nVIDIA GeForce Driver 306.97 WHQL for Windows 8, 7, Vista

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This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 and 600-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs. This driver package also includes the 3D Vision Controller driver.

This is the WHQL-certified driver from the R304 family of drivers (304.xx to 306.xx) and the first WHQL-certified GeForce driver to combine support for Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista into a single driver package.

This is the recommended driver for the launch of Windows 8. It is Microsoft WHQL-certified and will also be available for download via Windows Update. This driver is also recommended for the best experience in the latest top PC games like Borderlands 2 and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.

New in GeForce 306.97 Drivers:
* Recommended driver for Windows 8 launch.
* Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 650 Ti GPU.
* Updates SLI profile for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier.
* Updates 3D Vision profiles for the following PC games:
o Check vs. Mate – rated Excellent
o Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – rated Good
o Doom 3: BFG Edition – rated Excellent
o English Country Tune – rated Good
o F1 2012 – rated Good
o Iron Brigade – rated Fair
o Jagged Alliance: Crossfire – rated Good
o Orcs Must Die 2! – rated Good
o Planetside 2 – rated Not recommended
o Prototype 2 – rated Poor
o Sleeping Dogs – rated Good
o Spec Ops: The Line – rated Good
o Tiny Troopers – rated Fair
o Torchlight 2 – rated Good
o Transformers: Fall of Cybertron – rated Fair

* NVIDIA CUDA
o Includes support for applications built using CUDA 5 Preview or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit. More information at http://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit

* Key Fixes
o Fixes an intermittent vsync stuttering issue with GeForce GTX 600-series GPUs.
o Fixes an issue where some manufacturer’s factory overclocked cards default to and run at lower clocks.
o Fixes a performance issue in Total War: Shogun 2 with the latest game patch.

Additional Details:
* Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0604.
* Installs HD Audio v1.3.18.0.
* 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.

Supported Products:
GeForce 600 series: GTX 690, GTX 680, GTX 670, GTX 660 Ti, GTX 660, GTX 650 Ti, GTX 650, GT 645, GT 640, GT 630, GT 620, GT 610, 605
GeForce 500 series: GTX 590, GTX 580, GTX 570, GTX 560 Ti, GTX 560 SE, GTX 560, GTX 550 Ti, GT 545, GT 530, GT 520, 510
GeForce 400 series: GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 v2, GTX 460 SE v2, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, 405
GeForce 300 series: GT 330, 310, GT 320, GT 340, 315
GeForce 200 series: GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 260, GTS 240, GTS 250, GT 240, 205, G210, GTX 295, GT 230, 210, GTX 275, GT 220
GeForce 100 series: G 100, GT 140, GT 120, GT 130
GeForce 9 series: 9200, 9100, 9800 GT, 9400, 9500 GS, 9500 GT, 9600 GS, 9800 GX2, 9600 GSO, 9600 GT, 9400 GT, 9300, 9300 GS, 9300 GE, 9800 GTX/GTX+
GeForce 8 series: 8800 Ultra, 8800 GT, 8400 GS, 8800 GS, 8800 GTS, 8200, 8800 GTS 512, 8100 / nForce 720a, 8800 GTX, 8600 GTS, 8300, 8600 GT, 8200 / nForce 730a, 8500 GT, 8300 GS, 8400, 8400 SE, 8600 GS
GeForce 7 series: 7150 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 7100 GS, 7950 GX2, 7900 GTX, 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 7800 GS, 7300 GS, 7500 LE, 7300 SE / 7200 GS, 7650 GS, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7800 SLI, 7900 GS, 7600 GS, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i, 7900 GT/GTO, 7300 LE, 7350 LE, 7600 GT, 7550 LE, 7600 LE, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7300 GT, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 620i, 7950 GT, 7800 GTX
GeForce 6 series: 6800 XT, 6800 XE, 6800 Ultra, 6800 LE, 6800 GT, 6800 GS/XT, 6800 GS, 6800, 6700 XL, 6610 XL, 6600 VE, 6600 LE, 6600 GT, 6600, 6500, 6250, 6200 TurboCache, 6200SE TurboCache, 6200 LE, 6200 A-LE, 6200, 6150SE nForce 430, 6150LE / Quadro NVS 210S, 6150 LE, 6150, 6100 nForce 420, 6100 nForce 405, 6100 nForce 400, 6100
ION series: ION LE, ION

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