This is the second WHQL-certified driver from the R295 family of drivers (versions 295.xx to 299.xx).

This driver is a recommended upgrade for all GeForce users, especially those playing the latest hot PC games like Battlefield 3, Blacklight: Retribution, Diablo III, Mass Effect 3, or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and more. These drivers come packed with GeForce-exclusive performance and quality enhancements and are Microsoft WHQL-certified.

New in Release 296.10

Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 560 SE GPU.

Updates PhysX System Software to version 9.12.0213.

Boosts SLI performance in the following games:

Blacklight: Retribution – up to 1.8x performance increase



DiRT 3 – updated DX11 profile to improve menu performance



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Dungeon Defenders



F1 2011 – improves performance with game patch 1.2



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Adds 3D Vision support for the following games:

Dear Esther – Rated Good



Deep Black: Reloaded – Rated 3D Vision Ready

Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes documentation for more details.

Highlight Summary for the R295 Family of Drivers

Game-changing performance boost of up to 45% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, “the fastest selling title in Steam’s history”

Up to 2x performance Mass Effect 3 with SLI technology.

GeForce-exclusive quality enhancements with ambient occlusion support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Diablo III, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

New 3D Vision and SLI profiles for over 50 titles.

New PhysX software for the best experience in top PhysX titles like Alice: Madness Returns and Batman: Arkham City.

Enables WHQL-certified support for NVIDIA Surround on Intel X79 SLI-certified motherboards.

Updates HD Audio to version 1.3.12.0.

New features and performance since R285 WHQL-certified driver

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