Some news Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) beta drivers are now up on NVIDIA's website, for those feeling a little risky and wanting to try things out early.
The drivers are for use with GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs on Windows XP, Windows XP x64, Windows Vista x86, and Windows Vista 64-bit, and are especially useful to PC gamers who picked up F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, according to the release notes.
Other performance improvements are noted, as well as a couple of resolved issues (hitching during Left 4 Dead on GeForce 200 series cards and crashes in Grand Theft Auto IV accompanied by an "Out of Video Memory" message), OpenGL 3.0 support, and more.
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 .Dawn of War 2 open beta opens up
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