Nvidia has released new drivers for a number of Geforce series video cards. These are new Geforce drivers – the new name of Forceware – which can be recognized by the version number 175.16. The drivers are in beta stage and can be used for Windows XP and Windows XP MCE, Windows XP x64 and Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Vista and Windows Vista x64 be downloaded. The beta of the Geforce 175.16 drivers includes several new features, including support for the latest Geforce 8 and 9 graphics cards and Nforce 7 chipsets, and improvements to Purevideo and the Control Panel. Below is the changelog of the Windows Vista x64 version of these Geforce drivers:
Release Highlights
- Supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, and 9 series GPUs including these newly released GPUs:
- GeForce 9800 GX2
- GeForce 9800 GTX
- GeForce 9600GT
- GeForce 9600 GSO
- GeForce 8300
- GeForce 8200/ nForce 730a
- GeForce 8100/nForce 720a
- Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2 and 3-way SLI Technology with GeForce 9800 GTX.
- Supports Hybrid SLI technology to turbo-charge graphics performance and enjoy intelligent power management on the following motherboards:
- nForce 780a SLI
- nForce 750a SLI
- nForce 730a
- nForce 720a
- GeForce 8300
- GeForce 8200
- GeForce 8100
- Supports GeForce Boost, a Hybrid SLI Technology, on the following GPUs:
- GeForce 8500GT
- GeForce 8400GS
- Supports HybridPower, a Hybrid SLI Technology, on the following GPUs:
- GeForce 9800 GX2
- GeForce 9800 GTX
- Adds new PureVideo HD features for GeForce 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX, 9600 GT and 9600 GSO:
- Dynamic Contrast Enhancement
- Dynamic Blue, Green & Skin Tone Enhancements
- Dual Stream Decode Acceleration*
- Microsoft Vista Aero display mode compatibility for Blu-ray & HD DVD playback*
- Added the following pages to the NVIDIA Control Panel:
- Manage custom resolutions
- Adjust Television Color Settings
- Adjust Screen Size and Position
- Move CRT Position
- Improved performance on many DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL applications.
- Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
| Version number | 175.16 beta |
| Release status | Beta |
| Operating systems | Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP x64, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64 |
| Website | Nvidia |
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| License type | Freeware |