ftp://download.nvidia.com/Windows/81.84/
Release 80 Enhancements
NVIDIA SLITM Enhancements
.. Dynamic Enable/Disable Capability
System reboot is no longer required after enabling or disabling SLI from the
control panel.
.. Cross-card compatibility SLI no longer requires that graphics cards be
identical, but they must still have the same core GPU.
.. SLI performance without an SLI (bridge) connector on select graphics cards
for the mainstream market
.. Improved SLI performance and a streamlined list of application profiles
for OpenGL
.. TV/HDTV support under SLI
.. Ability to select which display to use for the output.
.. Additional SLI Support
Release 80 adds support for the following combinations of PCI Express
graphics cards & chipsets:
NVIDIA PureVideoTM Enhancements
.. Improved inverse 3:2 and 2:2 pulldown
.. Improved adaptive deinterlacing
Support for the Next Generation of NVIDIA GPUs
Additional Details by Driver Module
DirectX
.. Support for the next generation of GPUs
.. Support for dual-core CPUs
OpenGL
.. New Extensions
.. NV_packed_depth_stencil
.. ARB_pixel_buffer_object
.. GL_NV_timer_query
.. Improved performance under Dualview
.. Improved memory management for multiple open applications on Quadro
workstation cards
Chipset PCI-Express Graphics Cards
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI-Intel
Edition
GeForce 7800 GT + GeForce 7800 GT
GeForce 6800 XT + GeForce 6800 XT
GeForce 6800 XE + GeForce NVIDIA nForce Professional 2200 6800 XE
NVIDIA nForce Professional 2200 +
NVIDIA nForce Professional 2050
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.. Improved performance with multiple overlapping windows
.. Improved SLI performance
.. Support for dual core CPUs
.. Support for the next generation of GPUs
Video
Release 80 includes the following new PureVideo features and improvements:
.. Improved inverse 3:2 implementation
.. Improved inverse 2:2 implementation
.. Adaptive Deinterlacing for HD content on GeForce 6600 and high GPUs
.. PureVideo support for the next generation of GPUs
Classic NVIDIA Control Panel
.. HDTV Overscan compensation support
Includes X-Y adjustment, and independent front-end timing adjustment
features
.. Dynamic SLI enable/disable capability
.. New Direct Access page -Allows direct access to DDC/CI display controls on
monitors that support it.
Issues Resolved in Version 81.84
This following are changes made and issues resolved since driver version
78.05 and 81.82:
Single GPU Issues
.. GeForce 6800 Ultra: There is geometry corruption in Black & White 2;
triangles stretch to infinity.
.. GeForce 6600, Windows XP: De-interlacing issue when playing The Big
Lobowski DVD.
.. GeForce 6600 GT: Half Life 2 crashes with driver version 81.82.
.. GeForce 6200 16 MB with TurboCache: Black & White 2: Missing textures on
some objects.
.. GeForce 6 Series/GeForce FX Series, AGP, Windows XP: Audio sync problems
occur playing WMV9 files using Windows Media Player 10 with the Microsoft
patch for DirectX VA WMV9 acceleration. The problem occurred only in VMR
mode and not in overlay mode.
SLI Related Issues
.. GeForce 7800 GTX, SLI: Changing the DVI flat panel scaling results in
missing or corrupted modes.
.. GeForce 7800 GTX, SLI, Windows XP: Using the option "Detect Optimal
Frequencies" under the 3D Performance setting could result in a system
crash.
.. GeForce 7800 GTX, GeForce 6800/6600/6200, SLI, Windows XP: Introduction
videos do not render in Tiger Woods 2005 in AFR mode.
.. GeForce 7800 GTX/Quadro FX 3400, SLI: When enabling SLI, a message appears
indicating that there is no video link bridge.
.. GeForce 7 Series, GeForce 6 Series, SLI: Turning on Gamma Corrected AA
disables SLI 8x AA and causes the display to fall back to 4x AA.
.. GeForce 6800 Ultra, SLI: Colin McRae Rally 2005 has screen corruption,
slow frame rendering during the race, and occasional blue-screen crash.
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.. GeForce 6600, SLI: Corruption occurs in the game Painkiller when setting
the resolution to widescreen formats.
.. GeForce 6 Series, SLI: Overlocking does not work after dynamically
enabling or disabling SLI mode.
.. The system crashes when dynamically enabling SLI mode.
.. GeForce products, SLI: With SLI AA rendering enabled, there is corruption
while the flight-loading dialog box is opened in Flight Sim 2004.
.. Quadro FX 3400, SLI: With SLI AA rendering enabled, there is poor
performance and occasional system hang with OpenGL applications.
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