Driver 304.48 Beta for Windows Vista/7 32-bit

Driver update in Graphics Cards. Operating system support: Windows Vista / 7.

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More about this driver

This is the first beta driver from the R304 family of drivers.

What's New:
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Nvidia SLI Technology - Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
    • Spec Ops: The Line
    • PlanetSide 2
    • F1 2011 - updated profile
    • Final Fantasy XIV - updated profile
    • Saints Row: The Third - updated profile
    • Torchlight II
    • Tribes: Ascend
  • Nvidia 3D Vision - Adds or updates the following 3D Vision profiles:
    • Alan Wake's American Nightmare - rated Poor
    • Borderlands 2 - updated profile with new convergence settings
    • Depth Hunter - updated rating to 3D Vision Ready
    • 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.
    • Street Fighter X Tekken - rated 3D Vision Ready
    • Tiger Woods PGA 12: The Masters - rated Good
    • Tribes: Ascend - rated Fair
    • The Walking Dead - rating Good
  • 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 antialiasing support The Secret World
    • Added Nvidia Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Star Wars: The Old Republic
    • Disabled FXAA for several Windows programs like Media Player and Movie Maker.
  • Nvidia Surround
    • Surround settings now persisted after new driver overinstall.
  • Nvidia CUDA

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