Download Driver For Nvidia GeForce/Ion 301.24 Beta

Nvidia has released new beta GeForce/Ion drivers. There were already stable drivers for Windows Vista and 7 for the newly introduced GeForce GTX 680, but now Windows XP users can get started with this card. The changelog also mentions performance improvements for GeForce 400 and 500 series cards, and fxaa, an anti-aliasing technology that takes advantage of the shaders and significantly improves performance. The full changelog can be found below.

New in R300 Drivers:

• New GPU Support – Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 680the fastest, most efficient GPU ever built. Explore GeForce GTX 680 and its new SMX architecture on GeForce.com.

• 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 560/560Ti:

  • 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
  • Risen 2: Dark Waters
  • The Darkness II

Other Details

• Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0213.
• Installs HD Audio v1.3.12.0.
• 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.

The following downloads are available:
nVidia ForceWare 301.24 beta for Windows XP (32bit)
nVidia ForceWare 301.24 beta for Windows XP (64bit)
nVidia ForceWare 301.24 beta for Windows Vista and 7 (32bit)
nVidia ForceWare 301.24 beta for Windows Vista and 7 (64bit)