This is the first beta release from the Release 290 family of drivers.You can read more about this family of drivers on GeForce.com.

This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs.

New in R290 Drivers

NVIDIA Ambient Occlusion

NVIDIA PhysX

Updates PhysX System Software to version 9.11.11.07 for the best PhysX experience in Batman: Arkham City.

NVIDIA Surround

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

NVIDIA SLI

Added or updated SLI profiles for Crysis 2, Heroes and Generals, Inversion, Stronghold 3, and Syndicate.

3D Vision

Adds support for 3D Vision over native DisplayPort 1.1 connection - available on BenQ XL2420T and BenQ XL2420TX monitors.

Added or updated the following 3D Vision game profiles:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – rated Good



Cang Sheng (苍生) – rated Good



Diablo 3 – rated Good



Fei fei (飞飞) – rated Good



Final Combat (大冲锋) – rated Good



L.A. Noire – updated rating to 3D Vision Ready



LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 – rated Fair



Qian Nv You Hun Online (倩女幽魂Online) – rated Good



QQ Xi You (QQ西游) – rated Good



Sonic Generations – rated Good



Xian Tu (仙途) – rated Good



Yong Bing Tian Xia Online (拥兵天下 Online) – rated Good

HD Audio

Updates HD Audio driver to version 1.3.9.0.

Some Key Bug Fixes

Fixes random flickering as Windows boot logo is loading or fading away.

Fixes corruption in Crysis 2 with SLI and lower quality shadow settings.

Fixes ability to set Surround resolutions to 5760x1080 using custom resolutions.

Fixes some random instances of triangular artifacts when playing Battlefield 3.

Fixes corruption seen in Settlers 7 with 275.33 drivers.

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