NVIDIA has released Linux and WHQL-certified drivers yesterday fully supporting OpenGL 4.0 on GeForce GTX 480/470, and supporting OpenGL 3.3 on all other G80-based GPUs or higher. Additionally, NVIDIA released eight new OpenGL extensions offering even more advanced capabilities to developers using OpenGL 4.
The drivers supporting OpenGL 4.0 are available from here: http://developer.nvidia.com/object/opengl_driver.html
You will need one of the following graphics cards to get access to the OpenGL 4.0 and GLSL 4.00 functionality:
* Any Fermi based GPU
You will need one of the following graphics cards to get access to the OpenGL 3.3 and GLSL 3.30 functionality:
Desktop
* Quadro FX 370, 570, 1700, 3700, 4600, 4700x2, 4800, 5600, 5800, Quadro VX200, Quadro CX
* GeForce 8000 series or higher; Geforce G100, GT120, 130, 220, GTS 150, GTS 250, GT310, 320, 330, 340, GeForce GTX 260 and higher, any ION based products.
Notebook
* Quadro FX 360M, 370M, 570M, 770M, 1600M, 1700M, 2700M, 2800M, 3600M, 3700M, 3800M
* GeForce 8000 series or higher
NVIDIA Releases OpenGL 4.0 Drivers
Re: NVIDIA Releases OpenGL 4.0 Drivers
not sure what is going to use 3.3 but hey, im downloading anyway
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Screamin' BCLK:
775 System (Overclocking Platform): Q8400/Q8300/E8400/E7400/E7500 - GA-EP45-UD3R v1.1 - 4GB (2x2) OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 CL5 2.1v Corsair TX-750w
Gamer: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, i7 3770K @4.6GHz, ThermalTake Armor A90 modded, 2x4GB GSKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 CL9, Corsair HX-750w, MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr
Server2012: Q9300 - 8GB DDR2 - Asus P5QL Pro - Corsair CX430 - Mirrored 2TB Seagate's with 2TB WD cav for fileshare backups, 1TB WD for OS backups
Re: NVIDIA Releases OpenGL 4.0 Drivers
What was the last big game title that even used OpenGL? Was it Quake Wars Enemy Territory? What other than games uses OpenGL and why is the update beneficial to me?
I'm not being sarcastic, really don't know.
I'm not being sarcastic, really don't know.
Re: NVIDIA Releases OpenGL 4.0 Drivers
John Carmack has supported OpenGL for quite some time and continues to support it with the new id tech 5. In addition, OpenGL is extremely useful for games on platforms other than Windows and Xbox systems. Multiplatform porting is simpler since more platforms support OpenGL than DirectX.