NVIDIA GeForce Driver Version 182.06 WHQL Released

alexp999 · Feb 18, 2009

Just over a week since we covered the release of the 182.05 BETA driver, NVIDIA have now released a WHQL with version number 182.06. The driver has been released for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Vista and is for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs.

New in Release 182.06:

Recommended for the best experience in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
Boosts performance in numerous 3D applications. The following are some examples of improvements measured with Release 182.06 WHQL drivers vs. Release 181.22 WHQL drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
Up to 8% performance increase in Fallout 3 at high resolution and AA.
Up to 10% performance increase in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
Up to 9% performance increase in Half-Life 2 at high resolution with AA.
Up to 11% performance increase in Left 4 Dead at high resolution with AA.
Up to 10% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID at high resolution and AA.
Includes full support for OpenGL 3.0 on GeForce 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs.
Automatically installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0203.
Additional information on specific bug fixes can be found in the release documentation notes.

DOWNLOAD NVIDIA Forceware 182.06 WHQL for Windows XP 32-bit | Windows Vista 32-bit | Windows XP 64-bit | Windows Vista 64-bit

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Castiel · Feb 18, 2009

Thats odd they changed it from .5 to .6? But hope this works really good.

eidairaman1 · Feb 18, 2009

and most think AMDs driver releases are bad. :laugh:

RadeonProVega · Feb 18, 2009

Damn, they release drivers fast. Hope it works good with my 6200.

Psychoholic · Feb 18, 2009

Hmmm, fix my 285 (not)downclocking problem? We'll see.

p3ngwin · Feb 18, 2009

vista x64 link dead, seems at Nvidia's end

wolf · Feb 18, 2009

ever since 177 drivers i have been very very pleased with where nvidia is going.

since those releases performance has just been going up and up. my 9800GTX picked up at least 25% more performance from drivers alone over the short few months i had it, and we've all seen how GT200 does on 18x.xx drivers compared to pre 178, the difference is stonking.

Supreme0verlord · Feb 18, 2009

Man, nVidia's servers must be really bogged down, I'm only getting 35-45Kb/s.

pabloc74 · Feb 18, 2009

Supreme0verlord said:
Man, nVidia's servers must be really bogged down, I'm only getting 35-45Kb/s.

?????, i'm download at 375kb

pabloc74 · Feb 18, 2009

p3ngwin said:
vista x64 link dead, seems at Nvidia's end

yes, ati rlz :roll:

Supreme0verlord · Feb 18, 2009

pabloc74 said:
?????, i'm download at 375kb

Well it was going ungodly slow for me for some reason ok. :slap:

OnBoard · Feb 18, 2009

Psychoholic said:
Hmmm, fix my 285 (not)downclocking problem? We'll see.

Please post if it does, although my problem is 2 displays.

Supreme0verlord said:
Man, nVidia's servers must be really bogged down, I'm only getting 35-45Kb/s.

I got it with 1,5MB/s

to6ko91 · Feb 18, 2009

Results from drivers

:twitch:

Thats what happened after the update from 182.05 beta to 182.06

P.S. I didnt had any trouble whit the beta :laugh:

Psychoholic · Feb 19, 2009

Nope, still 3d clocks on desktop.. oh well.

OnBoard said:
Please post if it does, although my problem is 2 displays.

Kursah · Feb 19, 2009

to6ko91 said:
Thats what happened after the update from 182.05 beta to 182.06
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/1197/nvidiadk8.jpg

P.S. I didnt had any trouble whit the beta

No issues going from 180.48 WHQL to these, I reverted back to 180.48's for Fallout3 stability, I was getting random CTD's beforehand. I consider these still under testing, but so far so good! I did lose the 2D clocks at desktop, but I'm not too worried, only increased my idle temps by about 2C and usually this GPU is either working in F@H or while I'm gaming or both at the same time depending on the game.

:toast:

hat · Feb 19, 2009

lol, HL2 performance increace. Great, now I can run at 2 billion FPS instead of only 1.8 billion fps.

kid41212003 · Feb 19, 2009

Damn, my single 8800GT played FEAR 2 just fine at max setting and 1680x1050, I don't see any reasons to give it more performance, lol.

MohawkAngel · Feb 19, 2009

Whats the point t come from 181.22 to 181.06 ???? I mean they could have called it 181.23 those stupid ass ????

alexp999 · Feb 19, 2009

MohawkAngel said:
Whats the point t come from 181.22 to 181.06 ???? I mean they could have called it 181.23 those stupid ass ????

Its gone from 181.22 to 182.06

MohawkAngel · Feb 19, 2009

My mistake

crtecha · Feb 19, 2009

Has anyone already installed these? If soo would it be worth it for my 9600gt?

RadeonX2 · Feb 19, 2009

crtecha said:
Has anyone already installed these? If soo would it be worth it for my 9600gt?

I've Installed this already seen a little boost in FPS on F.E.A.R 2

crtecha · Feb 19, 2009

Awesome ill install tonight and post some bench before and after info

OnBoard · Feb 19, 2009

Psychoholic said:
Nope, still 3d clocks on desktop.. oh well.

Thanks, pretty much guessed that as I tried the 182.05's. Well waiting for the next ones, maybe they are magical.

edit: well these are quite magical on the performance front:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/geforce-driver-182-06.html

to6ko91 · Feb 19, 2009

alexp999 said:
Its gone from 181.22 to 182.06

And the drivers are counted from the last 4 digits so a 251.56 is older than 178.56 (basically the actual thing is x82.06)

if i am not right you can get the info on the naming scheme from nVidia site

System Name	Gaming Rig \| Uni Laptop
Processor	Intel Q6600 G0 (2007) @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.45625v (LLC) / 4 GHz Bench @ 1.63v \| AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 2 GHz
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q Deluxe (Intel P45) \| HP 6715b
Cooling	Xigmatek Dark Knight w/AC MX2 ~ Case Fans: 2 x 180mm + 1 x 120mm Silverstone Fans
Memory	4GB OCZ Platinum PC2-8000 @ 1000Mhz 5-5-5-15 2.1v \| 2 x 1GB DDR2 667 MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX GTX 285 1GB, Modded FTW BIOS @ 725/1512/1350 w/Accelero Xtreme GTX 280 + Scythe sinks\| ATI X1250
Storage	2x WD6400AAKS 1 TB Raid 0, 140GB Raid 1 & 80GB Maxtor Basics External HDD (storage) \| 160GB 2.5"
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster SM2433BW @ 1920 x 1200 via DVI-D \| 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050 resolution)
Case	Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W ~ Logitech G15 R1 / Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000
Audio Device(s)	Soundmax AD2000BX Onboard Sound, via Logitech X-230 2.1 \| ADI SoundMAX HD Audio
Power Supply	Corsair TX650W \| HP 90W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64 \| Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64
Benchmark Scores	3DM06: 19519, Vantage: P16170 ~ Win7: -CPU 7.5 -MEM 7.5 -AERO 7.9 -GFX 6.0 -HDD 6.0

Processor	Intel i5-3570K @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock LGA1155 Z77 Extreme 4
Cooling	Cooler Master Evo 212
Memory	16GB (4X4) G.Skill Ripjaw 2 DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	Nvidia gForce GTX 660ti
Storage	1x Samsung 840 EVO 256GB 6Gb/s, 1x WD 500GB 6Gb/s, 1x WD 80GB 3Gb/s
Display(s)	ASUS VH242H Black + 2 HP 2311x 23" LED
Case	Fractal Design R4
Audio Device(s)	Realtek OnBoard Both
Power Supply	Cooler Master 850w
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	Dell Workstation t5810
Processor	Xeon CPU's E5-2683 v4 Broadwell-E Technology
Motherboard	Broadwell-E X99
Cooling	Default fan System Level 3
Memory	48GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Radeon Pro VII 16GB
Storage	2 Internal SSD, 6 External HDD
Display(s)	Dell 27 Inch Monitor
Case	Dell Precision 5810
Audio Device(s)	RealTek High Definition
Power Supply	825 Watts PSU
Mouse	Soundless Black Quiet Mouse
Keyboard	Dell Black
Software	Windows Pro 10 x64

Processor	9950x
Motherboard	Asus Strix X870E-E
Cooling	Kraken Elite 280
Memory	64GB G.skill 6000mhz CL30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 7900XTX Pulse
Storage	1X 4TB MP700 Pro - 1 X 4TB SN850X
Display(s)	LG 32" 4K OLED + LG 38" IPS
Case	Lian Li o11 Air Mini
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x
Software	WIndows 11 Pro

System Name	MightyX
Processor	Ryzen 9800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X650I AX
Cooling	Scythe Fuma 2
Memory	32GB DDR5 6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF RTX3080 Deshrouded
Storage	WD Black SN850X 2TB
Display(s)	LG 42C2 4K OLED
Case	Coolermaster NR200P
Audio Device(s)	LG SN5Y / Focal Clear
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RBG Pro SE
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Compact w/pudding
VR HMD	Meta Quest 3
Software	case populated with Artic P12's
Benchmark Scores	4k120 OLED Gsync bliss

System Name	Pabloc74
Processor	i7 920
Motherboard	Asus P6T Deluxe V2
Cooling	Corsair H50
Memory	Gskill 6gb Trident 2000mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 5870 Vapor-X
Storage	Corsair Force GT 120gb + Samsung F1 1tb
Display(s)	Samsung T260
Case	Corsair Obsidian
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Titanium Fatality
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	no benchs!, machine use for gaming only!

Processor	Core i5-750 @ 3.6GHz 1.136V 24/7
Motherboard	Gigabyte P55A-UD3, SATA 6Gbit/s & USB3.0 baby!
Cooling	Alpenföhn Brocken HeatpipeDirectTouch
Memory	Geil Ultra Series 4GB 2133MHz DDR3 @ 1440MHz 7-7-7-24
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB OC (mostly stock speeds)
Storage	OS: Samsung F3 500GB Games: Samsung F1 640GB
Display(s)	new! Samsung P2350 23" FullHD 2ms / Mirai DTL-632E500 32" LCD
Case	new! Xigmatek Midgard/Utgard side window with red cathodes, 1x140mm & 3x120mm fans
Audio Device(s)	new! ASUS Xonar DG & JVC HA-RX700 headphones
Power Supply	Cougar CM 700W Modular
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Benchmark Scores	Logitech UltraX Premium & G5 laser v2 + Ulti-mat Breathe X2 for fragging

System Name	Kursah's Gaming Rig 2018 (2022 Upgrade) - Ryzen+ Edition \| Gaming Laptop (Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 2022)
Processor	R7 5800X @ Stock \| i7 12700H @ Stock
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming BIOS 6203\| Legion 5i Pro NM-E231
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S Push-Pull + NT-H1 \| Stock Cooling
Memory	TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32GB (2x16) DDR4 4000 @ 3600 18-20-20-42 1.35v \| 32GB DDR5 4800 (2x16)
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 4070 JetStream 12GB \| CPU-based Intel Iris XE + RTX 3070 8GB 150W
Storage	4TB SP UD90 NVME, 960GB SATA SSD, 2TB HDD \| 1TB Samsung OEM NVME SSD + 4TB Crucial P3 Plus NVME SSD
Display(s)	Acer 28" 4K VG280K x2 \| 16" 2560x1600 built-in
Case	Corsair 600C - Stock Fans on Low \| Stock Metal/Plastic
Audio Device(s)	Aune T1 mk1 > AKG K553 Pro + JVC HA-RX 700 (Equalizer APO + PeaceUI) \| Bluetooth Earbuds (BX29)
Power Supply	EVGA 750G2 Modular + APC Back-UPS Pro 1500 \| 300W OEM (heavy use) or Lenovo Legion C135W GAN (light)
Mouse	Logitech G502 \| Logitech M330
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy Core RGB \| Built in Keyboard (Lenovo laptop KB FTW)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 \| Windows 11 Home x64

System Name	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

System Name	Coolin Runnings
Processor	AMD X4 Phenom 9950 B.E. @ 3.3ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-MA790x-DS4 BIOS Ver. F6
Cooling	CM Vortex 752
Memory	apacer PC6400 800mhz x 2
Video Card(s)	Two ATI Radeon 4850's in xfire
Storage	Seagate 7200.9 320gig+250gigx2
Display(s)	Acer P191w 19' wide
Case	Antec 900
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Antec Power trio 550watts
Software	Windows 7 x64 Build 7100

Processor	Q6600 @ 3.6GHz \| P4 @ 2.1GHz
Motherboard	Asus Commando ROG (Vdroop mod) \| Asus P4V8X-MX
Cooling	MegaShadow w/ 2x Scythe Slipstream MX-2 Paste + Kama Bay + 4x120mm case fan \| stock Intel
Memory	Kingston 4x1GB DDR2 @ 800MHz w/ OCZ XTC cooler \| 1GB DDR @ 400MHz
Video Card(s)	Palit GTX 260 1792mb 448bit @ 713/1458/1116x2 \| GeForce 4 MX 440 AGP8X 64mb 64bit
Storage	640GB WD AACS 250GB Excelstor 160GB Seagate \| 40GB WD
Display(s)	Samsung T220, Samsung 32" 1080P \| LG L1752S
Case	Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 \| Trendsonic mid tower
Audio Device(s)	Asus Supreme FX (Creative Inspire 5.1 speaker), Samsung HT-Z220 \| Onboard audio (2.1 Speaker)
Power Supply	Gigabyte Odin Pro 800W \| 550W generic
Software	Vista Ultimate 64 SP2 \| XP Pro 32 SP3
Benchmark Scores	3Dmark06 - 17,348 Vantage - P13,510 Super PI 1M - 12.765s @ 4.1GHz GenericCPUbench - 6,864 ms 38,

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