[Download] NVIDIA GeForce/ION Driver 263.09 WHQL

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nVIDIA has released a new WHQL-certified driver (nVIDIA ForceWare) for GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 460 SE. If you are a gamer and always look to improve the performance of games and graphics on your computer, you should update your nVIDIA hardware using nVIDIA ForceWare software:

Features:

* Enhanced 3D and video performance for all applications.

* Better compatibility, and reliability with nVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA).

* Robust product support

* Continual product performance and feature updates for the life of nVIDIA hardware.

The latest driver update will have the HD audio driver updated to 1.1.9.0 version, and the latest PhysX System Software 9.10.0514, and also includes support for DirectCompute, OpenCL 1.0 for Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs, support for OpenGL 4.1 for GeForce 400 and later GPUs, supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring through NVIDIA System Tools Software, support for various non-English operating systems.

Download:

nVIDIA GeForce/ION Driver 263.09 For Windows 7 & Vista [128 MB]

nVIDIA GeForce/ION Driver 263.09 For Windows XP [84 MB]

nVIDIA GeForce Driver 197.41 WHQL for Windows 7, Vista & XP

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Release 197 Graphics Drivers for Windows – Version 197.41

nVIDIA has released the GeForce Driver 197.41 update for GTX 480 and GTX 470 graphics cards on April 9, 2010.Scroll down to read more about the update and also find the download links :

New features in Version 197.41 ?

  • This driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v9.10.0129.
  • NVIDIA PhysX acceleration is available on all GeForce 8‐series, 9‐series, 100‐series,and 200‐series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory and a minimum of 32 processor cores.
  • This driver package installs the HD audio driver, version 1.0.9.1.
  • This driver adds support for the following products:
    • GeForce GTX 480
    • GeForce GTX 470

This is a WHQL-certified driver update for GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 470.

Direct Download Links:

Follow the following links to download the drivers for Windows XP/ Vista/ 7 versions :

Windows XP/ Media Centre Edition (32-bit)
Windows XP x64, Server 2003 x64
Windows 7/ Vista 32-bit
Windows 7/ Vista 64-bit

Download 3D version of the driver for Windows Vista/ Windows 7 here (16.3 MB)

Download the release notes: Win XP, Win 7 & Vista.

NVIDIA GeForce Windows 7 Drivers Download

The Windows Aero experience you expect in Windows 7 is definitely not going to work if you are not installing the right drivers for your NVIDIA GeForce Graphics present in your computer. For this purpose NVIDIA has released a driver for your GeForce. The released Driver is GeForce Driver Release 181 Beta released on March 02, 2009. This is expected to work well for Windows 7 Beta. But some people are facing some problems with the Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate). Moreover the GeForce Versions for Laptops and Tablet PCs are not supported by this 181 driver, like the GeForce 7400. Anyhow I am going to address the solution below.

If you want to download the GeForce Driver 181 Beta, then you can see the link below. But before see the Products Supported list to know whether your product is included or not.

Download windows 7 nVidia 181.71 driver

Anyhow even if you have installed the driver or not, please perform the steps below to update the driver you are using.

Step 1: Go to start, type Update in the Search box and open Windows Update.

start windows update

Step 2: In the Windows Update page click the optional Update link.

windows update

Step 3: Now select the nVidia Driver update available and click OK to download.

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If the Update is not shown then you can click Check For Update in the Windows Update page.

After downloading install the updates. You may need to restart the system for it to work. Hope this solves the problems for your graphics in Windows 7.