{"id":17342,"date":"2010-04-13T16:29:26","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T15:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=17342"},"modified":"2010-04-13T16:42:14","modified_gmt":"2010-04-13T15:42:14","slug":"nvidia-forceware-197-45-whql-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/nvidia-forceware-197-45-whql-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia ForceWare 197.45 WHQL Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, and 300-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.<\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#ffff00\">Please note that this driver is not for the GeForce 400 Series. The latest driver for that series is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/win7_winvista_64bit_197.41_whql.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/win7_winvista_64bit_197.41_whql.html', '197.41 WHQL']);\" target=\"_blank\">197.41 WHQL<\/a>.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>New in Version 197.45<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recommended for the best performance with the new GPU-accelerated features in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/adobe\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/adobe', 'Adobe CS5']);\" >Adobe CS5<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>Adds support for the new version of MotionDSP&#8217;s video enhancement software, <em>vReveal<\/em>, which adds support for HD output. NVIDIA customers can download a free version of vReveal that supports up to SD output <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.vreveal.com\/NVIDIA\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/redirect.vreveal.com\/NVIDIA', 'here']);\" >here<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>Fixes a video playback issue in Media Player Classic. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Existing Support in Release 197 Drivers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supports <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/ion\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/ion', 'Next Generation ION']);\" >Next Generation ION<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>Supports <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/product_geforce_gt_320_us.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/product_geforce_gt_320_us.html', 'GeForce GT 320']);\" >GeForce GT 320<\/a> , <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/product_geforce_gt_330_us.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/product_geforce_gt_330_us.html', 'GeForce GT 330']);\" >GeForce GT 330<\/a> , and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/product_geforce_gt_340_us.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/product_geforce_gt_340_us.html', 'GeForce GT 340']);\" >GeForce GT 340<\/a> . <\/li>\n<li>Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129. <\/li>\n<li>Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs). <\/li>\n<li>Increases performance in several PC games from v196.21 WHQL. The following are examples of measured improvements. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration: <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to 13% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with a single GPU <\/li>\n<li>Up to 30% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with SLI technology <\/li>\n<li>Up to 13% performance increase in H.A.W.X with single GPU <\/li>\n<li>Up to 15% performance increase in H.A.W.X with SLI technology <\/li>\n<li>Up to 30% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with single GPU <\/li>\n<li>Up to 28% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with SLI technology <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City, Mass Effect 2, Napoleon: Total War, and Zombie Driver. <\/li>\n<li>Enhanced SLI support for Metro 2033, Supreme Commander 2, Unigine, and World of Warcraft. <\/li>\n<li>Adds <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzone.com\/object\/nzone_ambientocclusion_home.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nzone.com\/object\/nzone_ambientocclusion_home.html', 'Ambient Occlusion']);\" >Ambient Occlusion<\/a> support for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Need for Speed: Shift, Resident Evil 5, RUSE, and Street Fighter IV. <\/li>\n<li>Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2. <\/li>\n<li>Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release. <\/li>\n<li>Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/Download\/index.aspx\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/Download\/index.aspx', 'here']);\" >here<\/a> <\/u>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Support:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/adobe_flashplayer_plus_nvidia.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/adobe_flashplayer_plus_nvidia.html', 'here']);\" >here<\/a>.<strong><\/strong> <\/li>\n<li>Supports <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/directcompute.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/directcompute.html', 'DirectCompute']);\" >DirectCompute<\/a> with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. <\/li>\n<li>Supports OpenCL 1.0 ( <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/cuda_opencl.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/cuda_opencl.html', 'Open Computing Language']);\" >Open Computing Language<\/a> ) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. <\/li>\n<li>Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. <\/li>\n<li>Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements. See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/cuda\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/cuda', 'CUDA Zone']);\" >CUDA Zone<\/a> for more details. <\/li>\n<li>Supports single GPU and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slizone.com\/page\/home.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.slizone.com\/page\/home.html', 'NVIDIA SLI technology']);\" >NVIDIA SLI technology<\/a> on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards. <\/li>\n<li>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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slizone.com\/object\/sli_cuda_learn.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.slizone.com\/object\/sli_cuda_learn.html', 'here']);\" >here<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/content\/graphicsplus\/us\/download.asp\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/content\/graphicsplus\/us\/download.asp', 'Download']);\" >Download<\/a> these <em>FREE<\/em> PhysX and CUDA applications now! <\/li>\n<li>Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/nvidia_system_tools\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/nvidia_system_tools', 'NVIDIA System Tools software']);\" >NVIDIA System Tools software<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>Source &amp; Download Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/win7_winvista_64bit_197.45_whql.html\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/object\/win7_winvista_64bit_197.45_whql.html', 'Nvidia']);\" target=\"_blank\">Nvidia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, and 300-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs. 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