NVIDIA Forceware 258.96 WHQL XP

NVIDIA Corporation - (Freeware)

Get smoother images and main processor relief with NVIDIA Forceware.

NVIDIA Forceware is a software specially developed for unleashing the full power and features in NVIDIA's desktop, gaming, platform, workstation, laptop, multimedia, and mobile products. Without these drivers your graphics card does not shoed much as view your Windows desktop.

Installation of this driver requires uninstalling the other drivers installed on the system. This driver supports the following cards: MCP67M/GeForce, 7400/GeForce Go, Go 8600M GS 7600/GeForce / GeForce 8400M G. The driver comes with driver management utilities.

With you can push against by your graphics card into a corner to play 3D-intensive games or watching videos with hardware acceleration that provides smoother images and relieves the main processor.

Title:: NVIDIA Forceware 258.96 WHQL XP
File Size:: 82.7 MB
Requirements:: Windows 2000 / XP
Language:: en-us
License:: Freeware
Date Added:: 19 Jul 2010
Publisher:: NVIDIA Corporation
Homepage:: http://www.nvidia.com/
MD5 Checksum:: 784B2A08AE8A987D8A8B15A9E09D9034

* Adds support for GeForce GTX 460.
* Adds additional performance increases for GeForce GTX 400 Series GPUs in several PC games (these improvements are in addition to the previously reported Release 256 improvements). The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured with GeForce GTX 480. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
- Up to 11% in Aliens vs. Predator (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Tessellation on)
- Up to 7% in Crysis: Warhead (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Gamer)
- Up to 4% in H.A.W.X (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Very High)
- Up to 10% in Just Cause 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF - Concrete Jungle)
- Up to 6% in Metro 2033 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Tessellation on)
- Up to 7% in Metro 2033 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Tessellation on)
- Up to 10% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
- Up to 12% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
- Up to 4% in World in Conflict (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
* Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0224.
* Upgrades HD Audio driver version 1.0.15.0 (for supported GPUs).
* Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
* Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver.