NVIDIA Verde Notebook Graphics Driver 313.95 Beta

As part of the NVIDIA Notebook Driver Program, this is a reference driver that can be installed on supported NVIDIA notebook GPUs. However, please note that your notebook original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website.

NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM about recommended software updates for your notebook. OEMs may not provide technical support for issues that arise from the use of this driver.

What’s New in Version 313.95

Game Highlights

- This is the recommended GeForce driver for the Crysis 3 Multiplayer Open Beta. It delivers a smoother gaming experience, and boosts SLI performance by up to 65%.
- GeForce R313 drivers also provide significant performance increases in other top games like Assassin's Creed III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Far Cry 3.

NVIDIA PhysX System Software

- This driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v9.12.1031.
This version fixes a bug that caused some applications, including Unreal Tournament III, Trine, and Metro 2033, not to launch.
NVIDIA GPU PhysX acceleration is available only on systems with GeForce 8-series and later GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory.
NVIDIA GPU PhysX acceleration is not available if there is a non-NVIDIA graphics processor in the system, even if it is not used for rendering.

HD Audio Driver

- This driver package installs the HD audio driver, version 1.3.23.1.

NVIDIA SLI Technology

Added or updated the following SLI profiles:
- Crysis 3 - updated
- Warframe - updated
- DmC: Devil May Cry - added

Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 313.95

The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved since version 310.90. This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver version. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference.

Windows Vista/Windows 7

- [Assassin’s Creed 3]: Bright-color corruption occurs in the game. [1058336]
- [Guild Wars 2]: Corruption is seen when launching the game with Ambient Occlusion enabled. [1169563]
- [SLI][GeForce GTX 560/560 Ti][Battlefield 3]: “Driver not responding” errors may occur when playing the game with SLI enabled. [1212025]

Windows 8

- [Guild Wars 2]: Corruption is seen when launching the game with Ambient Occlusion enabled. [1169563]
- [SLI][GeForce GTX 560/560 Ti][Battlefield 3]: “Driver not responding” errors may occur when playing the game with SLI enabled. [1212025]

NOTE:
The 313.95 Beta drivers are no longer available for download. Instead, NVIDIA released an incremental set of Beta drivers, 313.96, which fixes an installation issue reported with the international (non-English) driver packages.