NVIDIA GeForce 197.13 beta boosts performance and fixes fan speed issue

Posted on Wednesday, March 17 2010 @ 17:33 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
NVIDIA has released the GeForce 197.13 beta drivers, this update resolves the fan speed issue reported with the 196.75 driver and features some performance enhancements. You can download the GeForce 197.13 beta drivers over here.

Changelog:
  • Adds support for Next Generation ION.
  • Adds support for GeForce GT 320, GeForce GT 330, and GeForce GT 340.
  • Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129.
  • Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs).
  • Increases performance in several PC games from v196.21 WHQL. The following are examples of measured improvements. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
  • Up to 13% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with a single GPU
  • Up to 30% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with SLI technology
  • Up to 13% performance increase in H.A.W.X with single GPU
  • Up to 15% performance increase in H.A.W.X with SLI technology
  • Up to 30% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with single GPU
  • Up to 28% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with SLI technology
  • Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City, Mass Effect 2, Napoleon: Total War, and Zombie Driver.
  • Enhanced SLI support for Metro 2033, Supreme Commander 2, Unigine, and World of Warcraft.
  • Adds Ambient Occlusion support for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Need for Speed: Shift, Resident Evil 5, RUSE, and Street Fighter IV.
  • Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2.
  • Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.


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    Re: NVIDIA GeForce 197.13 beta boosts performance and fixes fan speed issue
    by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 17 2010 @ 18:33 CET
    Nice job NV!

    Soon we have Fermi chips. Now can we get mobile DX11 and things will be perfect again. Competition on all fronts - and good chips all around.