Sammen med lanceringen af GTX480 kom nVidia med en ny grafik driver. Denne driver ved navn 258.96 har du fået WHQL mærket.

WHQL mærket eller også kaldt (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) sikrer at systemet kører optimalt, og kan hentes via windows update.

Der er ikke meget nyt i driveren. Der er stadig support for serierne fra 6 og op til den nye 400 serie. Der er naturligvis også support for ION kortene.

Performance boost med den nye driver ser så ledes ud:

Up to 11% in Aliens vs. Predator (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF – Tessellation on)

Up to 7% in Crysis: Warhead (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF – Gamer)

Up to 4% in H.A.W.X (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF – Very High)

Up to 10% in Just Cause 2 (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF - Concrete Jungle)

Up to 6% in Metro 2033 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF – Tessellation on)

Up to 7% in Metro 2033 (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF – Tessellation on)

Up to 10% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)

Up to 12% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)

Up to 4% in World in Conflict (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)

Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0224.

Upgrades HD Audio driver version 1.0.15.0 (for supported GPUs).

Numerous bug fixes. 

Den nye driver kan hentes HER