This is the recommended driver for the launch of Windows 8. It is Microsoft WHQL-certified. This driver includes a security update for the NVIDIA Display Driver service (nvvsvc.exe).

What's New:

• Legacy Support Notification: GeForce 6-series and GeForce 7-series GPUs will be moved to legacy support after GeForce R304 drivers (304.xx to 309.xx). GeForce R310 drivers will not support these products.
• Adds support for NVIDIA TXAA
  • NVIDIA TXAA is new film-style anti-aliasing technique designed specifically to reduce temporal aliasing (crawling and flickering in motion) through a combination of hardware AA, custom CG film style AA resolve, and a temporal filter.
  • The Secret World is the first game to support TXAA. Read about it on GeForce.com.
  • TXAA is supported on GeForce GTX 600-series Kepler-based GPUs.
  • Learn more about TXAA on GeForce.com.
• Performance Boost - Increases performance for GeForce 400/500/600 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 301.42 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
  • GeForce GTX 680:
    • Up to 18% in Batman: Arkham City
    • Up to 15% in Dragon Age II
    • Up to 10% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
    • Up to 60% in Total War: Shogun 2 (fixes performance issue with latest game patch)
  • GeForce GTX 560:
    • Up to 14% in Batman: Arkham City
    • Up to 5% in Battlefield 3 with SLI
    • Up to 4% in Dragon Age II
    • Up to 8% in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings with SLI
    • Up to 7% in Lost Planet 2
• NVIDIA SLI Technology - Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:
  • Alan Wake's American Nightmare - added
  • Borderlands 2 - added
  • Darksiders 2 - added
  • End of Nations - added
  • F1 2011 - updated
  • F1 2012 - added
  • Final Fantasy XIV - updated
  • Nexuiz - added
  • Orcs Must Die! 2 - added
  • PlanetSide 2 - updated
  • Saints Row: The Third - updated
  • Shogun 2: Total War - updated
  • Sleeping Dogs - updated from latest beta
  • Spec Ops: The Line - added
  • The Secret World - updated
  • Torchlight II - added
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier - added
  • Tornado Force - added
  • Tribes: Ascend - updated
• NVIDIA 3D Vision - Adds or updates the following 3D Vision profiles:
  • Alan Wake's American Nightmare - rated Not Recommended
  • A New Dawn - rated Fair
  • All Zombies Must Die! Scorepocalypse - rated Good
  • ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead - rated Fair
  • Bang Bang Racing - rated Excellent
  • Borderlands 2 - updated profile with new convergence settings
  • Brave - rated 3D Vision Ready
  • Devil May Cry 4- rated Fair
  • Depth Hunter - updated rating to 3D Vision Ready
  • Dishonored - rated Good
  • End of Nations - rated Good
  • London 2012 The Official Video Game - rated Fair
  • Mad Doc Jr.'s Doom Rails - rated Excellent
  • Mass Effect 3 - updated in-game compatibility message and profile to be more compatible with community 3D mods
  • Max Payne 3 - updated rating to Excellent and updated in-game compatibility message to inform users to use DirectX 11, disable MSAA and use SSA0.
  • Raiderz - rated Fair
  • Roller Coaster Rampage - rated 3D Vision Ready
  • SCANIA Truck Driving Simulator - rated Fair
  • Street Fighter X Tekken - rated 3D Vision Ready
  • Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends - rated Good
  • Tiger Woods PGA 12: The Masters - rated Good
  • Tribes: Ascend - rated Fair
  • The Secret World - rated Good
  • The Walking Dead - rating Good
  • World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria - rated Excellent
• Other Profile Updates
  • Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for Diablo III
  • Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for L.A. Noire
  • Added NVIDIA Control Panel antialiasing support for Rayman Origins
  • Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for Star Wars: The Old Republic
  • Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support Counter-strike: Global Offensive
  • Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support MechWarrior Online
  • Disabled FXAA for several Windows programs like Media Player and Movie Maker.
• NVIDIA Surround
  • Surround settings now persisted after new driver overinstall.
• NVIDIA CUDA
  • Includes support for applications built using CUDA 5 Preview or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit. More information at https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit
• Key Fixes
  • Fixes an intermittent vsync stuttering issue with GeForce GTX 600-series GPUs.
  • Fixes an issue where some manufacturer's factory overclocked cards default to and run at lower clocks.
  • Fixes a performance issue in Total War: Shogun 2 with the latest game patch.

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