GeForce 326.80 BETA Driver Download

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/20/2013 01:27 PM [ 548 comment(s) ]

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Download the Nvidia GeForce 326.80 Beta driver, Windows driver version 326.80.

This Game Ready driver offers the best gaming experience for Splinter Cell: Blacklist and is also a recommended driver update for the Windows 8.1 Preview. GeForce R326 drivers also provide performance increases for a variety of different games.We have a discussion thread open on these drivers right here. Thanks to WhiteLightning for spotting these with the speed of .. Lighting ;)

New in GeForce R326 Drivers

Performance Boost – Increases performance by up to 19% for GeForce 400/500/600/700 series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 320.49 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration. Here is one example of measured gains:

GeForce GTX 770:

Up to 15% in Dirt: Showdown
Up to 6% in Tomb Raider

GeForce GTX 770 SLI:

Up to 19% in Dirt: Showdown
Up to 11% in F1 2012

SLI Technology

Added SLI profile for Spinter Cell: Blacklist
Added SLI profile for Batman: Arkham Origins

SHIELD

Enables GeForce to SHIELD streaming.

4K Displays

Adds support for additional tiled 4K displays
- Extended support for tiled 4K features

Additional Details

Installs new PhysX System Software 9.13.0725.
Installs HD Audio v1.3.26.4
Includes support for applications built using CUDA 5.5 or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit.
Supports OpenGL 4.3 for GeForce 400-series and later GPUs.
Supports DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 600 series GPUs.
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, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1 Fixed Issues

Some 27" 1440p monitors with Korean B grade panels are not detected. [1329305]
The NVIDIA Driver fails to install on some systems. [1329909]
TDR error may occur when the system is idle for several hours. [1330455]
[Metro: Last Light]: Game performance drops with latest PhysX software. [1316114]
[GeForce GTX TITAN][Sniper Elite V2]: The benchmark crashes when Advanced
Shadows is turned on. [1253786]
[GeForce GTX 650Ti][Surround]: When three displays connected in 2D Surround
mode, the Windows Start button cannot be clicked. [1299351]
[NFS]: There is corruption on the screen when playing the game. [1315717]
[Surround][Far Cry 3]: With 3D Surround enabled, the system hangs when changing
the in-game Surround resolution. [1256120]
[SLI][Windows Magnifier]: With SLI enabled, the application crashes when
attempting to close. [1339556]
[SLI]: TDR errors may occur when launching or switching between multiple YouTube
videos. [1246309]
[SLI][Sleeping Dogs]: The game crashes when played with SLI enabled. [1327315]

Windows Vista/Windows 7 Fixed Issues

[Notebook][NVS 4200M]: Brightness control stops working after the notebook is
docked. [1265807]
[GeForce GTX 460][Nero Blu-ray player]: Blu-ray playback is slow, with mixed colors,
and the player crashes occasionally. [1299035]
[GeForce GTX 570/280][STALKER Clear Sky]: The game does not load during launch
and presents a black screen. [1307001]
[Surround][Hitman Absolution, Diablo III, Bioshock Infinite]: With Surround enabled,
the mouse cursor is restricted to one of the displays after launching the game.
[1320505]
[Surround][Tomb Raider][WOW: Mists of Pandaria]: With Surround enabled, the
game minimizes to the desktop after clicking any in-game menu option. [1326743]
[SLI][GeForce GTX TITAN]]FI 2012]: Game performance drops with SLI enabled.
[1248846]
Windows 8 Fixed Issues
[GeForce GTX 460][Nero Blu-ray player]: Blu-ray playback is slow, with mixed colors,
and the player crashes occasionally. [1299035]
[GeForce GTX 680][GeForce Experience]: The GeForce Experience fails to install.
[1276491]
[Surround][Tomb Raider][WOW: Mists of Pandaria]: With Surround enabled, the game minimizes to the desktop after clicking any in-game menu option. [1326743]

Supported products

GeForce 700 series:
GTX TITAN, GTX 780, GTX 770, GTX 760

GeForce 600 series:
GTX 690, GTX 680, GTX 670, GTX 660 Ti, GTX 660, GTX 650 Ti BOOST, GTX 650 Ti, GTX 650, GT 645, GT 640, GT 630, GT 620, GT 610, 605

GeForce 500 series:
GTX 590, GTX 580, GTX 570, GTX 560 Ti, GTX 560 SE, GTX 560, GTX 555, GTX 550 Ti, GT 545, GT 530, GT 520, 510

GeForce 400 series:
GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 v2, GTX 460 SE v2, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, 405

GeForce 300 series:
GT 340, GT 330, GT 320, 315, 310

GeForce 200 series:
GTX 295, GTX 285, GTX 280, GTX 275, GTX 260, GTS 250, GTS 240, GT 240, GT 230, GT 220, G210, 210, 205

GeForce 100 series:
GT 140, GT 130, GT 120, G 100

GeForce 9 series:
9800 GX2, 9800 GTX/GTX+, 9800 GT, 9600 GT, 9600 GSO, 9600 GS, 9500 GT, 9500 GS, 9400 GT, 9400, 9300 GS, 9300 GE, 9300, 9200, 9100

GeForce 8 series:
8800 Ultra, 8800 GTX, 8800 GTS 512, 8800 GTS, 8800 GT, 8800 GS, 8600 GTS, 8600 GT, 8600 GS, 8500 GT, 8400 SE, 8400 GS, 8400, 8300 GS, 8300, 8200 / nForce 730a, 8200, 8100 / nForce 720a

ION series:
ION LE, ION

Additional details: Installs PhysX-Systemsoftware PhysX_9.13.0725

Download Locations

Download for Windows 7 - 8 and Vista (32-bit) [ 4232 downloads | Report broken link ]

Download for Windows 7 - 8 and Vista (64-bit) [ 13153 downloads | Report broken link ]

Download for Windows XP (32-bit) [ 2227 downloads | Report broken link ]

Download for Windows XP (64-bit) [ 1793 downloads | Report broken link ]

Download for Windows 7 - 8 and Vista (32-bit) for Notebook [ 1906 downloads | Report broken link ]

Download for Windows 7 - 8 and Vista (64-bit) for Notebook [ 3122 downloads | Report broken link ]

Download Release Notes (PDF) [ 1843 downloads | Report broken link ]

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Pvfc-Epic
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#4640246 Posted on: 08/20/2013 12:31 PM

Thanks

EDIT* will report back on how the driver behaves in windows with my 560Ti in a bit

peppercute
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#4640248 Posted on: 08/20/2013 12:35 PM

325 branch =(

Memorian
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#4640249 Posted on: 08/20/2013 12:35 PM

Fresh

SaiBork
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#4640251 Posted on: 08/20/2013 12:39 PM

Curious what the difference is between this and the 326.77 (OpenGL dev release)

Will download and test these once I get home. The 326.80 that is, as they seem newer and probably have more useful fixes in regards to gaming.

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#4640252 Posted on: 08/20/2013 12:42 PM

I had a feeling these will get released out today as i stated in the open gl driver thread..
Installing now thanks.

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#4640255 Posted on: 08/20/2013 12:45 PM

Just installed these, newer PhysX detected that solves Metro LL FPS drops.

WhiteLightning
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#4640256 Posted on: 08/20/2013 12:52 PM

hmm the apple site is still crashing firefox for me. http://www.apple.com/uk/ios/ios7/

Cyris
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#4640257 Posted on: 08/20/2013 12:53 PM

Release Summary

This Game Ready driver offers the best gaming experience for Splinter Cell: Blacklist and is also a recommended driver update for the Windows 8.1 Preview. GeForce R326 drivers also provide performance increases for a variety of different games.

New in GeForce R326 Drivers

Performance Boost

Increases performance by up to 19% for GeForce 400/500/600/700 series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 320.49 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration. Here is one example of measured gains:

GeForce GTX 770:
Up to 15% in Dirt: Showdown
Up to 6% in Tomb Raider

GeForce GTX 770 SLI:
Up to 19% in Dirt: Showdown
Up to 11% in F1 2012

SLI Technology

Added SLI profile for Spinter Cell: Blacklist
Added SLI profile for Batman: Arkham Origins

SHIELD

Enables GeForce to SHIELD streaming. Learn more here.

4K Displays

Adds support for additional tiled 4K displays
Extended support for tiled 4K features

Additional Details

Installs new

PhysX

System Software

9.13.0725

.
Installs

HD Audio v1.3.26.4

Includes support for applications built using

CUDA 5.5

or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit. More information at http://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit
Supports

OpenGL 4.3

for GeForce 400-series and later GPUs.
Supports

DisplayPort 1.2

for GeForce GTX 600 series GPUs.
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, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

Pvfc-Epic
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#4640261 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:01 PM

apple site doesnt crash for me with FF 23.0.01 so far so good. gonna leave my machine idle for a while now while i go to the shops with the wife as in last sets i.e anything after 314.22 the system would bork after being idle for 1hr +

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#4640263 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:04 PM

apple site doesnt crash for me with FF 23.0.01 so far so good.

hmm interesting, so the crashing is fixed for you ? It did crash before with other drivers ?

RPGgamesplayer
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#4640267 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:08 PM

the link wont download it says file not found

peppercute
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#4640270 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:13 PM

GURU3d fails
1. This driver is 326.80 :stewpid:

2. NO OGL 4.40 in this driver! only 4.3 !! :stewpid:

3. And link for other driver :stewpid:

CalinTM
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#4640272 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:17 PM

So this is the driver that ManuelG talked about.. ?

Hilbert Hagedoorn
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#4640274 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:19 PM

the link wont download it says file not found

I was still updating, links work.

CalinTM
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#4640276 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:20 PM

never mind is ok

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#4640281 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:33 PM

I get a lil' boost in Metro benchmark, i could reach 49fps average easy now, but yeah these seem keepers.

RPGgamesplayer
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#4640283 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:36 PM

I was still updating, links work.

ok thanks

NiColaoS
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#4640285 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:37 PM

Guys, did you find an equal -at least- or better than 314.07 driver ( in terms of stability )?

I advised my nephew to stay with that version, but now is time to update I guess... but I wouldn't like to create him problems...

I'd like a general advise...

RPGgamesplayer
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#4640287 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:38 PM

GURU3d fails
1. This driver is 326.80 :stewpid:

2. NO OGL 4.40 in this driver! only 4.3 !! :stewpid:

3. And link for other driver :stewpid:

your a fail lol

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#4640294 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:45 PM

So these are THE drivers that many people have been waiting for then with fixes for the 36 hour TDR issue (I never experienced this myself) and the Sniper Elite V2/NZA Advanced Shadow crashes? I'm looking forward to installing these as the apart from the minor hiccup of the SLI Profile Tool crashing when exporting/importing with the v326.77 developer beta driver (apparently fixed with an updated version of the app) I haven't had any problems with the r325 drivers at all in any games... which is nice.

Thanks, WhiteLightning, for posting the links.

kens30
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#4640295 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:46 PM

hmm the apple site is still crashing firefox for me.

For me it is working just fine using firefox..and Metro Last Light with physx is fixed.

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#4640299 Posted on: 08/20/2013 01:51 PM

hmm the apple site is still crashing firefox for me. http://www.apple.com/uk/ios/ios7/

well its a good thing I dont go to that site......which I did to see if it crashes and it did.

chrome dev crashes too. but then the latest dev version is crashing on alot of sites for me.

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#4640308 Posted on: 08/20/2013 02:03 PM

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#4640311 Posted on: 08/20/2013 02:06 PM

well its a good thing I dont go to that site......which I did to see if it crashes and it did.

chrome dev crashes too. but then the latest dev version is crashing on alot of sites for me.

works fine for me with ff 24.0

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#4640317 Posted on: 08/20/2013 02:28 PM

Why isn't this driver listed on the Nvidia driver site? I prefer to get my drivers directly from Nvidia.

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