It can improve the overall graphics experience and performance in either games or various engineering software applications, include support for newly developed technologies, add compatibility with newer GPU chipsets, or resolve different problems that might have been encountered.

While installing the graphics driver allows the system to properly recognize the chipset and the card manufacturer, updating the video driver can bring about various changes. EXT_color_buffer_float About Graphics Drivers: OES_texture_storage_multisample_2d_array The extensions below are part of OpenGL ES 3.2 core specification now, but they can still be used in contexts below OpenGL ES 3.2 as extensions on supported hardware: These new OpenGL 2015 ARB extensions require NVIDIA GeForce 400 series or newer GPUs: These new OpenGL 2015 ARB extensions require NVIDIA GeForce 700 series or newer GPUs: These new OpenGL 2015 ARB extensions require NVIDIA GeForce 900 series or newer GPUs: GeForce 400 series: GeForce GTX 480, GeForce GTX 470, GeForce GTX 465, GeForce GTX 460 SE v2, GeForce GTX 460 SE, GeForce GTX 460, GeForce GTS 450, GeForce GT 440, GeForce GT 430, GeForce GT 420, GeForce 405 GeForce 500 series: GeForce GTX 590, GeForce GTX 580, GeForce GTX 570, GeForce GTX 560 Ti, GeForce GTX 560 SE, GeForce GTX 560, GeForce GTX 555, GeForce GTX 550 Ti, GeForce GT 545, GeForce GT 530, GeForce GT 520, GeForce 510 GeForce 600 series: GeForce GTX 690, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 670, GeForce GTX 660 Ti, GeForce GTX 660, GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST, GeForce GTX 650 Ti, GeForce GTX 650, GeForce GTX 645, GeForce GT 645, GeForce GT 640, GeForce GT 630, GeForce GT 620, GeForce GT 610, GeForce 605 GeForce 700 series: GeForce GTX TITAN Z, GeForce GTX TITAN Black, GeForce GTX TITAN, GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 780, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 760 Ti (OEM), GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 745, GeForce GT 740, GeForce GT 730 GeForce 900 series: GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 980 Ti, GeForce GTX Titan X You will need any one of the following Fermi, Kepler or Maxwell based GPUs to get access to the OpenGL 2015 and OpenGL ES 3.2 functionality: Adds the EXT_blend_func_separate & EXT_multisample_compatibility extensions for OpenGL ES contexts Fixes a minor issue in ARB_parallel_shader_compile NVIDIA's Windows driver version 355.97 provide beta support for OpenGL 2015 ARB extensions and OpenGL ES 3.2 on capable hardware.

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