Modder Adds NVIDIA Pascal GPU Support to Windows XP
A modded driver called Forceware 382.69 brings GeForce GTX 10-series cards, including the TITAN Xp, to 32-bit Windows XP.
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A modder known as SupraGSX has published an unofficial Windows XP driver on GitHub that enables support for NVIDIA's Pascal-era graphics cards, including the GeForce GTX 10-series and the TITAN Xp.
The release, labeled Forceware 382.69 using custom numbering, is a patched version of NVIDIA's 368.81 driver from July 2016. According to Tom's Hardware, that 368.81 release appears to be NVIDIA's last Windows XP driver to support 9-series GPUs. The modded version runs only on 32-bit Windows XP.
As reported by TechPowerUp, the driver covers the GTX 1060, GTX 1070, GTX 1070 Ti, GTX 1080, GTX 1080 Ti, TITAN X (Pascal) and TITAN Xp, along with some GTX 900-series and Quadro cards. Tom's Hardware notes the supported lineup also includes Quadro P2000 to P6000 cards, with the GT 1030, based on the GP108 chip, a notable omission. An experimental build adds support for the GTX 1050 Ti, though TechPowerUp reports that support for GP107 cards is untested on real hardware.
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