Nuovi driver da NVIDIA e una scheda GeForce GT 620 che appare online

In concomitanza con il debutto ufficiale delle prime schede GeForce GTX 680, per le quali abbiamo pubblicato a questo indirizzo la nostra analisi tecnica e prestazionale, NVIDIA ha reso disponibili nuovi driver Forceware dotati di certificazione WHQL. Si tratta della release Forceware 301.10 WHQL, disponibile in versione a 32bit e a 64bit per sistemi operativi Windows Vista e Windows 7. Al momento attuale questi driver sono compatibili solo con le schede GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA ci ha confermato che nei prossimi giorni verranno resi disponibili nuovi driver Forceware della serie 300 compatibili anche con le precedenti versioni di schede della famiglia GeForce.

Analizzando la pagina di download dei driver NVIDIA abbiamo anche scoperto indicazione di una ulteriore versione di GPU della famiglia Kepler rispetto a quella GTX 680: si tratta del modello GeForce GT 620, soluzione della quale non conosciamo le caratteristiche tecniche ma che alla luce del nome scelto riteniamo verrà posizionata nel segmento entry level del mercato. E' evidente come questa scheda sia stata inserita in quel menu per errore, trattandosi di un prodotto non ancora presentato ufficialmente.

Di seguito le note fornite a corredo con i driver Forceware 301.10 WHQL, accessibili per il download a questo indirizzo.

This is the official launch driver for GeForce GTX 680 – the fastest, most efficient GPU ever built.

Explore GeForce GTX 680 and its new SMX architecture on GeForce.com.

GeForce R300 drivers introduce several new industry-leading gaming features and will be released using versions 300.xx to 301.xx.

New Feature Summary:

• NVIDIA GPU Boost Technology – dynamically maximizes clock speeds based on workload of the game to push performance to new levels and bring out the best in every game. Learn more on GeForce.com.

• NVIDIA FXAA Technology – shader-based anti-aliasing technology available from the NVIDIA Control Panel that enables ultra-fast anti-aliasing in hundreds of PC games. FXAA delivers similar quality to 4x multi-sample antialiasing (MSAA) but is up to 60% faster, enabling substantially higher performance in games. Note: This feature is disabled for games already have built-in support for FXAA. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.

• NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync – dynamically enables vertical sync based on your current frame rates for the smoothest gaming experience. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.

• NVIDIA Frame Rate Target – dynamically adjusts frame rate to a user specified target. Support for this feature is enabled via third party applications via NVAPI. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.

• NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround Technology – with a single GeForce GTX 680 you can expand your PC games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate "inside the game" experience. NVIDIA Surround also supports triple screen gaming with non-3D Vision monitors. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.

New Surround features:

• Add in a fourth accessory display to get access to your email, web, or other applications while you game.
• Maximize an application to a single physical display when in Surround mode (enabled by default).
• Confine the Windows Taskbar to the center display (enabled by default).
• Enable bezel peeking – a feature which enables users to temporarily 'peak' behind the monitor bezels using a hotkey (Ctrl + Alt + B). This feature is designed to be used in conjunction with bezel corrected resolutions.
• Enables users to add or remove resolutions from the list of Surround resolutions (only those selected will be available to applications).
• Enables full center display acceleration for single wide display modes (center display must be connected to the master GPU).

• NVIDIA NVENC Support – adds support for the new hardware-based H.264 video encoder in GeForce GTX 680, providing up to 4x faster encoding performance while consuming less power.

Other Details

• Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0213.
• Installs HD Audio v1.3.12.0.
• Supports OpenGL 4.2
• Supports DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 680.
• Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

Supported Products

GeForce 600 Series

GeForce GTX 680