The drivers listed on this page are the only drivers approved to be used with Build 1.0.1 of 3DMark Vantage. By using the listed drivers and correct product version, you will get a valid and fully comparable 3DMark result. We will update the driver information continuously as new WHQL certified drivers are reviewed. Please refer to the 3DMark Vantage Driver Approval Policy v1.0.1 for more information about the approval process.

Reviewed and Approved ATI/AMD Drivers:

Windows 7
Radeon HD4x00 and Radeon HD3x00:
 Catalyst 9.10 Drivers - Windows 7 32 bit
 Catalyst 9.10 Drivers - Windows 7 64 bit

Windows Vista
Radeon HD4x00 and Radeon HD3x00:
 Catalyst 9.10 Drivers - Windows Vista 32 bit
 Catalyst 9.10 Drivers - Windows Vista 64 bit

Radeon HD 2x00 series
 Catalyst 9.3 Drivers - Windows Vista 32 bit
 Catalyst 9.3 Drivers - Windows Vista 64 bit

Notes: The AMD (ATI) Catalyst 9.3 Drivers have been tested with the Radeon HD 2x00, HD 3x00 and HD 4x00 Series and comply with Futuremark's Driver Guidelines.
The AMD (ATI) Catalyst 9.10 Drivers have been tested with the Radeon HD 2x00, HD 3x00 and HD 4x00 Series and comply with Futuremark's Driver Guidelines with HD 3x00 and HD 4x00 series.

Reviewed and Approved NVIDIA Drivers

Windows 7 and Windows Vista
GeForce GTX, 9 and 8 series
 ForceWare 191.07 Drivers - Windows 7 / Vista 32 bit
 ForceWare 191.07 Drivers - Windows 7 / Vista 64 bit

Notes: The NVIDIA Forceware 191.07 Drivers have been tested with GeForce GTX, GeForce 9 and GeForce 8 series and comply with Futuremark's Driver Guidelines if the Approval Condition(s) below are met.

Approval Condition(s)
Based on the original specification and design of the CPU tests, GPU acceleration of either of the CPU tests is not permitted. Any benchmark result produced using this driver version can be considered approved and accurate only when the GPU did not have an effect in the CPU test results. When using these drivers PhysX hardware acceleration must be manually disabled prior to running the benchmark.
Applies to the following approved driver versions:
ForceWare 180.48
ForceWare 181.20
ForceWare 182.08
ForceWare 182.50
ForceWare 186.18
ForceWare 190.62
ForceWare 191.07

Reviewed and Approved S3 Drivers

There are no currently approved drivers available for S3 Graphics GPUs.

Reviewed and Approved Intel Drivers

Windows Vista
Intel GMA X3100 and above
 7.15.10.1554 Drivers - Windows Vista 32 bit
 7.15.10.1554 Drivers - Windows Vista 64 bit

Notes: Notes: The Intel 7.15.10.1554 Drivers have been tested with the Intel GMA X3100 and above and comply with Futuremark's Driver Guidelines.