NVIDIA ForceWare 163.67

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Windows XP

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• Release Notes

Release Highlights:

• Beta driver release.
• This driver supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology on Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.1 support.
• Improved compatibility for Crysis and BioShock.

Windows Vista

• Download x86
• Download x64
• Release Notes

Release Highlights:

• Beta driver release.
• This driver supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
• Improved compatibility for Crysis and BioShock.

Changes in Version 163.67

What’s New in Version 163.67
New Features
• Improved performance of the graphics on GeForce
8 series GPUs running DirectX 9 applications in single‐GPU
configurations.
These improvements solve cases of reported performance slowdowns in
some 3D applications with high graphics settings and resolutions.

This driver supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
Improved compatibility for Crysis and BioShock.


Fixed Issues–Windows 32-bit
Fixed Single-GPU Issues
All GPUs

• Company of Heroes (DirectX 10) ‐ ʺout‐of‐memoryʺ errors may occur
at high resolutions and high antialiasing levels.
GeForce 8 Series GPUs
• GeForce 8600 GTS: The Microsoft DirectX SDK Blob demo–the screen
turns blank when changing the multisample type while in full‐screen
mode. GPUs GeForce 7300GT, GeForce 6150/6100: The display becomes corrupted
after entering Hibenate mode from Standby mode (linked standbyhibernate).
• GeForce 7050PV/7025, Civilization4–the game menudoesnʹt show the options. [330106]
Fixed SLI Mode Issues
• [SLI]: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl–game performance with
SLI mode enabled may be lower than under single‐GPU mode in
some areas. [321749]
• [SLI], GeForce 8600: Age of Empires 3–blue‐screen crash or blank
screen occurs after exiting the game. [322085]
• [SLI], GeForce 8600: 3DMark06–ʺGT2‐Firefly Forestʺ shows massive
corruption at 1600x1200 resolution with 8xAA enabled. [321355]
• [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: 3DMark05–the benchmark crashes or
results in an intermittent blank screen when run with Override AA set
(from the Control Panel) and at resolutions higher than
1920x1200. [330368]
• [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: The desktop resolution resets to
800x600 after switching between SLI‐mode enable and SLI‐mode
disable. [327233]

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

• GeForce 7300GT, GeForce 6150/6100: The display becomes corrupted
after entering Hibernate mode from Standby mode (linked standbyhibernate).
[339269]
Fixed SLI Mode Issues
• [SLI], GeForce 8800 GTX: Screensaver crashes after resuming from
preview. [340179]
• [SLI], GeForce 8500/8400/8300: The system automatically restarts
when SLI is either enabled or disabled with UAC enabled. [332104]