NVIDIA GeForce 175.16 beta adds Hybrid SLI support

Posted on Tuesday, May 06 2008 @ 21:19 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
NVIDIA rolled out its GeForce 175.16 beta drivers for Windows XP and Windows Vista today. These drivers support all GeForce 6, 7, 8 and 9 series graphics cards and add support for the new Hybrid SLI technology. You can download it over here.

Here's the full changelog:

  • Supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, and 9 series GPUs including these newly released GPUs:
    • GeForce 9800 GX2
    • GeForce 9800 GTX
    • GeForce 9600 GT
    • GeForce 9600 GSO
    • GeForce 8300
    • GeForce 8200/ nForce 730a
    • GeForce 8100/nForce 720a
  • Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLIā„¢ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2 and 3-way SLI Technology with GeForce 9800 GTX.
  • Supports Hybrid SLI technology to turbo-charge graphics performance and enjoy intelligent power management on the following motherboards:
    • nForce 780a SLI
    • nForce 750a SLI
    • nForce 730a
    • nForce 720a
    • GeForce 8300
    • GeForce 8200
    • GeForce 8100
  • Supports GeForce Boost, a Hybrid SLI Technology, on the following GPUs:
    • GeForce 8500 GT
    • GeForce 8400 GS
  • Supports HybridPower, a Hybrid SLI Technology, on the following GPUs:
    • GeForce 9800 GX2
    • GeForce 9800 GTX
  • Adds support for NVIDIA GeForce 3D Stereo Technology
  • Adds new PureVideo HD features for GeForce 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX, 9600 GT and 9600 GSO:
    • Dynamic Contrast Enhancement
    • Dynamic Blue, Green & Skin Tone Enhancements
    • Dual-Stream Decode Acceleration*
    • Microsoft Vista Aero display mode compatibility for Blu-ray & HD DVD playback*
  • Added the following pages to the NVIDIA Control Panel:
    • Manage Custom Resolutions
    • Adjust Television Color Settings
    • Adjust Screen Size and Position
    • Move CRT Position
  • Improved performance on many DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL applications.
  • Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.


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