NVIDIA Geforce ForceWare 181.22 drivers for XP/Vista download

NVIDIA have released a new ForceWare driver – Geforce ForceWare version 181.22. The new driver, which was released on the 17th of January, is still in beta. It’s a PhysX enabled driver which contains nVIDIA PhysX System Software 9.09.0010. If you were having trouble with games that utilize PhysX such as Mirror’s Edge, this is the recommended driver version to install. Direct download links for both XP and Vista versions are included below.

I installed ForceWare version 181.22 on my system and tried playing Mirror’s Edge with the new drivers. For me, there was no noticeable performance increase over 185.20 drivers. I did not experience any crashes with the game either (played for about 30 minutes with PhysX enabled on a Geforce 8800). 

Release Notes

This is a beta driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs. The release complements the Mirror’s Edge release, with PhysX support.

• This driver is recommended for the optimal GPU PhysX experience in EA’s hot PC title Mirror’s Edge.
• GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory. This driver package automatically installs PhysX System Software version 9.09.0010.

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 32-bit - Multi-GPU Issues

• [SLI]: Fallout3–the game crashes in some game maps when played at high
  resolutions (1440x900 or higher) and high settings. [500665]
• [SLI], S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Benchmark–added an SLI profile for the
  application.[506981]
• GeForce GTX 295: Occasionally, only one GPU is recognized as supporting CUDA
  and PhysX after the system is rebooted. [506018]

Fixed Issues–Windows Vista 64-bit - Multi-GPU Issues

• [SLI]: Fallout3–the game crashes in some game maps when played at high
  resolutions (1440x900 or higher) and high settings. [500665]
• [SLI], S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Benchmark–added an SLI profile for the
  application.[506981]

Download

Since ForceWare 181.22 is still in beta, they are not included in the official NVIDIA driver download page. Here are direct links you can use to download the drivers from NVIDIA servers.

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 181.22 for Windows XP 32-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 181.22 for Windows XP 64-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 181.22 for Windows Vista 32-bit

[Click Here] to download ForceWare 181.22 for Windows Vista 64-bit

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