GeForce Forceware 290.53 XP 32-bit

This is the second beta release from the R290 family of drivers. For more information, read the 290.53 driver article on GeForce.com.

This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs.

New in 290.53

Optimizations for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Increases performance by up to 25% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim vs. 290.36 drivers (measured with GeForce GTX 560 at 19x10 Ultra Indoor Scene). Results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and in-game location.
Updates the NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to a higher performance profile.
Added new 3D Vision laser sight /crosshair options to better match Skyrim crosshairs.
For a full Skyrim tweak guide, visit GeForce.com.

NVIDIA SLI

Adds SLI profiles for Trine 2, WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship 2011, and Afterfall: InSanity.

Version 290.53 Highlights

This section provides highlights of version 290.53 of the NVIDIA Release 290 Driver for
Windows Vista/Windows 7.

Whats New in Release 290
The section summarizes the following driver changes in Release 290:

Control Panel

Adjust Desktop Color Settings page
Color settings are now preserved across system reboots, logins, and fast user
switching for GPU/displays that support HDMI infoframes.
Set Up Multiple Displays page
Slight change in the menu process for setting up Clone modedisplays are now added
to a Clone group.
NVIDIA Ambient Occlusion
Added NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion support for
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

NVIDIA Surround

Enabled NVIDIA Surround support for Intel X79 SLI‐certified motherboards.
NVIDIA SLI
Added or updated SLI profiles for Crysis 2, Heroes and Generals, Inversion, Stronghold 3,
3D Vision
Added support for 3D Vision over native DisplayPort 1.1 connection ‐ available on
BenQ XL2420T and BenQ XL2420TX monitors.
Added or updated the following 3D Vision game profiles
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ‐ rated Good
Cang Sheng ‐ rated Good
Diablo 3 ‐ rated Good
Fei fei ‐ rated Good
Final Combat ‐ rated Goo
L.A. Noire ‐ updated rating to 3D Vision Ready
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5‐7 ‐ rated Fair
Qian Nv You Hun Online ‐ rated Good
QQ Xi You ‐ rated Good
Sonic Generations ‐ rated Good
Xian Tu ‐ rated Good
Yong Bing Tian Xia Online ‐ rated Good
The Adventures of Tintin: The Game ‐ rated 3D Vision Ready
Ignite ‐ rated Good
Orcs Must Die! ‐ rated Good
PT Boats ‐ Knights of the Sea ‐ rated Good
PT Boats ‐ South Gambit ‐ rated Good
Stronghold 3 ‐ rated Good
Trine 2 ‐ rated 3D Vision Ready

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