New Nvidia Drivers Add Support for GeForce GTS 250
New Nvidia Drivers Add Support for GeForce GTS 250
Posted 03/09/2009 at 6:12am
| by Paul Lilly
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Word on the web is that Nvidia will release its GTS 250 videocard sometime this week, which is essentially a rebranded 9800 GTX+. Nvidia's latest GeForce drivers -- WHQL 182.08 -- adds support for the upcoming card, while also extending SLI profile support for some newly released games.
Nvidia claims up to double-digit performance gains in handful of games with the new drivers versus 181.22, including up to 11 percent in Left 4 Dead at high resolution with AA, up to 10 percent in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, and up to 10 percent in Race Driver: GRID at high resolution and AA.
The latest release also fixes a bug in Vista 32-bit with dual-GeForce 8600 GT videocards that prevented the Fluid Demo (using PhysX) from running while using hardware acceleration when SLI is enabled. Good thing too, lest anyone second guess investing in two 8600 GT cards.
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AntiHero
March 09, 2009 at 7:13am
I've got a mobiity 9500gs, i hope they've got a couple updats for that, i've had windows vsta home x64 Blue Screen me and tell me my video card stopped working.
praetor_alpha
March 09, 2009 at 5:45pm
I have a GTX 280 with Vista x64, and it's blue screened a few times on me, with the video card drivers to blame. I think it's the general bug that nvidia's 64 bit drivers are unstable. It's the one thing that ATI has over them by far.
ogremustcrush
March 09, 2009 at 6:59am
I certainly would hope nobody is considering investing in a dual 8600gt setup. Those cards suck, each slower than a 7600gt. 9600GSO cards are decent though, considerng you can find them for ~$50 after rebates. Personally, I just bought a Radeon HD 4830 for $65, if I need more power I'll get another one.
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