Quadro Driver Release 275 275.36

Version: 275.36 WHQL
Release Date: 2011.06.02
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit
Language: English (U.S.)
File Size: 153 MB

Release Highlights

New in Release 275.36:

  • CUDA 4.1 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications.  See CUDA for more details.
  • NVIDIA Control Panel Updates
    • Display
      • Revised the ‘Adjust Desktop Size and Position,’ page to provide improved controls for desktop scaling and resizing.
        1. Includes a preview window.
        2. Available for all displays (including VGA and HDMI connections).
        3. Scaling override option
    • Workstation
      • Under Windows Vista/Windows 7, the Set up SLI Mosaic page uses the same controls as the Set up Mosaic page.
  • Display Support
    • Added 10-bit Grayscale through DVI for Windows 7  - enables 10-bit Grayscale through DVI for supported monitors such as proprietary medical displays.
  • G-Sync for Direct3D applications
    • Enable Direct3D applications to synchronize back buffer presents across multiple GPU's in one system or multiple systems. Multi-Window and Full-Screen applications are supported. Requires NVIDIA G-Sync II and supported Quadro boards, see //www.nvidia.com/page/quadrofx_gsync.html for more information.
  • ODE Driver
    • The R275 drivers are the first ‘Optimal Drivers for Enterprise’, a release dedicated to relatively long term stability for ISV certification, OEMs, and Enterprise customers.
  • New APIs
    • OpenGL path rendering API – enables high-quality text and 2D rendering with OpenGL applications.
  • NVIDIA WMI
    • This driver release includes NVIDIA WMI, a Windows service as well as decouple WMI provider that allows WMI clients to query and monitor such GPU parameters as GPU fan speed and GPU temperature.
  • Workstation application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, feature limitations, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
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Existing Support:

  • Support for the Open Computing Language (OpenCL) 1.0 in Quadro FX Series x700 and newer as well as the FX4600 and FX5600.
  • Support for OpenGL 4.1
  • Support for Directx11

Supported products

NVS Series:
NVS 300

Quadro series:
6000, 600, 5000, 4000, 400, 2000D, 2000

Quadro FX series:
FX 5800, FX 580, FX 570, FX 5600, FX 560, FX 5500, FX 550, FX 540, FX 4800, FX 4700 X2, FX 4600, FX 4500 X2, FX 4500, FX 4000, FX 380 Low Profile, FX 3800, FX 380, FX 370 Low Profile, FX 3700, FX 370, FX 3500, FX 350, FX 3450, FX 1800, FX 1700, FX 1500, FX 1400, CX

Quadro NVS series:
NVS 450, NVS 440, NVS 420, NVS 295, NVS 290, NVS 285

Quadro Plex series:
S Series, Model IV, Model II, D Series, 7000

Quadro Sync series:
G-Sync II, G-Sync I

M-Class Processors:
Tesla M2070-Q

Quadro Blade/Embedded Graphics Board series ONLY, not for Notebooks:
Quadro NVS 120M, Quadro FX 880M, Quadro FX 770M, Quadro FX 560M, Quadro FX 370M, Quadro FX 3600M, Quadro FX 2800M, Quadro FX 1600M