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NVIDIA Geforce ForceWare Drivers 185.85 for Windows 7, XP and Vista

NVIDIA have made another driver release today with ForceWare v185.85 (WHQL). There are some many major features included in this ForceWare version including CUDA 2.2, expanded GPU hardware acceleration even for relatively low end units, a new PhysX system software version (v9.09.0408) and many bugfixes. Also, if you are struggling to play recently released Chronicles of Riddick : Assault on Dark Athena and experiencing slowdowns with the game, give these drivers a go. Why? NVIDIA promises up to 25% performance increase for Riddick with ForceWare 185.85.

ForceWare 185 release notes

Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 275 GPU.
Adds support for CUDA 2.2 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications. See CUDA for more details.
Expands GPU hardware acceleration for the NVIDIA Video Encoding library to GPUs with less than 32 cores. Applications using this library include CyberLink PowerDirector 7, Nero Move it 1.5, Loilo SuperLoiloScope MARS, and CyberLink MediaShow Espresso.
Accelerates performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with Release 185 drivers vs. Release 182 drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
- Up to 25% performance increase in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
- Up to 22% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled
- Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled
- Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2
- Up to 30% performance increase in Half-Life 2 engine games with 3-way and 4-way SLI
- Up to 45% performance increase in Mirror’s Edge with antialiasing enabled
Automatically installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0408.
Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #3. Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now!
Numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release documentation notes.

Download

All are direct download links that point to files hosted on NVIDIA servers. No 3rd party links are added.

[Click Here] to download GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows XP 64-bit WHQL

[Click Here] to download GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows XP 32-bit WHQL

[Click Here] to download GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows 7 64-bit WHQL

[Click Here] to download GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows 7 32-bit WHQL

[Click Here] to download GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows Vista 64-bit WHQL

[Click Here] to download GeForce Forceware 185.85 Windows Vista 32-bit WHQL

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nHancer 2.5.1 – Easily customize and unlock advanced options for NVIDIA GPUs

Overclock and tweak AMD chipset products with AMD Overdrive 3.02 Build 289

If you are using hardware (motherboard, etc) based on an AMD chipset, you might want to check this post out. AMD Overdrive is an application that can be used to fine tune your hardware as well as to unlock advanced tweaking options that are not available by default. This is not an application developed by a 3rd party but by AMD itself. A new build of OverDrive (v3.02 build 289) was released yesterday with many new features and bugfixes. Note that this is a very powerful piece of software – using it recklessly will can even damage your hardware.

NEW Features

AMD Black Edition Memory Profiles
Achieve optimum high speed DDR3 performance with pre-tuned memory profiles. Open up bandwidth and overclock your memory for even more performance.
AMD Smart Profiles
Tune performance when you run the applications you use most. Set optimum affinity and performance based on our default profiles or customize your own.
Customizable AutoClock
More options for experienced users to automatically tune their PC
Fan Control
Enhanced support for monitoring your PC and taking control
Ready to use with Microsoft Windows 7

You can get more information from the app homepage located here.

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[Click Here] to download AMD Overdrive 3.02 build 289 – Direct Download

nHancer 2.5.1 – Easily customize and unlock advanced options for NVIDIA GPUs

There are a lot of 3rd party tools such as RivaTuner around for NVIDIA display adapters that offer 100x better functionality than the official NVIDIA control panel. nHancer is one such utility that will enable you tweak your NVIDIA driver settings effectively including an array of advanced customization options that are not available with the drivers by default. A new build of nHancer was released yesterday with support for new ForceWare 182 and 185 drivers as well as Windows 7 compatibility.

Note that the new version (2.5.1) does not support older drivers (pre 182) and older cards (pre GeForce 8000). If you are using older drivers/GPU you should download nHancer 2.4.5. Also note that this software requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 in order to run. You can download it from here.

Features

Support of Forceware/GeForce drivers version 60 and later (with nHancer 2.4.5), including the new 185+ versions
Support of all GeForce cards, including the new GeForce GTX 2x0 lines
Supports Windows Vista, Windows 7 and DirectX 10
Support for single card, SLI, Quad-SLI and DirectX 10 SLI systems
On-the-fly control of all global quality and performance-enhancing settings for all games
Create and manage fully automated profiles for all your games
Very easy to use, explains all options and their effects, like Anti Aliasing, Anisotropic Filtering, etc.
Special options for nVidia's SLI feature, allowing you to to use almost every game with SLI even if nVidia doesn't support it
Offers additional Anti Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering modes, that are not available through nVidia's control panel
Allows the modification of fixed settings included in nVidia's predefined profiles.
Flexible user interface: change the size of the window and all sub areas
User interface and help texts available in various languages (right now English, German, Polish and Italian)
Coexists perfectly with nVidia's own control panel and other tools, like aTuner or RivaTuner. nHancer will immediately detect any changes made by any other tool.

Download

[Click Here] to download nHancer 2.5.1 (and older versions) from the official download page

ATI Catalyst 9.4 for Windows 7/XP/Vista and NVIDIA 185.68 Drivers Download

Good news for both ATI and NVIDIA graphics card owners – new drivers are here. ATI have released much awaited Catalyst 9.4 (final) drivers and NVIDIA too have released ForceWare 185.68 drivers which are still in beta. Interestingly, ATI’s release consists of an official driver for current pre release builds of Windows 7. ForceWare 185.68 on the other hand is only officially availably for Windows Vista and XP. Both driver releases contain several improvements including various performance and reliability enhancements - upgrading is recommended.

NVIDIA Geforce ForceWare 185.68 (Beta)

Good news is that these drivers contain optimizations for the recently released Chronicles of Riddick : Assault on Dark Athena. Way to go NVIDIA!

New in Release 185.68:

Optimized performance for the PC game The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.

Download

Direct download links for v185.68 are given below. All links point to official NVIDIA servers – no 3rd party links have been provided.

ATI Catalyst 9.4 WHQL

There are lots of improvements here including several game specific fixes. More information and release notes can be found in the Guru3d article located here. Note that these drivers bear Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification.

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[Click Here] to download Catalyst 9.4 WHQL from the official download page

NVIDIA ForceWare 182.47 Drivers Direct Download (XP/Vista)

We bring you news of another brand new NVIDIA beta driver release – NVIDIA have released the ForceWare drivers v.182.47 although the official download page is not yet updated. v182.47 is almost identical to 182.46 (another internal build) and features OpenGL 3.1 and GLSL 1.40 on G80 GeForce based graphics cards. Drivers were released for both Microsoft Windows XP and Vista Operating systems. Note that this driver build does not come with bundled PhysX software.

Note that if you need to download NVIDIA PhysX software seperately you can do so for free via this link. If you already have a PhysX version installed, new driver setup will continue to use that particular installation.

Download

Direct download links for v182.47 are given below. All links point to official NVIDIA servers – no 3rd party links have been provided.

3DP Chip 9.03 Beta 20 – Automatic driver updates downloader

We first posted about 3DP Chip about two months ago. Since then the article has been referred to in a number of our PC game troubleshooting posts – it’s been pretty damn useful. This is to inform you that a newer build of 3DP Chip is now available for download. For those of you who don’t know what it is, 3DP Chip is a software that can be used to automatically search for new driver updates for your motherboard, video card, sound card, Ethernet adapter and processor.

One of the best things about 3DP Chip is that it does not require an install – the application is portable and doesn’t install any unnecessary system files or startup entries. Just run the small 450kb executable and you will be presented with a list of hardware installed on your system. A single click on the ‘Driver’ button next to a specific device will present you the download link for the latest available driver update for that device. It’s pretty cool.

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The official download page is not yet updated with 9.03 beta 20 release. You can however download this version from FIleForum.

[Click Here] to download 3DP Chip 9.03 Beta 20 from SoftPedia (Link Fixed)

NVIDIA GeForce ForceWare Drivers 182.08 Direct Download

I’m pretty impressed with the speed NVIDIA releases new driver updates. Whenever a major PC title hits the market, they release a new set of drivers that are aimed at minimizing problems with the latest release. Just after Empire:Total War was released, NVIDIA have released ForceWare drivers v182.08 (release 182) to the public. If you are playing ETW or any other new PC game, upgrading to 182.08 is recommended.

I’ve installed these drivers and tried playing Empire:Total War but I could not observe a noticeable performance gain over 182.06 drivers. Release notes for this version are given below:

New in Release 182.08:

Added support for GeForce GTS 250.
Added SLI profile support for some newly released games.
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.

So maybe 182.08 does not include any performance enhancements over 182.06 at all? Only way to decide which version to keep is to try several drivers with a new PC title (that is optimized) and observe the results.

Download

Direct download links for v182.08 are given below. All links point to official NVIDIA servers – no 3rd party links have been provided.

NVIDIA Geforce ForceWare 182.06 Drivers (WHQL) - Direct Download

NVIDIA have release a non-beta driver version after some time. Geforce ForceWare 182.06 (Release 182) drivers are compatible with GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs and are WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certified. In addition to OpenGL 3.0 support, these drivers also contain the latest version of NVIDIA PhysX System software. Direct download links for 32/64 bit driver versions for Windows Vista and XP can be found towards the end of this article.

Note that I’ve not had the time to test the new drivers with any of the games installed. However if you are playing newer titles such as FEAR 2 (up to 10% performance increase over ForceWare 181.22), Mirror’s Edge and Dawn of War 2, v182.06 drivers are recommended.

Download

All are direct download links from official NVIDIA servers.

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 182.06 drivers for Windows XP 64-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 182.06 drivers for Windows XP 32-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 182.06 drivers for Windows Vista 64-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 182.06 drivers for Windows Vista 32-bit

NVIDIA ForceWare 182.05 Drivers with PhysX System Software 9.09.0203 – Direct Download

Owner of an NVIDIA video card and thinking of playing F.E.A.R. 2 : Project Origin? Download the recommended drivers and software to obtain maximum game performance. NVIDIA have released ForceWare 182.05 Beta Drivers (Geforce Release 182) which according to them yields a 10% performance increase in F.E.A.R. 2. NVIDIA PhysX System Software v9.09.0203 released today (10 February) is also included with 182.05 drivers. Read on for direct download links.

According to release notes, 182.05 drivers are compatible with GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs. Note that these drivers are still in beta – proceed at your own risk.

Release Notes & What’s 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.

Download

All are direct download links from official NVIDIA servers. Download managers are supported.

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 182.05 drivers for Windows XP 64-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 182.05 drivers for Windows XP 32-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 182.05 drivers for Windows Vista 64-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 182.05 drivers for Windows Vista 32-bit

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ATI Catalyst 9.1 drivers with OpenGL 3.0 support – Download

We saw several NVIDIA display driver updates in the past month and ATI have finally broken their silence with the release of Catalyst 9.1. One of the highlights of this driver release is the support for OpenGL 3.0 extensions. Catalyst 9.1 for Windows XP, Windows Vista (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions) and Windows Media Center Edition are now available for download. One of the drawbacks is that there is still no official Windows 7 (WDDM 1.1) compatible driver release yet.

I could not test these drivers since I do not own a ATI video card. You can read user experiences with Catalyst 9.1 drivers on this Guru3d thread and also on this game.amd.com thread. Full Catalyst 9.1 change log as well as release notes can be found here.

The Catalyst™ Software Suite 9.1 contains the following:

Radeon™ display driver 8.573
HydraVision™ for both Windows XP and Vista
HydraVision™ Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
WDM Driver Install Bundle
Southbridge/IXP Driver
Catalyst™ Control Center Version 8.573

Download

[Click Here] to visit the official Catalyst 9.1 download page on game.amd.com

Install the drivers and keep your video cards fine tuned- there are several great looking PC games due to be released in February 2009.

3DP Chip – Automatically find & download latest video, sound and motherboard drivers

Keeping your device drivers up to date is essential for the optimal functioning of your hardware. However, checking for driver updates regularly can get tiresome after a while. This is where 3DP Chip comes in. 3DP Chip is a useful little application that can automatically detect your video card, sound card, motherboard, processor, network adapter and then provide download links for their latest available driver version.

3DP Chip is portable – you don’t need to install it. Just download the 900kb executable and run it. You don’t even need to know the make and model of your hardware devices to get updates so even newbies to computing will have no problems with this software.

Developer Description

3DP Chip is a tool created to help you view your devices and download the latest device drivers with few simple clicks. Problems with detecting your devices, finding device drivers to setup your system is worse than Blue screen of death. Everest and Aida32 doesn't provies you a device drivers and they are still heavy. You can use it just for enumerate the devices such as CPU, MOBO, Graphic Card, Sound Card and Ethernet Card. And you can download the latest device drviers through our web site. 3DP Chip uses a high performance detection algorithm and have more than 1 integrated database.

Features

Simple - Setup or additional program does not required. everything included in 900KB
Powerful - Assembly, C++ based, have more than 12,000 integrated database
Easy to use - Designed for both expert and novice users.

Download

Currently the official download page does not link to the latest available version of 3DP Chip. We’ve included links to a Softpedia Mirror which hosts the latest build.

[Click Here] to download 3DP Chip 9.01 Beta 32

NVIDIA Geforce ForceWare 181.22 drivers for XP/Vista download

NVIDIA have released a new ForceWare driver – Geforce ForceWare version 181.22. The new driver, which was released on the 17th of January, is still in beta. It’s a PhysX enabled driver which contains nVIDIA PhysX System Software 9.09.0010. If you were having trouble with games that utilize PhysX such as Mirror’s Edge, this is the recommended driver version to install. Direct download links for both XP and Vista versions are included below.

I installed ForceWare version 181.22 on my system and tried playing Mirror’s Edge with the new drivers. For me, there was no noticeable performance increase over 185.20 drivers. I did not experience any crashes with the game either (played for about 30 minutes with PhysX enabled on a Geforce 8800).

Release Notes

This is a beta driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs. The release complements the Mirror’s Edge release, with PhysX support.

This driver is recommended for the optimal GPU PhysX experience in EA’s hot PC title Mirror’s Edge.
GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory. This driver package automatically installs PhysX System Software version 9.09.0010.

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 32-bit - Multi-GPU Issues

[SLI]: Fallout3–the game crashes in some game maps when played at high
resolutions (1440x900 or higher) and high settings. [500665]
[SLI], S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Benchmark–added an SLI profile for the
application.[506981]
GeForce GTX 295: Occasionally, only one GPU is recognized as supporting CUDA
and PhysX after the system is rebooted. [506018]

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 64-bit - Multi-GPU Issues

[SLI]: Fallout3–the game crashes in some game maps when played at high
resolutions (1440x900 or higher) and high settings. [500665]
[SLI], S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Benchmark–added an SLI profile for the
application.[506981]

Download

Since ForceWare 181.22 is still in beta, they are not included in the official NVIDIA driver download page. Here are direct links you can use to download the drivers from NVIDIA servers.

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 181.22 for Windows XP 32-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 181.22 for Windows XP 64-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 181.22 for Windows Vista 32-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 181.22 for Windows Vista 64-bit

nVIDIA PhysX System Software 9.09.0010 Download

nVIDIA’s PhysX System Software enables PhysX acceleration in all Geforce 8, 9 and GTX 200 series video cards. Version 9.0.0010 of this has just been released by nVIDIA and it supposedly fixes several crashing issues when running some games (including Mirror’s Edge) with PhysX acceleration enabled.

First of all you need to have an nVIDIA PhysX compatible video card to use this software (any Geforce 8, 9 and 200 series card will do). Also, you cannot directly install v9.09.0010 if you don’t already have an older version of PhysX installed. If this is the case, just install the latest ForceWare drivers with PhysX on your system and then install this version separately.

Here are the full release notes for PhysX System Software 9.09.0010:

Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory.
Experience GPU PhysX acceleration in many games and demos, some of which are highlighted in PowerPack downloads on www.geforce.com.
Resolves PhysX SDK runtime issues with multi-GPU configurations in Hybrid environments.
Improves performance of some PhysX enabled games on GeForce GTX 285 and GTX 295 products.
Resolves occasional system crashes when PhysX is enabled on some systems when running on EA’s Mirrors Edge.
Runtime upgrade ONLY for AGEIA PhysX processors users. (New installations should install older PhysX system software such as version 8.09.04 – prior to installing this update).
Includes the latest PhysX runtimes used in the latest game titles.
Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on GeForce via CUDA 2.0 for SDK versions 2.7.3, 2.7.2, 2.7.5, 2.8.0 and 2.8.1 (requires graphics driver v177.81 or later).
Includes all the latest PhysX SDK Runtimes.
Supports latest combines PhysX and SLI control panel featured in the latest GeForce drivers.
GeForce 200-series, 9-series, and 8-series GPUs
AGEIA PhysX Processors (All)

Download

You can download the release directly from nVIDIA.

[Click Here] to download PhysX System Software 9.09.0010 for Windows XP, Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

ForceWare 185.20 Beta Drivers – For Windows 7 Build 7000, Vista and XP (January 2009)

nVIDIA’s ForceWare version 185.20 beta drivers are now available for download. ForceWare 185.20 is the successor to previously released ForceWare 181.00 beta (with OpenGL 3.0) drivers. These drivers are compatible with Windows Vista 32-bit/64-bit as well as Windows XP 32-bit operating systems. The Vista version of ForceWare 185.20 driver is compatible with recently leaked Windows 7 Build 7000.

I have tested these drivers both on Windows Vista as well as on Windows 7 Build 7000. The only games I could test were Grand Theft Auto 4 and Fallout 3. For me the performance on Windows XP was unchanged from my existing driver (ForceWare 180.84). However on Windows 7 Build 7000, I noticed a 3-5FPS increase with GTA 4. Note that these are still beta drivers and there is no guarantee that everyone will experience the same performance on their systems. If you are having problems with 185.20 drivers or simply want to read more user experiences, read this Guru3D forum thread.

Download

I was not able to find download links for ForceWare 185.20 on NVIDIA Developer Zone. However, the folks at Guru3D had them so i’m posting those links here. All are direct download links.

[Click Here] to download GeForce ForceWare 185.20 (Vista 64-bit)

[Click Here] to download GeForce ForceWare 185.20 (Vista 32-bit)

[Click Here] to download GeForce ForceWare 185.20 (XP 32-bit)

RivaTuner 2.22 – Detect GPU temperature, Control fan speed, Overclock and change driver settings

A new version of RivaTuner has been released. RivaTuner is a small utility which you can use to tweak a number of settings related to your NVIDIA video card. These settings are usually not changeable via default driver control panel. This includes monitoring GPU core temperature, controlling fan speed, Overclocking and a number of other low level and driver level settings.

RivaTuner 2.22 adds ForceWare 181.XX (including 181.00) driver support. It also includes support for ForceWare 180.87 and 180.88 versions. This should eliminate the forceware version not supported error messages at startup. I use RivaTuner mainly to monitor my VGA temperature. Another useful feature is that you can change the GPU fan speed at the driver level. If you are having graphcis card overheating problems, first try increasing fan speed to 100% using Rivatuner (NVIDIA’s GPU fans usually run at 60% of max speed by default).

Developer Description

RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you everything you may need to tune NVIDIA GPU based display adapters. The widest driver-level Direct3D / OpenGL and system tuning options, flexible profiling system allowing to make custom settings on per-application basis, both driver-level and low-level hardware access modes, unique diagnostic and real-time hardware monitoring features and exclusive power user oriented tools like built-in registry editor and patch script engine.

Downloads and Guides (Obtained from Guru3D)

[Click Here] to Download RivaTuner 2.20 from official download page

[Click Here] for a tutorial on how to overclock your graphics card using RivaTuner

[Click Here] for a tutorial on how to change your GPU fan speed using RivaTuner

[Click Here] to read the RivaTuner FAQ

RivaTuner Plugins

[Click Here] to download Core2Duo Temperature plugin for RivaTuner (Monitor the temperature of your Core2Duo processor using RivaTuner)

[Click Here] to download SoftQuadro plugin which can be used to increase the performance of your NVIDIA Quadro graphics card

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NVIDIA 181.00 beta drivers with OpenGL 3.0 support - Download

Recently we reported you about NVIDIA’s v180.84 driver release. Although it has only been a few days since the last release, apparently you can now download the v181.00 BETA drivers for Windows XP 32-bit and Windows Vista 32/64-bit operating systems. The significance of this release is that these drivers support OpenGL 3.0 extensions. 181.00 drivers are dated 12/15/2008 and carry the version number 6.14.11.8100. If you are a Linux user, you can download v180.11.02 drivers which also feature OpenGL 3.0 support.

From what I have seen these drivers are compatible with Geforce 6 series cards and above. But to enjoy OpenGL 3.0 features, you need to have a Geforce 8 series or a newer GPU (G80 core or newer). I did not have the time to test these out with any games so far so I cannot really comment about their performance. Note that these are still beta drivers so proceed at your own risk. You can read the full release notes from this link.

Download (Obtained from NVIDIA Developer Zone)

Windows

Linux

Download for XFree86 32-bit (Right-Click to Save)
Download for XFree86 64-bit (Right-Click to Save)
Download for Solaris (Right-Click to Save)
Download for FreeBSD

As of this moment, there is no Windows XP 64-bit release of 181.00 drivers.

ATI releases Catalyst 8.12 display drivers - Download

Several days ago we reported that nVIDIA released GTA 4 optimized v180.84 ForceWare. If you were an ATI video card user, here is some good news – ATI have released Catalyst 8.12 drivers. These drivers are supposed to increase performance, fix graphics corruption issues and compatibility issues on number of games including Grand Theft Auto 4.

Although Catalyst 8.12 is supposed to optimize GTA 4 performance, release notes mention nothing of it. I could not test these drivers myself as I do not own an ATI graphics card. Anyways it is highly recommended to to update your drivers to the latest version.

Download

[Click Here] to download Catalyst 8.12 from official page

[Click Here] to to view Catalyst 8.12 release notes

[Click Here] to discuss Catalyst 8.12 on official forums

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Download Xtreme-G 180.84 drivers – More FPS, better graphics quality

Xtreme-G drivers are modded and tweaked versions of official nVIDIA and ATI display drivers aimed at harnessing optimal gaming performance from your GPU. This post is about the Xtreme-G 180.84 drivers which are based on nVIDIA ForceWare v180.84 released several days ago. I tested these with my Grand Theft Auto 4 installation and observed an 1-3 FPS increase over the official v180.84 drivers. Plus the overall quality of graphics looked better (sharper edges, etc) with the modded drivers.

Xtreme-G 180.84 drivers work with almost all Geforce 6,7,8,9 series and GTX 260/280 graphics hardware. Although most people will get a performance boost and better graphics quality with these drivers, keep in mind that Xtreme-G is not officially supported by nVIDIA.

Download

[Click Here] to download Xtreme-G ForceWare 180.84 for Windows XP and Windows Vista from FileFront

[Click Here] to visit TweakForce forums discuss about Xtreme-G drivers

nVIDIA releases GTA 4 optimized display drivers (180.84) – Download

If you were disappointed with Grand Theft Auto 4 performance on your nVIDIA display adapter, here is some good news. nVIDIA have released a set of drivers specifically designed to enhance Grand Theft Auto 4 game play performance on nVIDIA hardware. The new drivers carry version number 180.84.

These drivers are compatible with Geforce 7,8,9 and Geforce 200 series hardware. If you were getting crappy framerates with your high end nVIDIA display adapter, give these a go. However I do not know how the new drivers will affect the performance of other games present on your system. And note that v180.84 are beta drivers.

Download

Although v180.84 drivers have been released, nVIDIA’s official driver download page still lists the older v180.48 drivers as the ‘latest available’. 180.84 can however be downloaded from n-Zone. We have included below direct download links obtained from n-Zone for your convenience:

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ATI Catalyst 8.11 WHQL Download

ATI have released version 8.11 of their popular catalyst drivers. It’s a WHQL certified driver and is available for Windows XP (32-bit/64-bit), Vista (32-bit/64-bit) and Windows XP Media Center Edition. As usual, you can download the display driver separately or along with Catalyst Control Center. I tried to have a look at the release notes but could not download the PDF files as it stopped halfway and sometimes returned 403 errors :S. Anyway it’s recommended to upgrade to latest version if you own an ATI graphics card as it will probably help you with any problems you are having while playing latest PC titles.

Developer Description

AMD’s award-winning ATI Catalyst graphics and HD video configuration software delivers unprecedented control of performance and visual quality with ATI Radeon™ graphics processors. Certified by Microsoft® Windows® Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL), ATI Catalyst drivers for Windows Vista® and Windows® XP operating systems deliver stable performance and push the limits of innovation with advanced user-oriented features. Precision controls for power users. Tweaks for gamers and video enthusiasts. Simple wizard-assisted setup, easy multi-monitor configuration, and ultra reliable operation for working professionals. New user or seasoned expert, ATI Catalyst puts you in charge of The Ultimate Visual Experience™.

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Make sure you choose the correct driver that matches your operating system

[Click Here] to download ATI Catalyst 8.11 WHQL directly from Game.AMD.com