This is the first WHQL-certified unified driver from the R300 family of drivers (versions 300.00 to 301.99).

GeForce R300 drivers are packed with new industry-leading, GeForce-exclusive features as well as some really nice performance increases in top games.

New in R300 Drivers:

New GPU Support :

: GeForce GTX 690



GeForce GTX 680



GeForce GTX 670



GeForce GT 600-series GPUs

Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 296.10 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration: GeForce GTX 570/580: Up to 23% in Just Cause 2 with SLI Up to 21% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Up to 17% in StarCraft II with SLI Up to 14% in Far Cry 2 with SLI Up to 9% in Bulletstorm Up to 7% in Civilization V Up to 6% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution with SLI Up to 6% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI Up to 5% in Metro 2033 with SLI Up to 5% in Total War: Shogun 2 GeForce GTX 560/560 Ti: Up to 20% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Up to 15% in Just Cause 2 with SLI Up to 13% in Far Cry 2 with SLI Up to 12% in Bulletstorm Up to 11% in Civilization V Up to 10% in StarCraft II with SLI Up to 9% in Batman: Arkham City Up to 4% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution with SLI Up to 4% in Dragon Age 2 with SLI Up to 4% in Metro 2033 with SLI Up to 4% in Total War: Shogun 2

Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 296.10 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

NVIDIA FXAA Technology – shader-based anti-aliasing technology available from the NVIDIA Control Panel that enables ultra-fast anti-aliasing in hundreds of PC games. FXAA delivers similar quality to 4x multi-sample antialiasing (MSAA) but is up to 60% faster, enabling substantially higher performance in games. FXAA is supported on all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. Note: This feature is disabled for games that already have built-in support for FXAA. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.

NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync – dynamically enables vertical sync based on your current frame rates for the smoothest gaming experience. Adaptive VSync is supported on all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.

NVIDIA Frame Rate Target – dynamically adjusts frame rate to a user specified target. Support for this feature is enabled via third party applications via NVAPI. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.

NVIDIA Surround Technology – Adds the following new Surround capabilities. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.

– Adds the following new Surround capabilities. Add in a fourth accessory display with GeForce GTX 600-series to get access to your email, web, or other applications while you game.



Maximize an application to a single physical display when in Surround mode (enabled by default).



Confine the Windows Taskbar to the center display (enabled by default).



Enable bezel peeking – a feature which enables users to temporarily peek behind the monitor bezels using a hotkey (Ctrl + Alt + B). This feature is designed to be used in conjunction with bezel corrected resolutions.



Add or remove resolutions from the list of Surround resolutions (only those selected will be available to applications).



Full center display acceleration for single wide display modes (center display must be connected to the master GPU).

NVIDIA SLI Technology – Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:

– Adds or updates the following SLI profiles: Alan Wake



Call of Juarez: The Cartel



Counter-Strike: Global Offensive



Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link



Left 4 Dead



Orcs Must Die!



Portal 2



Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City



Risen 2: Dark Waters



The Darkness II



Battlefield: Bad Company 2



Crusader Kings II



Max Payne 3



Sniper Elite V2



Street Fighter X Tekken

NVIDIA 3D Vision – Adds or updates the following 3D Vision profiles:

– Adds or updates the following 3D Vision profiles: All Zombies Must Die! – rated Fair



Ghosts 'n Goblins Online – rated Good



Oil Rush – rated 3D Vision Ready



Postal III – rated Good



Rayman Origins – rated Good



SevenCore – rated Fair



Stacking – rated Good



Unigine Heaven Benchmark v3.0 – rated 3D Vision Ready



Wargame: European Escalation – rated Good



Warp – rated Good



Wings of Prey – rated Fair



Krater – rated Poor



Adam's Venture Episode 1- rated Poor



Blacklight: Retribution – rated Poor



The Darkness II – updated in-game recommended settings



Depth Hunter – updated profile



Dirt: Showdown – rated Good



Passion Leads Army Benchmark – rated 3D Vision Ready



Resident Evil: Operating Raccoon City – Rated Fair



rFactor 2 – changed rating to 3D Vision Ready



Trackmania 2: Canyon – rated Fair



Unigine 3.0 Heaven Benchmark – updated profile



World of Tanks – changed rating to Excellent.

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