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Chapter 7
Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features
complement
your
NVIDIA
GPU
and
improve
performance
in
3D
applications.
Enabling
this
setting
lets
you
disable
support
for
these
additional
3D
instructions
in
the
drivers,
which
can
be
useful
when
comparing
performance
or
when
troubleshooting.
Off
—
Support
for
enhanced
instructions
used
by
certain
CPUs
is
not
disabled.
Maximize texture memory
Enabling
this
option
sets
aside
as
much
memory
as
possible
for
use
by
texture
maps.
This
can
increase
performance
for
highly
texture
‐
intensive
applications
but
at
the
expense
of
a
minor
amount
of
performance
for
non
‐
textured
applications.
Buffer-Flipping Mode
Click
the
list
to
display
the
buffer
‐
flipping
modes
for
full
‐
screen
OpenGL
applications.
You
can
select
one
of
the
following
methods:
•
Use
Block
Transfer
is
the
block
transfer
method.
•
Auto
‐
select
allows
the
driver
to
determine
the
best
method
based
on
your
hardware
configuration.
Antialiasing Line Gamma
Note:
This
setting
is
available
on
newer
NVIDIA
GPUs,
such
as
the
Quadro
FX
series.
Enabling
this
option
allows
gamma
‐
corrected
antialiased
lines
to
consider
variances
in
the
color
‐
display
capabilities
of
your
displays
when
rendering
smooth
lines.
Antialiasing Full Screen Gamma
Note:
This
setting
is
available
on
newer
NVIDIA
GPUs.
Activating
this
setting
enables
gamma
correction
for
full
screen
antialiasing.
Gamma
‐
corrected
antialiasing
consider
variances
in
the
color
display
capabilities
of
your
displays
when
rendering
smooth
edges.
As
a
result,
slightly
inclined
edges
look
smoother.
Note:
Enabling
this
setting
can
slow
down
application
performance
speed.
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