NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Driver 304.79 Beta for XP Download

Posted at May 2, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

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Device Name	NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Driver 304.79 Beta for XP
Category	Graphics Board
Manufacturer	NVIDIA
File Size	100.5 MB
Supported OS	Windows XP

NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Driver 304.79 Beta for XP Description

Fixes:
- Fixes an issue where some manufacturer's factory overclocked cards default to and run at lower clocks.

Performance Boost

– Increases performance for GeForce 400/500/600 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 301.42 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 680:

- Up to 18% in Batman: Arkham City
- Up to 15% in Dragon Age II
- Up to 10% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
- Up to 60% in Total War: Shogun 2 (fixes performance issue with latest game patch)

GeForce GTX 560:

- Up to 14% in Batman: Arkham City
- Up to 5% in Battlefield 3 with SLI
- Up to 4% in Dragon Age II
- Up to 8% in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings with SLI
- Up to 7% in Lost Planet 2

NVIDIA SLI Technology

– Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
- The Secret World - added
- End of Nations - added
- Nexuiz - added
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier - added
- Tornado Force - added
- Tribes: Ascend - updated
- Spec Ops: The Line - added
- PlanetSide 2 - added
- F1 2011 – updated profile
- Final Fantasy XIV – updated profile
- Saints Row: The Third – updated profile
- Torchlight II - added
- Tribes: Ascend - added

Other Profile Updates:

- Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for Diablo III
- Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for L.A. Noire
- Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for Rayman Origins

NVIDIA CUDA:

- Includes support for applications built using CUDA 5 Preview or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit. 

Additional Details:

- Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0604.
- Installs HD Audio v1.3.17.0.
- Supports OpenGL 4.2
- 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 and DirectX 10.

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.

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