F1 2011 nVidia driver update available for F1 2011

[Bram Hengeveld]

Time to update your videocard drivers if you are a nVidia user
Download 296.10 here

This is the second WHQL-certified driver from the R295 family of drivers (versions 295.xx to 299.xx).
This driver is a recommended upgrade for all GeForce users, especially those playing the latest hot PC games like Battlefield 3, Blacklight: Retribution, Diablo III, Mass Effect 3, or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and more. These drivers come packed with GeForce-exclusive performance and quality enhancements and are Microsoft WHQL-certified.
New in Release 296.10

• Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 560 SE GPU.
• Updates PhysX System Software to version 9.12.0213.
• Boosts SLI performance in the following games:
  • Blacklight: Retribution – up to 1.8x performance increase
  • DiRT 3 – updated DX11 profile to improve menu performance
  • Dishonored
  • Dungeon Defenders
  • F1 2011 – improves performance with game patch 1.2
  • rFactor 2
• Adds 3D Vision support for the following games:
  • Dear Esther – Rated Good
  • Deep Black: Reloaded – Rated 3D Vision Ready
• Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes documentation for more details.

Highlight Summary for the R295 Family of Drivers
New features and performance since R285 WHQL-certified driver

• Game-changing performance boost of up to 45% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, “the fastest selling title in Steam’s history”
• Up to 2x performance Mass Effect 3 with SLI technology.
• GeForce-exclusive quality enhancements with ambient occlusion support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Diablo III, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
• New 3D Vision and SLI profiles for over 50 titles.
• New PhysX software for the best experience in top PhysX titles like Alice: Madness Returns and Batman: Arkham City.
• Enables WHQL-certified support for NVIDIA Surround on Intel X79 SLI-certified motherboards.
• Updates HD Audio to version 1.3.12.0.

Other Details

• 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, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

 

[MARSALA]

I can say that since i updated my drivers...One Word W O W

 

[Emil Praga]

for me its working and working and then.... crashes

 

[Petar Tasev]

Although, that performance increase is under the heading of "Boosts SLI performance in the following games"

 

[Emil Praga]

hmm, i cant find now a proper driver to play F1 again, it keeps giving me Blue Screen, wich one was the BETA one that used to work when the Loading screen was freezing cause i cnat remember?

 

[mynameissport]

Thanks for sharing the link, following the advice on here and other places it has improved my game a bit so guess I cannot complain.

 

[Norick46]

If there is an improvement not going to complain. thank you