Will your GPU handle Vista?

2007-01-14 18:47:00

#1

Ryan: Member; +1,230|6877|Alberta, Canada

Got this off the Nvidia site just in case some of you were wondering. I'm sure most of us can run Vista, but this is just for those who aren't sure.

The NVIDIA GPUs listed below are ready for Windows Vista. NVIDIA also supports these products with beta drivers. For the best Windows Vista experience on consumer PCs, NVIDIA recommends NVIDIA® GeForce® 6 and 7 series GPUs.

**GeForce 8800 GPUs
GeForce 7950 GPUs
GeForce 7900 GPUs
GeForce 7800 GPUs
GeForce 7600 GPUs
GeForce 7300 GPUs
GeForce 7100 GPUs
GeForce 6800 GPUs
GeForce 6600 GPUs
GeForce 6500 GPUs
GeForce 6200 GPUs
GeForce 6100/6150 GPUs
GeForce FX 5900 GPUs
GeForce FX 5700 GPUs
GeForce FX 5600 GPUs
GeForce FX 5500 GPUs
GeForce FX 5200 GPUs
GeForce PCX GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 210S
NVIDIA notebook GPUs
GeForce Go 7950 GPUs
GeForce Go 7900 GPUs
GeForce Go 7800 GPUs
GeForce Go 7700 GPUs
GeForce Go 7600 GPUs
GeForce Go 7400 GPUs
GeForce Go 7300 GPUs
GeForce Go 7200 GPUs
GeForce Go 6800 GPUs
GeForce Go 6600 GPUs
GeForce Go 6400 GPUs
GeForce Go 6200 GPUs
GeForce Go 6100 GPUs
GeForce FX Go5700 GPUs
GeForce FX Go5650 GPUs
GeForce FX Go5600 GPUs
GeForce FX Go5200 GPUs
GeForce FX Go5100 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300M GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M GPUs
NVIDIA workstation GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 SDI GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4400 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000 SDI GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000G GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1000 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 550 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 540 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 350 GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M GPUs
NVIDIA Quadro FX 350M GPUs

**GeForce 8800 requires updated drivers for Vista, which will be available to download when Vista is available at retail in late January.

2007-01-14 18:48:23

#2

RandomSchl: |\/|€|\/|ß€|2; +52|6478|California

8800 ftw

2007-01-14 18:49:06

#3

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6750

Heh there are no released public 8800GTX drivers... I'm sticking with XP until vista releases their first service pack.

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2007-01-14 18:52:22

#4

Archer: rapes face; +161|6458|Canuckistan

7900 GT OC here.. I should hold off fine.

2007-01-14 20:26:17

#5

Mafia47: Member; +27|6775|Chicago

7800 GT Yey i win!!!

2007-01-14 20:48:19

#6

greenhaven: Member; +47|6500

It won't have to, but it can.

2007-01-14 20:54:13

#7

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|6664|Washington, DC

Sweet, now nVidia just has to send me an 8800.

2007-01-14 20:54:36

#8

Paco_the_Insane: Phorum Phantom; +244|6679|Ohio

what about ATi?

2007-01-14 21:00:10

#9

Towelly: It's A State Of Mind; +399|6625|Your attic

Paco_the_Insane wrote:
what about ATi?

None of them will work with Vista, nVidia struck a deal with M$, I thought everyone knew that.

In more pressing news, shouldn't this be in the Tech section?

2007-01-14 23:36:35

#10

JdeFalconr: Lex Luthor, King of Australia; +72|6576|Sammamish, WA

Towelly wrote:
Paco_the_Insane wrote:
what about ATi?
None of them will work with Vista, nVidia struck a deal with M$, I thought everyone knew that.

Link? Proof? I highly doubt even M$ would make such an asshole move, especially to alienate so very many potential customers.

While I can't find any other data, Valve's hardware survey (817,792 responses as of Jan 14th '07) shows that 38.43% of responders are running ATI cards (judging from which drivers they're using). That's over one-third of all owners.

Consider that Valve's survey is more likely to get responses from gamers. In terms of non-gamers, most of their computers probably have the onboard Intel video acceleration, also NOT made by NVIDIA. If M$ wanted to do something truly stupid then they'd alienate that many potential users by making their fancy-pants new UI not work with their installed graphics card. That's why I have trouble believing your statement without proof.

Last edited by JdeFalconr (2007-01-14 23:40:43)

2007-01-14 23:39:16

#11

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6727

5600 ultra woooooOooOOOOoooooOoooo!!!!!!!!!!

x

2007-01-14 23:40:38

#12

some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6425

JdeFalconr wrote:
Towelly wrote:
Paco_the_Insane wrote:
what about ATi?
None of them will work with Vista, nVidia struck a deal with M$, I thought everyone knew that.
Link? Proof? I highly doubt even M$ would make such an asshole move, especially to alienate so very many potential customers.

While I can't find any other data, Valve's hardware survey (817,792 responses as of Jan 14th '07) shows that 38.43% of responders are running ATI cards (judging from which drivers they're using). That's over one-third of all owners. If M$ wanted to do something truly stupid then they'd alienate that many potential users by making their fancy-pants new UI not work with their installed graphics card.

/sarcasm...

Superior Mind wrote:
5600 ultra woooooOooOOOOoooooOoooo!!!!!!!!!!

I've got a Gf4 MX in the basement.

Last edited by some_random_panda (2007-01-14 23:41:53)

2007-01-14 23:43:28

#13

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6635|132 and Bush

Not enough incentive to update just yet.
Very poor driver support.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-01-14 23:52:21

#14

Nessie09: I "fix" things; +107|6704|The Netherlands

Yay 6200
But I already knew it would work with Vista (hooray for RC1)

Last edited by Nessie09 (2007-01-14 23:52:35)

2007-01-14 23:56:10

#15

{M5}Sniper3: Typical white person.; +389|6794|San Antonio, Texas

Shit, if a GeForce FX Go5100 GPU can handle Vista, I'm pretty sure my X1900 XTX can handle Vista.

2007-01-15 01:15:58

#16

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6560|Singapore

you will also need the RAM to run it..

2007-01-15 01:23:12

#17

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|6797

RAM is cheap, GPU is not.

2007-01-15 02:48:19

#18

beerface702: Member; +65|6727|las vegas

crap ram is cheap

prices were through the roof a couple of months ago

luckily they seem to be going down, the pc 8000 dominator i want dropped from 480 down to 275! not bad at all

vista is a hog, i tried RC1 it was ok, havent tried it since..

ill be dual booting vista with xp for a while, not to mention my suse install.. might need to go up to a TB to handle all the crap im getting lately

2007-01-15 06:42:37

#19

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6615|SE London

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Heh there are no released public 8800GTX drivers... I'm sticking with XP until vista releases their first service pack.

I'm switching to Vista the day a DX10 game comes out. Not before.

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