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Nvidia GeForce Graphics Driver 306.02 for Windows XP 64-bit

Driver update in Graphics Cards. Operating system support: Windows XP 64-bit.

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More about this driver

What's New:
  • GPU Support
    • Supports the new GeForce GTX 660 Ti GPU.
    • Legacy Support Notification: GeForce 6-series and GeForce 7-series GPUs will be moved to legacy support after GeForce R304 drivers. GeForce R310 drivers (the next major family of drivers) will not support these products.
  • 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 - added
    • 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
  • 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
    • Disabled FXAA for several Windows programs like Media Player and Movie Maker.
  • Nvidia CUDA
  • Additional Details
    • Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0604.
    • Installs HD Audio v1.3.18.0.
    • Supports OpenGL 4.3 for GeForce 400-series and later GPUs.
    • 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 technology* on DirectX 9 and DirectX 10.

*Note: The following SLI features are only supported on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8: GeForce GTX 600 series SLI, Quad SLI technology, 3-way SLI technology, Hybrid SLI, and SLI multi-monitor support. Learn more.

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