Understand video driver


  1. Posts : 61
    win 10 - 64
       #1

    Understand video driver


    I have a question, why there seem to have 2 video driver on my machine (Win 10)
    My video card is GeForce 9600 GT.
    The website of Nvidia have a video driver. I can install it.
    If I go under device manager there is a driver of 2016.

    Wish one is the right driver?
    Is there a new driver for my video card?
    Why after installing Nvidia driver, the under device manager still show a driver of 2016?

    If I remove the driver of the device manager, the Nvidia drive can't be installed, it say it can't find the video card.

    Because right now I try to install a app from the MS store, but it say my DirectX need to be 11, wich is 11.0.

    Thanks
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  2. Posts : 4,453
    Win 11 Pro 22000.708
       #2

    I don't understand your question. The driver offered at the nVidia web site is 342.01, from 2016. GeForce 342.01 Driver | 342.01 | Windows 10 64-bit | NVIDIA

    I think that the hardware level of support in the GT9600 is DirectX 10. NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Specs | TechPowerUp GPU Database It may work with DX11 with the latest drivers.

    Good luck. That's a pretty old graphics card (2008).
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  3. Posts : 2,735
    Windows 10
       #3

    Very old Graphics card, from around 2008 DirectX 10, so no surprise drivers stopped in 2016 as listed by Nvidia (342.01) and MS update catalogue (342.01).
    Does not matter whether they are slightly earlier drivers, they will just be OK.

    Whatever Application you are trying to install from MS Store requiring DirectX 11 features will not install unless the Direct 11 features are emulated in the software/application.
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