GeForce/ION Driver Release 196

This is a Beta-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

New in Version 196.34

• Fixed a bug with v196.21 that prohibited GPU overclocking.

New in Version 196.21

• Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for many top new gaming titles including Avatar Demo, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, City Bus Simulator, Dirt 2, Ferrari Virtual Race, GREED: Black Border, Mass Effect 2, Mortal Online, Ninja Blade, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Demo, Planet 51, RUSE, Serious Sam HD, and Wings of Prey.
• Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.09.1112.
• 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 here.

Existing Support:

• Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta. Learn more here.
• Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements. See CUDA Zone for more details.
• Supports NVIDIA 3D Vision Discover, a complete, low cost solution to start your immersive stereoscopic 3D experience. NOTE: If you are using NVIDIA 3D Vision active shutter glasses, you must download the separate 3D Vision driver which includes the driver for the 3D Vision IR emitter.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
• Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. This driver installs PhysX System Software version 9.09.1112. Learn more here.
• Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!
• Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.

• Control Panel User's Guide

GeForce 200 series:
GT 230, GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 285, GT 240, 210, GTX 280, G210, GT 220, 205, GTX 295, GTS 240, GTX 275

GeForce 100 series:
GT 140, GT 130, G 100, GT 120

GeForce 9 series:
9800 GT, 9600 GS, 9600 GT, 9800 GX2, 9300 GE, 9200, 9500 GS, 9800 GTX/GTX+, 9300 GS, 9400, 9500 GT, 9400 GT, 9600 GSO, 9300

GeForce 8 series:
8300, 8500 GT, 8200, 8600 GTS, 8800 GTS 512, 8600 GT, 8800 GTX, 8600 GS, 8800 Ultra, 8300 GS, 8400, 8100 / nForce 720a, 8800 GS, 8800 GT, 8400 GS, 8800 GTS, 8400 SE

GeForce 7 series:
7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 7800 GS, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7100 GS, 7650 GS, 7600 LE, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 620i, 7900 GS, 7550 LE, 7300 GT, 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 7300 SE / 7200 GS, 7300 LE, 7300 GS, 7600 GS, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7800 GTX, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i, 7150 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7500 LE, 7800 SLI, 7350 LE, 7950 GT, 7900 GT/GTO, 7950 GX2, 7600 GT, 7900 GTX

GeForce 6 series:
6600, 6150SE nForce 430, 6800 GS, 6600 LE, 6200 A-LE, 6800 Ultra, 6200SE TurboCache, 6200, 6200 TurboCache, 6800 XE, 6610 XL, 6800, 6100 nForce 405, 6100 nForce 420, 6100, 6800 XT, 6150, 6600 GT, 6800 LE, 6100 nForce 400, 6600 VE, 6700 XL, 6800 GS/XT, 6500, 6150LE / Quadro NVS 210S, 6150 LE, 6800 GT, 6200 LE, 6250

ION series:
ION LE, ION