NVIDIA Releases GeForce 296.10 WHQL & 296.17 Video Card Drivers

By Nathan Kirsch

This morning NVIDIA released two new GeForce video drivers! The NVIDIA 296.17 drivers are for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and represent the begining of regular NVIDIA driver updates for Microsoft Windows 8. Windows 7 users shouldn’t feel left out though as NVIDIA released an equivalent driver, version 296.10 (WHQL-certified) for both desktop and notebook users. These drivers are a quick refresh from the recent version GeForce 295.73 drivers and are a must-have for gamers looking for the best experience in upcoming games like Blacklight: Retribution. You can download the new drivers here.

NVIDIA Forceware 296.10 WHQL Drivers Made Available

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
  • Dishonored
  • Dungeon Defenders
  • F1 2011 improves performance with game patch 1.2
  • rFactor 2
  • 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.

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