Verde Notebook Release 197 197.16

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.

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.

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

• ION notebook GPUs.
• GeForce 8M, 9M, 100M, 200M, and 300M-series 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).

New in Version 197.16:

• Adds notebook support for 3D Vision on external displays. GPU and display requirements for notebook PCs can be found here . 3D Vision drivers for notebooks can be found here .
• Adds or improves SLI support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II , Avatar, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Dirt 2, Mass Effect 2, Metro 2033, Napoleon: Total War, Supreme Commander 2, World of Warcraft and more.
• Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129 for new PhysX titles like Dark Void.
• Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs).
• Increases performance in several PC games from v195.62 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

• Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.

Existing support:

• Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta. Learn more here .
• Supports for DirectCompute with Windows 7.
• Supports OpenGL 3.2.
• Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language).
• Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements. See CUDA Zone for more details.
• Supports NVIDIA PhysX hardware acceleration on GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory and 32 processing cores.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL.
• Supports NVIDIA SLI Multi-monitor support, giving you the ability to use two monitors with your GeForce graphics cards in SLI mode. Learn more here .