Multi-Gpu Support; Operating System Support; Enhancements In Driver Performance - Nvidia VCQFX550PCIEPB - Quadro FX 550 User Manual

Appendix C
NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History

Multi-GPU Support

Release 65 supports the new NVIDIA SLI technology for improved performance
using dual high-end graphics cards
Express based GeForce 6800 Ultra, GeForce 6800 GT, or NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400
GPU-based graphics cards.

Operating System Support

Release 65 supports Windows XP SP2 and will support the next version of Windows
XP Media Center Edition—"Symphony".

Enhancements in Driver Performance

Improved Robustness
The ForceWare Release 65 graphics driver offers improved stability and robustness in
DirectX and 2D graphics.
Video Enhancements
Video enhancements in Release 65 include:
• Inverse telecine (3:2 pulldown detection and correction) extracts the original 24
fps of film-sourced video for encoding, and prevents encoding of unnecessary
frames, eliminating artifacts. To enable this feature, you must download the
NVIDIA DVD Decoder for use with Windows Media Player or Windows Media
Center Edition.
• Optimized motion compensation and video processing to take advantage of the
capabilities of the newest generation of NVIDIA GPUs.
• Support for Microsoft's Certified Output Protection Protocol (COPP)
• Improved media capture interface
3D Graphics API Enhancements
• DirectX Enhancements
•
DirectX 9.0c Compatibility
•
Supports the capabilities of the newest generation of NVIDIA GPUs for
improved DirectX shader handling and reduced CPU overhead
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