NVIDIA Forceware 326.80 BETA (Latest on Aug 2013)

NVIDIA has released a new set of BETA drivers supporting GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 and 700-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 in 32 and 64 Bit flavors.

Release Summary

This Game Ready driver offers the best gaming experience for Splinter Cell: Blacklist and is also a recommended driver update for the Windows 8.1 Preview. GeForce R326 drivers also provide performance increases for a variety of different games.

New in GeForce R326 Drivers

• Performance Boost – Increases performance by up to 19% for GeForce 400/500/600/700 series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 320.49 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration. Here is one example of measured gains:

• GeForce GTX 770:
• • Up to 15% in Dirt: Showdown
  • Up to 6% in Tomb Raider

• GeForce GTX 770 SLI:
• • Up to 19% in Dirt: Showdown
  • Up to 11% in F1 2012

• SLI Technology
• • Added SLI profile for Spinter Cell: Blacklist
  • Added SLI profile for Batman: Arkham Origins

• SHIELD
• • Enables GeForce to SHIELD streaming. Learn more here.

• 4K Displays
• • Adds support for additional tiled 4K displays
  • Extended support for tiled 4K features

Additional Details

• Installs PhysX System Software 9.13.0725.
• Installs HD Audio v1.3.26.4
• Includes support for applications built using CUDA 5.5 or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit. More information at http://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit
• Supports OpenGL 4.3 for GeForce 400-series and later GPUs.
• Supports DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 600 series GPUs.
• Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

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