14 DAY TRIAL // NVIDIA, the Santa Clara, California-based graphics chip maker, has just released a new set of GeForce graphics drivers, specifically designed to deliver support for users of the company's GeForce and ION desktop GPUs. The new release, version 191.07 WHQL, delivers a number of updates among which a couple of performance accelerations for some of the latest gaming applications available on the market, compared to version 190.62. The new drivers are available for download right on Softpedia, but be sure to check out what's new in the series before you click the download link.
According to the release highlights, available at the company's own website, NVIDIA's new GeForce 191.07 driver series enables users of the GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs to take advantage of a few performance increases, compared to release 190.62. Depending on system configuration and GPU, users might see:
Up to 12% performance increase in ARMA 2
Up to 8% performance increase in Batman: Arkham Asylum with GPU PhysX enabled
Up to 50% performance increase in Call of Juarez: Blood in Bound with SLI enabled
Up to 14% performance increase in Fallout 3 (indoor scenes) with antialiasing enabled
Up to 10% performance increase in Far Cry 2 (DX9 version) with antialiasing enabled
Up to 34% performance increase in Prototype with antialiasing enabled
The new set of drivers also installs the NVIDIA PhysX System Software version 9.09.0814, providing users of NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards with support for the company's PhysX technology, which ultimately delivers an enhanced visual experience to gaming enthusiasts. In addition, the new drivers have also been put into place to provide users with a number of bug fixes, including the following key fix: For graphics cards supporting multiple clock states, 3D clocks correctly return to 2D clocks after exiting a 3D application, according to the releases notes.
As stated above, the new release is available for download right here on Softpedia, following the links below:
NVIDIA GeForce/ION Display Driver 191.07 WHQL for Windows XP 32-bit
NVIDIA GeForce/ION Display Driver 191.07 WHQL for Windows XP 64-bit
NVIDIA GeForce/ION Display Driver 191.07 WHQL for Windows Vista/Windows 7 32-bit
NVIDIA GeForce/ION Display Driver 191.07 WHQL for Windows Vista/Windows 7 64-bit