NVIDIA Forceware 301.42 WHQL XP 64 Date added: May, 23rd 2012 - (Freeware)

What's new in this version:

* New GPU Support:
- 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
* 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 SLI Technology – 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
* Other Details
- Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0213.
- Installs HD Audio v1.3.16.0.
- Supports OpenGL 4.2
- Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
- Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.