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Windows 7/8舊電腦顯示卡驅動,NVIDIA Forceware還夠用嗎
你有一台舊電腦,系統還停在 Windows 7 或 Windows 8,最近畫面開始出現雜訊、遊戲跑不動、或是外接螢幕抓不到訊號。你想說應該是顯示卡驅動程式老舊或壞掉了,但打開裝置管理員又不知道該去哪找適合的驅動,官方網站上琳瑯滿目的下載選項也讓你不知道該點哪一個。
一般人遇到這種狀況,直覺是讓 Windows 自己更新驅動,但微軟內建的驅動往往只求「能用」,不求效能,遊戲幀數就是上不去。另一條路是去顯示卡官網亂抓最新版,但抓錯了版本反而讓系統更不穩定。驅動程式這種東西,關鍵不在「最新」,而在「對應你的系統和顯示卡型號」——裝對了,系統才能完整發揮顯示卡的效能,遊戲和影音才不會卡頓。
01NVIDIA Forceware是做什麼用的?
它是 NVIDIA 顯示卡的驅動程式套件,安裝後讓 Windows 系統能正確辨識並使用顯示卡。官方說明指出,它涵蓋 2D、3D 圖形、網路、音效和控制器輸入等模組,並提供控制面板讓使用者調整色彩、旋轉顯示、超頻、溫度和風扇速度。簡單說,就是讓你的 NVIDIA 顯示卡在 Windows 下正常運作、發揮效能的基礎軟體。
02這套軟體支援哪些顯示卡?
根據官方支援清單,它涵蓋 GeForce MX100 系列筆電顯示卡(如 MX150)、GeForce 10 系列筆電顯示卡(如 GTX 1080、GTX 1070、GTX 1060)、以及 GeForce 900M、800M、700M、600M、500M、400M 等筆電型號。清單中列出的都是筆記型電腦用的顯示卡,桌上型顯示卡的支援型號在官方說明中沒有列出,需要自行確認。
03裝了之後可以調整哪些顯示設定?
透過它內建的控制面板,你可以調整色彩表現、管理 3D 娛樂相容性、旋轉顯示器方向,還能控制 GPU 超頻、溫度和風扇轉速。官方說明強調這個控制面板設計給各種知識程度的使用者,從一般日常使用的色彩調整,到進階的效能調校都能在裡面完成。
04它對遊戲效能有幫助嗎?
官方說明指出,這款驅動程式經過認證,能讓 Windows 和應用程式充分利用 GPU 的運算能力,並強調在廣泛的遊戲和應用程式中提供相容性、可靠性和效能穩定度。它支援 DirectX 的 API,這對遊戲執行有直接影響。不過實際遊戲效能提升幅度會因顯示卡型號和遊戲而異,沒有具體數據可以參考。
05支援哪些 Windows 版本?
官方說明提到,NVIDIA 同時提供 Windows XP、Vista、Windows 7、Windows 8 和 Windows 10 的驅動程式套件。這套軟體本身標示支援 Windows XP、Vista、Windows 7 和 Windows 8。另外官方也提到 Linux 和 Mac OS X 有其他驅動程式,但功能較少、更新頻率也較低。
06什麼樣的人適合用這套軟體?
如果你的電腦是 Windows 7 或 Windows 8 的 32 位元系統,而且顯示卡型號有在官方支援清單內,這套驅動就是對應你系統的版本。另外,如果你需要調整顯示器色彩、旋轉螢幕方向、或控制風扇轉速和超頻,它的控制面板提供了這些功能。對一般使用者和遊戲玩家來說,安裝對應的驅動程式是讓系統穩定運作的基本步驟。
07舊電腦裝這套驅動會比內建的好嗎?
通常會比 Windows 內建驅動完整。內建驅動只提供基本顯示功能,而這套驅動包含完整的控制面板,能調整色彩、旋轉顯示、管理 3D 設定、控制風扇和超頻。官方也強調它經過認證,相容性和穩定性有保證。不過要注意,如果你的顯示卡型號不在支援清單內,裝了可能無法發揮效果,安裝前先確認型號。
08我現在用 Windows 10,可以裝這個嗎?
這套軟體標示支援的系統是 Windows XP、Vista、Windows 7 和 Windows 8,不包含 Windows 10。官方說明中有提到 NVIDIA 另外提供 Windows 10 的驅動程式套件,但那是另一個版本。如果你用的是 Windows 10,應該去找對應 Windows 10 的驅動程式,而不是安裝這個版本。
09它跟 GeForce Experience 有什麼差別?
根據提供的資料,GeForce Experience 是另一個 NVIDIA 軟體,評分人數有 545 人,比這套驅動程式的 290 人多。官方說明中沒有詳細比較兩者的功能差異,但從名稱和定位來看,GeForce Experience 偏向遊戲體驗優化和驅動更新管理,而這套 Forceware 是驅動程式本體。如果你需要的是驅動程式本身,這套是基礎;如果你想要遊戲優化功能,可能要另外看 GeForce Experience。
10這套軟體還在更新嗎?
根據版本紀錄,這套軟體收錄了 128 個版本,最早的版本在 2008 年發布,最近的版本在 2018 年發布。近 12 個月和近 24 個月都沒有更新紀錄,代表它已經很長一段時間沒有新版本了。如果你的顯示卡比較新,可能需要更新的驅動程式才能完整支援,這套可能不適合。
11我的顯示卡比較舊,裝這個會比較穩嗎?
如果你的顯示卡型號有在支援清單內,而且系統是 Windows 7 或 Windows 8 的 32 位元版本,這套驅動是針對這些系統設計的,理論上相容性會比亂抓其他版本好。它的評分是 8.74/10,有 290 人評分,算是相當高的評價。不過要注意它已經多年沒有更新,如果遇到新出的遊戲或應用程式有相容性問題,可能不會有修正。
下載與官方連結
306.97-desktop-win8-win7-winvista-32bit-english-wh · 128.2 MB
版本紀錄
- 2018-03-28 NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 391.35 WHQL (Windows 7/8 32-bit) 329 MB
- 2018-03-20 NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 391.24 WHQL (Windows 7/8 32-bit) 329 MB
- 2018-02-26 NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 391.01 WHQL (Windows 7/8 32-bit) 317 MB
再看 5 筆
- 2018-01-29 NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 390.77 WHQL (Windows 7/8 32-bit) 316 MB
- 2018-01-08 NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 390.65 WHQL (Windows 7/8 32-bit) 315 MB
- 2017-12-20 NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 388.71 WHQL (Windows 7/8 32-bit)
- 2017-12-10 NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 388.59 WHQL (Windows 7/8 32-bit) 324 MB
- 2017-12-01 NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 388.43 WHQL (Windows 7/8 32-bit) 323 MB
這一版改了什麼
What's new in this version:
# New:
* Recommended driver for Windows 8 launch.
* Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 650 Ti GPU.
* Updates SLI profile for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier.
* Updates 3D Vision profiles for the following PC games:
- Check vs. Mate - rated Excellent
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - rated Good
- Doom 3: BFG Edition - rated Excellent
- English Country Tune - rated Good
- F1 2012 - rated Good
- Iron Brigade - rated Fair
- Jagged Alliance: Crossfire - rated Good
- Orcs Must Die 2! - rated Good
- Planetside 2 - rated Not recommended
- Prototype 2 - rated Poor
- Sleeping Dogs - rated Good
- Spec Ops: The Line - rated Good
- Tiny Troopers - rated Fair
- Torchlight 2 - rated Good
- Transformers: Fall of Cybertron - rated Fair
# New in Previous GeForce R304 Drivers (versions 304.xx to 306.xx):
* GPU Support
- Adds support for GeForce GTX 660 Ti, GeForce GTX 660, and GeForce GTX 650.
- Legacy Support Notification: GeForce 6-series and GeForce 7-series GPUs will be moved to legacy support after GeForce R304 drivers. GeForce R310 drivers (the next major family of drivers) will not support these products.
* Adds support for NVIDIA TXAA
- NVIDIA TXAA is new film-style anti-aliasing technique designed specifically to reduce temporal aliasing (crawling and flickering in motion) through a combination of hardware AA, custom CG film style AA resolve, and a temporal filter.
- The Secret World is the first game to support TXAA.
- TXAA is supported on GeForce GTX 600-series Kepler-based GPUs.
* Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400/500/600 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 301.42 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
- GeForce GTX 680:
> Up to 18% in Batman: Arkham City
> Up to 15% in Dragon Age II
> Up to 10% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
> Up to 60% in Total War: Shogun 2 (fixes performance issue with latest game patch)
- GeForce GTX 560:
> Up to 14% in Batman: Arkham City
> Up to 5% in Battlefield 3 with SLI
> Up to 4% in Dragon Age II
> Up to 8% in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings with SLI
> Up to 7% in Lost Planet 2
* NVIDIA SLI Technology – Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
- Alan Wake's American Nightmare – added
- Borderlands 2 – added
- Darksiders 2 – added
- End of Nations - added
- F1 2011 – updated
- F1 2012 – added
- Final Fantasy XIV – updated
- Nexuiz - added
- Orcs Must Die! 2 – added
- PlanetSide 2 - updated
- Saints Row: The Third – updated
- Shogun 2: Total War – updated
- Sleeping Dogs – updated from latest beta
- Spec Ops: The Line - added
- The Secret World - updated
- Torchlight II - added
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier - added
- Tornado Force - added
- Tribes: Ascend – updated
* NVIDIA 3D Vision – Adds or updates the following 3D Vision profiles:
- Alan Wake's American Nightmare – rated Not Recommended
- A New Dawn – rated Fair
- All Zombies Must Die! Scorepocalypse – rated Good
- ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead – rated Fair
- Bang Bang Racing – rated Excellent
- Borderlands 2 – updated profile with new convergence settings
- Brave – rated 3D Vision Ready
- Devil May Cry 4- rated Fair
- Depth Hunter – updated rating to 3D Vision Ready
- Dishonored – rated Good
- End of Nations – rated Good
- London 2012 The Official Video Game – rated Fair
- Mad Doc Jr.'s Doom Rails – rated Excellent
- Mass Effect 3 – updated in-game compatibility message and profile to be more compatible with community 3D mods
- Max Payne 3 – updated rating to Excellent and updated in-game compatibility message to inform users to use DirectX 11, disable MSAA and use SSA0.
- Raiderz – rated Fair
- Roller Coaster Rampage – rated 3D Vision Ready
- SCANIA Truck Driving Simulator – rated Fair
- Street Fighter X Tekken – rated 3D Vision Ready
- Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends – rated Good
- Tiger Woods PGA 12: The Masters – rated Good
- Tribes: Ascend – rated Fair
- The Secret World – rated Good
- The Walking Dead – rating Good
- World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria – rated Excellent
* Other Profile Updates
- Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for Diablo III
- Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for L.A. Noire
- Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for Rayman Origins
- Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support Counter-strike: Global Offensive
- Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support MechWarrior Online
- Disabled FXAA for several Windows programs like Media Player and Movie Maker.
* NVIDIA Surround
- Surround settings now persisted after new driver overinstall.
* NVIDIA CUDA
- Includes support for applications built using CUDA 5 Preview or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit.
* Key Fixes
- Fixes an intermittent vsync stuttering issue with GeForce GTX 600-series GPUs.
- Fixes an issue where some manufacturer’s factory overclocked cards default to and run at lower clocks.
- Fixes a performance issue in Total War: Shogun 2 with the latest game patch.
# Additional Details
* Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0604.
* Installs HD Audio v1.3.18.0.
* Supports DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 600 series GPUs.
* Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
* Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.