thales100 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 This is a WHQL driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs. New in Release 182.06: 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 182.06 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, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards. Supports NVIDIA SLI Multi-monitor support, giving you the ability to use two monitors with your GeForce graphics cards in SLI mode. Learn more here. 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. Products Supported : GeForce GTX 295 GeForce GTX 285 GeForce GTX 280 GeForce GTX 260 GeForce 9800 GX2 GeForce 9800 GTX+ GeForce 9800 GTX GeForce 9800 GT GeForce 9600 GT GeForce 9600 GS GeForce 9600 GSO GeForce 9500 GT GeForce 9500 GS GeForce 9400 GT GeForce 9400 GeForce 9300 GS GeForce 9300 GE GeForce 9300 GeForce 9200 GeForce 8800 Ultra GeForce 8800 GTX GeForce 8800 GTS 512 GeForce 8800 GTS GeForce 8800 GT GeForce 8800 GS GeForce 8600 GTS GeForce 8600 GT GeForce 8600 GS GeForce 8500 GT GeForce 8400 SE GeForce 8400 GS GeForce 8400 GeForce 8300 GS GeForce 8300 GeForce 8200 GeForce 8100 / nForce 720a GeForce 7950 GX2 GeForce 7950 GT GeForce 7900 GTX GeForce 7900 GT/GTO GeForce 7900 GS GeForce 7800 SLI GeForce 7800 GTX GeForce 7800 GT GeForce 7800 GS GeForce 7650 GS GeForce 7600 GT GeForce 7600 GS GeForce 7600 LE GeForce 7500 LE GeForce 7350 LE GeForce 7300 SE GeForce 7300 LE GeForce 7300 GT GeForce 7300 GS GeForce 7200 GS GeForce 7100 GS GeForce 7150 / NVIDIA nForce 630i GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 620i GeForce 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 630i GeForce 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a GeForce 6800 XT GeForce 6800 XE GeForce 6800 Ultra GeForce 6800 Series GPU GeForce 6800 LE GeForce 6800 GT GeForce 6800 GS/XT GeForce 6800 GS GeForce 6800 GeForce 6700 XL GeForce 6610 XL GeForce 6600 VE GeForce 6600 LE GeForce 6600 GT GeForce 6600 GeForce 6500 GeForce 6250 GeForce 6200SE TurboCache™ GeForce 6200 TurboCache™ GeForce 6200 LE GeForce 6200 A-LE GeForce 6200 GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 GeForce 6150 LE GeForce 6150 GeForce 6100 nForce 420 GeForce 6100 nForce 405 GeForce 6100 nForce 400 GeForce 6100 Release Notes --> http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/182....lease_Notes.pdf DOWNLOAD: XP 32 bits --> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_182.06_whql.html XP 64 bits --> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_182.06_whql.html Vista 32 bits --> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_182.06_whql.html Vista 64 bits --> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_182.06_whql.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkey82 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 They don't mention GTA IV in the readme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wethospu Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks for the info. I will download this when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperwire93 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Hooray performance increase for F.E.A.R 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OabAli Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 180.48 > 181.22 gave me a 3 - 6 FPS boost. I wonder how much more this will give... Benchmark comparisons plz I'll download it after my monthly Internet usage expiry on the 20th. Thnx for the news thales100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thales100 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) They don't mention GTA IV in the readme You must check the release notes for all info, it seems they fixed some few stuff related to 9600 GT SLi under Vista 32 and 64 bits. If you also check the RN of beta version 182.05, they mention a "out of video memory" fix on xp 32 bits. Edited February 18, 2009 by thales100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thales100 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 180.48 > 181.22 gave me a 3 - 6 FPS boost. I wonder how much more this will give...Benchmark comparisons plz I'll download it after my monthly Internet usage expiry on the 20th. Thnx for the news thales100 K np, ill run a benchie when i get home at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbaker Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I had LOTS of problems with the 181.22's using GTA IV with Patch2, I changed to the 182.05 beta drivers & everything was fixed, im still using them but I will give these newer ones a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcrysis02 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks for the links Thales.By the way,did they "merge" the whole 8-series card type selection at the official site?First time was wierd not having to choose which card you actually have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amisnaru Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I did benchies with 181.22 and 182.05 as well. However, 180.84 still gets me the best FPS. I'll wait until someone posts before-and-after benches of these before downloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUD1974 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I installed 182.06 but I find I have lost a couple of FPS compared to 180.84, 30.45FPS compared to 33.79FPS previously. Also noted that the CPU load increased a lot, 79% compared to 63%. I'm not sure why that would happen, nothing else is running. I tried it just playing in game and it seemed nice and smooth until I got a phone call and suddenly the game slowed down a lot, 2 FPS ish. After the call the game sped back up but it didn't quite seem as smooth as before. I'll try it a little longer but I think 180.84 remains the best driver for me. I am using an 8600GT 256Mb (using system memory to make up for the lack of on card memory, -availablevidmem 1.4) Hope this helps someone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wethospu Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Can't remember earlier FPS exactly but I would say I gained 2-3 FPS from this new driver. Compared to the last "proper" driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thales100 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks for the links Thales.By the way,did they "merge" the whole 8-series card type selection at the official site?First time was wierd not having to choose which card you actually have. Thx, do you mean at Nvidia site ? No i checked and the 8-series open a box with many options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbaker Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I got a 5fps boost over 181.22's but nothing over the 182.05 betas I was using, but thats to be expected, 181.22's also gave me slowdowns & crashing problems with patch 2 installed, not the case with the betas & now these WHQL ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcrysis02 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks for the links Thales.By the way,did they "merge" the whole 8-series card type selection at the official site?First time was wierd not having to choose which card you actually have. Thx, do you mean at Nvidia site ? No i checked and the 8-series open a box with many options. That's wierd,i only get to choose the product type,product series,operating system and language.If i choose the 8th series the product simply vanishes leaving me with only one option.The 8th series,that's all.I don't get to choose my exact card type(8800Gt,8800GTX,8800GTS)you get the message.Same if i choose the 7th series,but the 200 series let's me choose from card type.Anyone else get this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thales100 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 That's wierd,i only get to choose the product type,product series,operating system and language.If i choose the 8th series the product simply vanishes leaving me with only one option.The 8th series,that's all. Yes thats weird, thats how it works for me. But of course it doesnt matter at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon25 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks for the links Thales.By the way,did they "merge" the whole 8-series card type selection at the official site?First time was wierd not having to choose which card you actually have. Thx, do you mean at Nvidia site ? No i checked and the 8-series open a box with many options. That's wierd,i only get to choose the product type,product series,operating system and language.If i choose the 8th series the product simply vanishes leaving me with only one option.The 8th series,that's all.I don't get to choose my exact card type(8800Gt,8800GTX,8800GTS)you get the message.Same if i choose the 7th series,but the 200 series let's me choose from card type.Anyone else get this? Yep, I get the same. EDIT: Thales, we mean the screen @ http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx , not at http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thales100 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 EDIT: Thales, we mean the screen @ http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx , not at http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx lol k, thats because there is only one "latest" driver option for all 6, 7, 8 and 9-series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Only installed the 182.05 last week, the driver info looks the same. Wonder what has been improved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thales100 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) Only installed the 182.05 last week, the driver info looks the same. Wonder what has been improved? According to tweakguides.com, this driver appears identical to the earlier 182.05 Beta, with the exception of a single bug fix for the GeForce 9 and 8 series under Windows 32-bit. But i also didnt find any mention in 182.05 RN bout the 9600 SLI fix on Vista 64 bits (included in 182.06 RN), so im not sure. Edited February 18, 2009 by thales100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObsessedWithGTA4 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 UMMMM...... 20kbps from nvidia driver download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected] Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 page not found! WTF>! Servers must be thrashed FileHippo mirrors Hippo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john88z Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Does anyone know if its alright to use the vista drivers when using Win7 64? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elBATCHo Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 UMMMM...... 20kbps from nvidia driver download. lol 2,500 Kb/S FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObsessedWithGTA4 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Finally 2.0mb/s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixDelta753 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Would it be possible for someone to do some before and after benchmark results, I'm just curious to see if there is any improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-time Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I'm gonna test this when I get home. Is it better than the 185.20 drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuonDecay Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 They don't mention GTA IV in the readme Because they don't make a habit of fixing performance in games where the devloper deliberately slacked off and expected video card companies to pick up someone else's slack with new drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmingCharlie Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I just shoved the new drivers on here, but before I did I took a benchmark :- Benchmark with 181.20 driver Statistics Average FPS: 58.50 Duration: 37.06 sec CPU Usage: 77% System memory usage: 70% Video memory usage: 98% Graphics Settings Video Mode: 1440 x 900 (60 Hz) Texture Quality: Medium Render Quality: High Reflection Resolution: Medium Water Quality: Medium Shadow Quality: Medium View Distance: 15 Detail Distance: 30 Definition: Off VSync: Off Hardware Microsoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate Service Pack 1 Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Driver version: 181.20 Audio Adapter: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) Intel® Core2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Benchmark with 182.06 driver Statistics Average FPS: 53.45 Duration: 36.95 sec CPU Usage: 81% System memory usage: 77% Video memory usage: 97% Graphics Settings Video Mode: 1440 x 900 (60 Hz) Texture Quality: Medium Render Quality: High Reflection Resolution: Medium Water Quality: Medium Shadow Quality: Medium View Distance: 15 Detail Distance: 30 Definition: Off VSync: Off Hardware Microsoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate Service Pack 1 Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Driver version: 182.06 Audio Adapter: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) Intel® Core2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz So according to the benchmark I just lost 4 - 5 fps. I had a quick drive around and it still felt the same, still getting around 30 - 40 fps. I would say there is sod all improvements with this driver but it can't hurt to have the latest driver on your system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperwire93 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 This driver is good for the other games, i got fps improvement on Mirror's Edge (with PhysX), and F.E.A.R 2. Not sure about the GTA IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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