geforce-gtx-275 posts

As is customary with the launch of a new graphics card from Nvidia, this week the company released new GeForce graphics card drivers that update the version to support the newly released card. In this case it was the mainstream Geforce GTX 275 product that gets the treatment.

As usual the new drivers (labeled as version number 182.50) come in Windows XP and Vista flavors, each with 32-bit and 64-bit ports. The release notes go into more detail as to what's new, changed and fixed. It's always a wise move to have the latest and greatest graphics drivers installed for your PC. Most notable is word that the new drivers have "Optimized single GPU and SLI support for upcoming PC games."

Spring has arrived and with it some new mainstream graphics card offerings from the Big Two of Nvidia and AMD. From the Nvidia side comes the GeForce GTX 275, while AMD counters with the ATI Radeon HD 4890.Both are targeting the $200-$250 price range.

As far as comparing the two cards, early reviews from hardware sites like Firing Squad show that both have their advantages and disadvantages. The new Radeon card handles DirectX10 supported games like Stormrise and Battleforge better but the GeForce card has support for PhysX which more and more games are using for the in-game physics. The article also points out that these releases will likely be the last DirectX10 cards from both companies as the expected launch of Windows 7 later this year will also bring out the first DirectX11 supported graphics cards.