Nvidia Quadro Workstation User Manual

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vi N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o nU s e r ’ s G u i d e T a b l e o f C o n t e n t sB. Using HDTV with NVIDIAGPU-Based Graphics CardsSupported HDTV Connectors . . . . . . . . . . 169Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169HDTV over DVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170D connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Sample Cables Shipped with NVIDIA HDTV-Encoded Graphics Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . 171C. NVIDIA Setup Wizard PagesNVIDIA Display Wizard — Typical Setup . . . . 174NVIDA Display Setup Wizard — Custom Setup 175NVIDIA Display Wizard — HDTV ComponentConnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177NVIDA Display Wizard — Analog Display withHDTV/DVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179NVIDA Display Wizard — Digital Display andTelevision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181D. NVIDIA ForceWare GraphicsDisplay Driver — Feature HistoryDriver Release History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184Release 75 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Release 70 New Features and Enhancements 185NVIDIA Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186Display Driver, DirectX, and OpenGL . . . . 187nView Desktop Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . 187New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Feature Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . 187NVManagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Driver Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Release 65 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . 188512 MB Frame Buffer Support . . . . . . . . 188Multi-GPU Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Operating System Support . . . . . . . . . . 189Enhancements in Driver Performance . . . . 189Improved Robustness . . . . . . . . . . . 189Video Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . 1893D Graphics API Enhancements . . . . . 189HDTV Support Enhancements . . . . . . 189Desktop Manager and Control PanelImprovements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Release 60 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Latest GPU Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190PCI Express Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Enhancements in Driver Performance. . . . . . 1903D Graphics API Enhancements . . . . . . 191Direct3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191OpenGL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191Release 55 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . .191PCI Express Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192PAE Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192nView Desktop Manager Enhancements . . .192User Interface Enhancements . . . . . . . . .192Video Support Enhancements . . . . . . . . .1923D Graphics API Enhancements . . . . . . .193Direct3D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193OpenGL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193Release 50 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . .193New Feature Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . .19364-bit Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193Dynamic Memory Mapping . . . . . . . . .193NVIDIA Unified Compiler . . . . . . . . . .193Display Driver Changes—New Features . . .194Video — New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . .194PowerMizer — New Features . . . . . . . . .194User Interface Changes . . . . . . . . . . . .194nView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195DirectX Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196OpenGL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196Release 40 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . .196Enhanced Display Driver, DirectX, and VideoCapabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197New Graphical User Interface . . . . . . . . .197Enhanced nView Desktop Manager Features . .197OpenGL Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . .198Release 35 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . .198Release 25 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . .199Release 20 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . .200Release 10 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . .200Release 6 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . .201TwinView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201Virtual Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201Video Mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201Desktop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202Digital Vibrance Control. . . . . . . . . . . . .202OpenGL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202Direct3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202Cursor Trails Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203Release 5 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . .203OpenGL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203OpenGL 1.2 Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203OpenGL Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . .204OpenGL Performance Enhancements . .204Direct3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205