NVIDIA GeForce 266.58 WHQL drivers are here

Posted on Tuesday, January 18 2011 @ 20:18 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
NVIDIA published the GeForce 266.58 WHQL drivers, you can grab them over here. Here's the changelog:
New in Release 266.58

GPU Support
* Supports the newly released GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 570 GPUs.

Performance
* Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. the latest Release 260 drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 580:
o Up to 7% in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
o Up to 12% in Battleforge (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Very High)
o Up to 11% in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
o Up to 7% in Dirt 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
o Up to 7% in Far Cry 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
o Up to 5% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Dark Tower)
o Up to 5% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
o Up to 9% in Stone Giant (SLI 1920x1200, DOF on)
o Up to 8% in Unigine Heaven v2.1 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
* Improves performance in Final Fantasy XI on GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs.

Visual Quality
* Adds ambient occlusion support for one of the most popular games of the year: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. Ambient occlusion improves the quality of lighting, shadows, and depth perception in many parts of the game. Learn more on GeForce.com.

NVIDIA 3D Vision
* With Release 260 and 265 drivers, the installation process for 3D Vision has changed. Please view this knowledgebase article for more information on the changes.
* Adds support for 3DVisionLive.com Beta 2:
o Adds supports for 3D photo sharing and viewing
o Adds new 3D video clips to the website
* Improved scaling quality with video streaming content from 3DVisionLive.com over previous 266.35 Beta driver
* Adds 3D Vision Window Mode support for the following games and applications:
o Games
+ Aion
+ Crazy Racing Kart Rider
+ Crossfire
+ Dragon Nest
+ EverQuest 2
+ Guild Wars 2
+ NED
+ PopKart
+ QQ Dance QQ
+ QQ Xian Xia
+ Tian Long Ba Bu
+ World of Warcraft – Burning Crusade
+ World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King
+ Xun Xian
+ Zhu Xian 2
o Google Earth
o Improvements to 3DVisionLive
* Adds support for new 3D Vision Desktop LCD monitors: Acer GN245HQ, Acer HN274H, Hannstar HS233, I-O Data 3D231XBR, Lenovo L2363dwA, Planar SA2311W
* Adds support for new 3D Vision projectors: Acer X1261P, Sanyo PDG-DXL2000
* Adds support for new 3D Vision All-in-On PC: ASUS ET2400XVT
* Adds support for new DLP HDTVs: Mitsubishi WD-83838, WD-83738, WD-73838, WD-73837, WD-73738, WD-73638, WD-73C10, WD-65838, WD-65738, WD-65638, WD-65C10, WD-60738, WD-60638, WD-60C10, L75-A91.
* Added the following 3D Vision game profiles:
+ Arcania: Gothic 4
+ Crazy Racing Kart Rider 크레이지레이싱 카트라이더
+ Crossfire 穿越火线
+ Darksiders
+ DC Universe Online
+ Dragon Nest
+ Front Mission Evolved
+ Guild Wars 2
+ Hank Haney's World Golf
+ Lineage 2
+ Medal of Honor (2010) Multiplayer
+ Medal of Honor (2010) Single Player
+ NED
+ Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
+ NVIDIA Demo: Aliens vs. Triangles
+ NVIDIA Demo Endless City
+ PopKart 跑跑卡丁车
+ QQ Dance QQ 炫舞
+ QQ Xian Xia Zhuan QQ 仙侠传
+ Tian Long Ba Bu 天龙八部
+ TRON: Evolution
+ Vizerra (fullscreen version)
+ World Rally Championship 2010
+ Xun Xian 寻仙
o Update the following 3D Vision game profiles
+ Lost Planet 2 – rating is now changed to Fair
+ Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2- rating has been changed to 3D Vision Ready

NVIDIA Surround
o Improved performance for 3-way and 4-way SLI configurations
o Updated 3D Vision Surround and NVIDIA Surround game support list. Please visit the 3D Vision Surround web page for a full list of supported games.

NVIDIA SLI
o Adds SLI profiles for the following PC games:
+ Alien vs. Triangles Demo
+ Endless City Demo
+ Lionheart: Kings Crusade
+ Moscow Racer: Legends of USSR
+ Rift: Planes of Telara
+ Shaun White Skateboarding
o Enhances SLI profiles for the following PC games:
+ Age of Conan
+ Arcania: Gothic 4
+ Civilization V - DX11
+ Lost Planet 2
+ World Of Warcraft


About the Author

Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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