Nvidia Verde Notebook WHQL 270.61 Released 18th April

[MrDJ]

Nvidia Verde Notebook WHQL 270.61 Released 18th April 2011



32bit Vista / Windows 7 (direct link) NVIDIA DRIVERS 270.61 WHQL



64bit Vista / Windows 7 (direct Link) NVIDIA DRIVERS 270.61 WHQL

Release Highlights:

As part of the NVIDIA Verde Notebook Driver Program, this is a reference driver that can be installed on supported NVIDIA notebook GPUs. However, please note that your notebook original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM about recommended software updates for your notebook. OEMs may not provide technical support for issues that arise from the use of this driver.
Before downloading this driver:

1. Please check to make sure that your notebook has a supported GPU (refer to the Products Supported tab below).
2. It is recommended that you backup your current system configuration. Click here for instructions.
3. If you own a Dell Inspiron 1420, Dell XPS M1330, Dell XPS M1530, or Dell Latitude D630/D630c it is highly recommended that you first install this Dell software update.

RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS :

This is the first release from the Release 270 family of drivers (versions 270.xx to 274.xx). You can read more about this family of drivers on GeForce.com.

This driver supports the following NVIDIA notebook GPUs (please refer to the Products Supported tab for exceptions):

* ION notebook GPUs.
* GeForce 8M, 9M, 100M, 200M, 300M, 400M, and 500M-series notebook GPUs.
* Quadro 5000M, 2000M and 1000M notebook GPUs.
* Quadro NVS-series notebook GPUs (only those that support DirectX 10 or higher).
* Quadro FX-series notebook GPUs (only those that support DirectX 10 or higher).

This driver package also includes the 3D Vision Controller driver.

New in Release 270.61

GPU Support

* Adds support for the newly released GeForce GT 555M, GeForce GT 550M, GeForce GT 540M, GeForce GT 525M, and GeForce GT 520M GPUs.

Performance

* Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. v266.58 WHQL drivers.

NVIDIA Update

* This is a new feature in Release 270 and later drivers. NVIDIA Update keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest GeForce drivers by notifying you when a new driver is available and directing you to the driver on Welcome to NVIDIA - World Leader in Visual Computing Technologies. When you install a Release 270 or later GeForce driver from Welcome to NVIDIA - World Leader in Visual Computing Technologies, you will be presented with the option to install NVIDIA Update. Click here to learn more about NVIDIA Update.

NVIDIA 3D Vision

* With Release 270 drivers, the 3D Vision Controller driver is now included with all GPU driver installations. This driver package includes v270.47 3D Vision Controller driver. Users are no longer required to install a separate 3D Vision Controller driver or CD driver. For more information, please view this knowledgebase article for more information.
* Now supports 3D Vision window mode on 3D Vision notebooks, with the following features:
o Adds support for HDMI 1.4 3D TVs when using 3DTV Play software, including DirectX 9 games, Google Earth, and 3DVisionLive.com.
o 3D Vision window mode now works with Windows Aero enabled
o New NVIDIA Control Panel option to toggle 3D Vision window mode on or off.
* Improved performance using the in-game crosshair for Half-life 2, Left4Dead, and Left4Dead2
* Adds support for new 3D Vision Desktop LCD monitors: Tongfang LM2230W
* Adds support for new 3D Vision projectors: Acer X1261P, Acer X1261-3D, DepthQ HDs3D-1, NEC NP-V300X, Sanyo PDG-DXL2000
* Added the following 3D Vision game profiles:
o Alice Madness Returns
o Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
o Battle: Los Angeles
o Breach
o Cars 2
o Crysis 2 (including multi-player demo)
o Dead Space 2
o DeathSpank
o Deep Black
o Dirt 3
o Dragon Age II
o Duke Nukem Forever
o Dungeon Defenders
o Dungeon Siege III
o Fable III
o Faxion Online
o F.3.A.R.
o Final Fantasy XIV
o Homefront (DirectX 9 and DirectX 10)
o Hunted: Demon’s Forge
o Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
o Lego Universe
o Need for Speed World
o Oil Rush
o Portal 2
o RaidersSphere
o Red Faction: Armageddon
o Richard Burns Rally
o Rift
o Section 8: Prejudice
o Shift 2 Unleashed
o Shogun 2: Total War
o Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
o Test Drive Unlimited 2
o The Sims Medieval

* Updated the following 3D Vision game profiles
o MX vs. ATV Reflex
o Monster Hunter Frontier Benchmark

CUDA

* Adds support for applications using CUDA 4.0 features such as Unified Virtual Addressing (UVA) and GPUDirect™ v2.0.

Other

* Installs HD Audio driver version 1.2.22.1
* Installs PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0514
* Supports the new GPU-accelerated features in Adobe CS5.
* Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more here.
* Supports the new version of MotionDSP's video enhancement software, vReveal, which adds support for HD output. NVIDIA customers can download a free version of vReveal that supports up to SD output here.
* Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
* Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
* Supports OpenGL 3.3 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
* Supports OpenGL 4.1 on GeForce 400 series and later GPUs.

[MrDJ]

sorry to say still no 485 cover

[Baka]

Curse you Nvidia Still no GTX485M on the list. Did they entirely forget the existance of that card?

[mythlogic]

Just to let our customers know we are finishing validation on these drivers on our end, and will be publishing these drivers for our customers in the next couple of days.

These drivers really help with some flash issues and optimus.

Also just generally improve performance all around for everyone.

[MrDJ]

my thoughts exactly

looks like they are more interested in the 5xx series.

[coolguy]

Originally Posted by Baka

Curse you Nvidia Still no GTX485M on the list. Did they entirely forget the existance of that card?

You can make modded inf yourself (easy task), or go to laptopvideo2go instead of cursing Nvidia. Your OEM is the reason for not including your GPU in the latest driver updates.

[Baka]

Installed it >:3

Now to see how much of a difference it has in performance :3

-Runs off to Dragon Age 2-

[AfterEphex]

Originally Posted by MrDJ

sorry to say still no 485 cover

This driver installed just fine on my 485GTX. I checked the .inf and it is absolutely listed and supported. This is awesome news

[MrDJ]

wow! thanks for posting that. i know a few people that will wet themselves when they hear this news. +1 repety rep.

[MrDJ]

feedback message from the clevo thread:

This driver installed just fine on my 485GTX. I checked the .inf and it is absolutely listed and supported. This is awesome news