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Appendix C
NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History
OpenGL
New Extensions
• NV_packed_depth_stencil
• ARB_pixel_buffer_object
• GL_NV_timer_query
Performance Improvements
• Improved performance under Dualview
• Improved memory management for multiple open applications on Quadro
workstation cards
• Improved performance with multiple overlapping windows
• Improved SLI performance
• Support for dual core CPUs
• Support for the next generation of GPUs
Video
Release 80 includes the following new PureVideo features and improvements:
• Improved inverse 3:2 implementation
• Improved inverse 2:2 implementation
• Adaptive deinterlacing for HD content on GeForce 6600 and later series of GPUs
• PureVideo support for the next generation of GPUs
NVIDIA Control Panel
Enhancements to the “Classic” NVIDIA Control Panel
• HDTV Overscan compensation support — Includes X-Y adjustment, and
independent front-end timing adjustment features
• Dynamic SLI enable/disable capability
nView Desktop Manager
Release 80 offers the following new nView Desktop Manager features and updates:
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