Kepler GPUs on DELL Sooner Than We Think

DELL will most certainly equip its next 15.6-Inch XPS notebook with NVIDIA’s frontrunner, Kepler Quadro GPU, or so the supported graphic cards list found in 296.79 drivers says.

Kepler GPUs are using the 28nm technology to deliver speeds up to 1,006 MHz stock rating, or 1,058 MHz with GPU Boost. These are speeds for desktop workstations; the latest GTX 680M GPU for mobile devices can go up to 720 MHz. The 296.79 drivers package has been spotted online, available for download, and offers support for Windows 7, both x32 and x64 architecture.

What’s interesting about it is that the “NVDM.INF” file lists a bunch of supported GPUs from Kepler line (K series), amongst others. The driver version is 8.17.12.9679 and is dated 05/10/2012:

NVIDIA_DEV.0FFB.053E.1028 = "NVIDIA Quadro K2000M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0FFB.153E.1028 = "NVIDIA Quadro K2000M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0FFC.053E.1028 = "NVIDIA Quadro K1000M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0FFC.153E.1028 = "NVIDIA Quadro K1000M"
NVIDIA_DEV.11BC.053F.1028 = "NVIDIA Quadro K5000M"
NVIDIA_DEV.11BC.153F.1028 = "NVIDIA Quadro K5000M"
NVIDIA_DEV.11BD.053F.1028 = "NVIDIA Quadro K4000M"
NVIDIA_DEV.11BD.153F.1028 = "NVIDIA Quadro K4000M"
NVIDIA_DEV.11BE.053F.1028 = "NVIDIA Quadro K3000M"
NVIDIA_DEV.11BE.153F.1028 = "NVIDIA Quadro K3000M"

DELL Kepler Quadro Mobile NVIDIA Display Driver 296.79 for Windows 7
DELL Kepler Quadro Mobile NVIDIA Display Driver 296.79 for Windows 7 x64

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