Verde 260.99 drivers WHQL released

NVIDIA DRIVERS 260.99 WHQL

Optimus is still punkbusted.

 

Were they not suppose to deliver a fix in their next update (I mean this one)?

 

Not this version, I forget the driver number they said they were going to release.

 

PunkBuster fix is suppose to be in 265 series. This is still 260 series and seems like the last one. From the look of the numbers seems like 265 is already in the work or at least in it's alpha stage already.

Release notes for this release

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.
Before downloading 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.

RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS :

This is the second WHQL release from the Release 260 family of drivers. You can read about the major new features and performance improvements in the Release 260 family of drivers here.

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

* ION notebook GPUs.
* GeForce 8M, 9M, 100M, 200M, 300M-series, and 400M notebook GPUs.
* Quadro 5000M
* 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 Release 260.99

* Increases performance vs. v260.89 drivers in the following PC games: Civilization V (SLI), Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIV, and Formula 1 Racing (DX11).
* Adds SLI profiles for the following PC games:
o Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
o Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
o Fallout: New Vegas
* Improves compatibility for Fallout 3: New Vegas with antialiasing enabled.
* Improves Alt-Tab compatibility for several PC games.

Additional Information

* Installs HD Audio driver to version 1.1.9.0.
* Includes PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0514.
* Supports the new GPU-accelerated features in Adobe CS5.
* Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with Adobe Flash 10.1. Learn more here.
* Supports the new version of MotionDSP's video enhancement software, vReveal, which adds support for HD output. NVIDIA customers can download a free version of vReveal that supports up to SD output here.
* Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
* Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
* Supports OpenGL 3.3 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
* Supports OpenGL 4.1 for GeForce 400 series GPUs.
* Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
* Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
* Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.


Sounds good to me that FFXIV got improve performance. gotta test them out.

 

Damn, you guys beat me to it! lol

Can't wait to get home now!

Is there native support for our m11x like the previous release?

 

Great, I cant wait to get home and I just arrived to work ...
I says that there is a performance improvement with Civilization V, I wonder if its only for SLI?
and I hope that Civ V Dx10 works with this one.

 

Yep click and play

 

cant wait to test this baby out,zzzz stupid 3 hour class

 

Another CHANCE !!
I hope they really fix Dragon Nest Online this time ..

 

Have they fixed it for you yet?

 

So far so good. need to keep on testing. I know its coming.

 

Sad enough. They din't.
It finally Freezed too.
Its like having a all powerful monster in front of me, but i can't use it . :cry:

 

Sorry to hear that

 

I'm seeing a significant increase in FPS in World of Warcraft. Almost like 10-15+ frames over 258.96.

Still seeing issues when I put water detail above low. ie. Water does not show up at all.

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn52/deofol/Misc/WoWScrnShot_102510_203815.jpg

 

The 4xaa don't works in Portal and another games. Psychonauts don't works in full screen.

 

Mafia II Demo now runs successfully in fullscreen, and also appears to benefit in a good FPS increase. Benchmark got 31.4FPS average.

Edit: This is all stock no overclocking.

 

Wanted to bump this post back up to make sure other people could see the new graphics driver,
Call of duty 4 still does not work on it :cry:

 

Civ 5 now works on Directx 10/11

 

Games that were not working for me with the previous release in native resolution are now working for me.

With the previous driver I was getting a black screen with audio at native rez, but they worked when you switched your desktop resolution prior to loading the game from 136 6x768 to 136 0x768. Now they run at 1366x768 again. yay!

 

If it's the black screen, then disable AA. It's the cause behind that issue. CoD5 works for me... (dunno if that matters )

 

I had that same problem with COD4. Black screen but with music. Turning off AA fixed it for me.

Just to confirm.

 

what's AA?

 

Anti aliasing. It keeps pixels from looking all jagged if scaled to a resolution they arent meant to display at.

 

I love you

 

How did you turn off AA? My black screen is persistent, even in safe mode? Is there a way through ini files? Thanks in advance.

 

cfg file in your profile, or force the setting in the nVidia CP.

c:\users\[username]\appdata\local\activision\codwaw\player\profile

or something like that for the cfg.

 

I went into the NVIDIA control panel and set the preferred device to on board video. Then I was able to run COD4. From the menu I turned AA off and saved then exited out.

Went back to the NVIDIA control panel and set the preferred device to auto. Ran COD4 again and it worked.

You'll have to do it for both the SP and the MP.

 

Anyone noticing any performance increases?

 

Running an R1. Fallout New Vegas is much smoother with this (and the .dll fix).

 

ah...much appreciated.

 

Confirm that Civilization 5 DOES work on both DirectX9 and DX10/11 modes finally!

I can't see much difference except that DX10 mode seems to have both higher and lower FPS. Meaning it can reach 60 fps depending on what's going on in the screen, but it can go as low as 3 fps randomly. I'm still playing with different options to see what's best.

Also DX10 mode enables AntiAliasing but it slows down everything...

 

I'm mostly playing Civ 5, SC 2, and Fallout 3 on my m11x right now. I've tried a few drivers and, for these games at least, I think that 260.99 is the best so far.

Just my 2 cents.

 

there is no "best" driver for R2 at this point of time as far as I know. Since I involve in most of the modded drivers here and have tested a lot of them personally. It really comes down to what games are important to you and there will be a specific set that tend to run better. But then again the day of a perfect driver will unlikely going to happen. Since the same situation appears on desktop variants where they can never find the "best" drivers. You will always find that one driver perform better in some while another does the other way around. Unless you are "lucky" enough to be just playing that few games only that are very well tweak in a particular driver. But thats also provided you dont play new games. Since newer games always love newer drivers better due to optimizations that are added later...

 

So the other day I decided to play the old C&C: Generals, and I can't whitelist the freaking game... that's lame, I can't get past 30 fps, and it goes down to 10 from time to time... LAME. I have the 260.99 drivers ofc. If anybody has C&C: generals running on the m11x smoothly I would appreciate any tips on how to fix it.
It's a shame optimus only works for mainstream games most of the time... meh.

 

hey can some one help me. i can't figure how to get out of blank screen on my MW2.can some one so me step by step? i not really understand.....
thanks

 

Open nVidia Graphics Options > Go to global settings > Disable AA.

This worked for me

 

Is this for m11x R1 or R2?

 

Official support is meant for R2.

R1 user should be able to install by losing your switchable graphics capability. Will need to disable your Intel in BIOS and you will run dedicated in Nvidia mode with this driver.

 

Hi guys i cant seem to install the Nvidia 260.99 verde driver on my Asus g73jw-a1. When i run the installer it keeps saying that the graphics driver could not find a compatible graphics driver. Can anyone help me with this thanks

 

I had this when I let NVIDIA site detect the upgrade.

Get the one from the link on the first post of this thread, that worked fine for me.

 

yeah i downloaded the one from the first page. Anyone else knows what's wrong with my driver??

 

On a side note, what Intel driver are people using?

 

Latest build from Intel (to my knowledge) 8.15.10.2202

 

Yes, 2202 is the latest. Came out at the end of August.

 

Anyone have a link to the latest intel drivers?

 

I noticed a drop in performance in the Intel GPU after installing this driver for the 335M. After running a couple of benchmarks, it has indeed dropped. I uninstalled the new 335M driver, install the old one and still I have not regained performance in the Intel card. Is this weired? Should the driver on the 335M really effect the Intel card? Any suggestions?

 

intel hd driver download - Google Search

 

Funny.....

 

Got my M11xR1 just now. I tried to install 260.99 but it was like I did not install the driver (The card is using windows default driver). Is 260.99 support M11xR1?

Edit: The problem is in Switchable mode. In Discrete Only mode it is fine. So it is not possible to use Switchable mode at all?

 

These are only for R2 unless you want to lose the ability to switch to Intel (low power consumption) graphics with the R1