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NVIDIA Releases ForceWare 180.84 Video Card Drivers

NVIDIA has dropped a new WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 200-series, 9-series, and 8800-series desktop GPUs. This new driver enables NVIDIA SLI technology on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards, enables NVIDIA SLI Multi-monitor support, giving you the ability to use two monitors with your GeForce graphics cards in SLI mode, and enables NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. On top of all that it has performance improvements in games like Grand Theft Auto IV, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, and Left 4 Dead. If you are running a supported graphics card then be sure to update your video card driver this weekend!

Blazing Fast Performance:

• Boosts performance in numerous 3D applications. The following are some examples of improvements measured with Release 180 WHQL drivers vs. Release 178 WHQL drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
• Up to 10% performance increase in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset)
• Up to 13% performance increase in Assassin's Creed
• Up to 13% performance increase in BioShock
• Up to 15% performance increase in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
• Up to 10% performance increase in Crysis Warhead
• Up to 25% performance increase in Devil May Cry 4
• Up to 38% performance increase in Far Cry 2
• Up to 18% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID
• Up to 80% performance increase in Lost Planet: Colonies
• Up to 18% performance increase in World of Conflict

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Posted by | Sat, Dec 06, 2008 - 08:50 AM