GeForce Release 182

This is a BETA driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs.

New in Release 182.05:

• Recommended for the best experience in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
• Boosts performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with Release 182.05 WHQL drivers vs. Release 181.22 WHQL drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
• Up to 8% performance increase in Fallout 3 at high resolution and AA.
• Up to 10% performance increase in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
• Up to 9% performance increase in Half-Life 2 at high resolution with AA.
• Up to 11% performance increase in Left 4 Dead at high resolution with AA.
• Up to 10% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID at high resolution and AA.
• Includes full support for OpenGL 3.0 on GeForce 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs.
• Automatically installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0203.
• Additional information on specific bug fixes can be found in the release documentation notes.
• Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.

Existing Support:

• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL including 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. Learn more here. Note: GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory.
• Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #2. Download these free PhysX and CUDA applications now!
• Supports CUDA.
• Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.

*Note: The following SLI features are only supported on Windows Vista: Quad SLI technology using GeForce 9800 GX2 or GeForce GTX 295, 3-way SLI technology, Hybrid SLI, and SLI multi-monitor support.

• Release Notes (v182.05)
  
• New Control Panel User's Guide

GeForce 200 series:
GTX 280, GTX 295, GTX 285, GTX 260, GTX 275, G210, GTS 250

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

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

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

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