Specifications
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Release 191 Graphics Driver Version 191.07
DisplaySettingsPages‐FeatureChanges
• AdjustDesktopColorSettingspage
ForGeforce8seriesandlaterGPUS,theDigitalVibrancerangeisextendedto
includetheblackandwhitelimitwhichnowcorrespondsto0%.Thenewdefault
valueis50%.
•AfterresizingtheHDTVdesktop,thenewresolutioncreatedisnowadded
tothelistofavailableresolutionsforthatdisplay,andalsoaddedtothe
resolutionlistwithinthegameorapplication.
InRelease190,themethodforresizingtheHDTVdesktophaschangedtoprovide
betterimagequalitywhenapplyingunderscan.Thismethodresultsinanew
resolutionbeingcreated.Somegamesorapplicationsmaynotsupportthenew
resolution,however.
Video&TelevisionPages
•ThefollowingpagesandcontrolshavebeenmovedtotheDisplaycategory:
• AdjustTelevisionColorSettingspage(seeDisplay‐>AdjustDesktopColor
Settings)
• ChangethesignalorHD formatpage(seeDisplay‐>ChangeResolution)
• SelectDigitalcolorformatpage(seeDisplay‐>ChangeResolution)
• Adjustscreensizeandpositi onpage(seeDisplay‐>AdustDesktopSizeand
Position)
• ResizeHDTVdesktoppage(see
Display‐>AdjustDesktopSizeandPosition)
• HDCPStatus page
• DigitalAudiopage
3DSettingsPages
• PreferredRefeshRateletsyouoverridetherefreshratelimitati ons
imposedbythe3Dapplicationfortheindicatedmonitor.
• PowerManagementmode
ManyNVIDIAgraphicscardssupportmultipleperformancelevelssothatthePC
cansavepowerwhenfullgraphicsperformanceisnotrequired.Toprovidemore
controloverthesepowermanagementcapabilities,NVIDIAhasaddedthePower
ManagementModecontrol.Thecontrolconsistsoftwosettings–AdaptiveandPrefer
MaximumPerformance.
Adaptive:
ThisisthedefaultsettinginwhichthegraphicscardmonitorsGPU
usageandseamlesslyswitchesbetweenmodesbasedontheperformancedemands
oftheapplication.ThisallowstheGPUtoalwaysusetheminimumamountof
powerrequiredtorunagivenapplication,andcanallowevenolder3D
gamesto