GeForce/ION Driver Release 266.35 Beta

**MIG-31** · Jan 4, 2011, 02:47 PM

This is the first release from the Release 265 family of drivers (versions 265.xx to 269.xx). You can read more about this family of drivers on the 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 Release 266.35
GPU Support

Supports the newly released GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 570 GPUs.

Performance

Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. the latest Release 260 drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 580:

- Up to 7% in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
- Up to 12% in Battleforge (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Very High)
- Up to 11% in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
- Up to 7% in Dirt 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
- Up to 7% in Far Cry 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
- Up to 5% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Dark Tower)
- Up to 5% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
- Up to 9% in Stone Giant (SLI 1920x1200, DOF on)
- Up to 8% in Unigine Heaven v2.1 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)

Improves performance in Final Fantasy XI on GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs.

Visual Quality

Adds ambient occlusion support for one of the most popular games of the year: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. Ambient occlusion improves the quality of lighting, shadows, and depth perception in many parts of the game. Learn more on GeForce.com.

NVIDIA 3D Vision

With Release 260 and 265 drivers, the installation process for 3D Vision has changed. Please view this knowledgebase article for more information on the changes.
Adds support for 3DVisionLive.com Beta 2:
- Adds supports 3D photo sharing and viewing
- Adds new 3D video clips to the website
- Includes several bug fixes
Adds 3D Vision Window Mode support for the following games and applications:
- Games
  - Aion
  - Crazy Racing Kart Rider
  - Crossfire
  - Dragon Nest
  - EverQuest 2
  - Guild Wars 2
  - NED
  - PopKart
  - QQ Dance QQ
  - QQ Xian Xia
  - Tian Long Ba Bu
  - World of Warcraft – Burning Crusade
  - World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King
  - Xun Xian
  - Zhu Xian 2
- Google Earth
- Improvements to 3DVisionLive
Adds support for new 3D Vision Desktop LCD monitors: Hannstar HS233, I-O Data 3D231XBR, Lenovo L2363dwA, Planar SA2311W
Adds support for new 3D Vision projectors: Acer X1261P, Sanyo PDG-DXL2000
Adds support for new DLP HDTVs: Mitsubishi WD-83838, WD-83738, WD-73838, WD-73837, WD-73738, WD-73638, WD-73C10, WD-65838, WD-65738, WD-65638, WD-65C10, WD-60738, WD-60638, WD-60C10, L75-A91.
Added the following 3D Vision game profiles:
- - Arcania: Gothic 4
  - Crazy Racing Kart Rider 크레이지레이싱 카트라이더
  - Crossfire 穿越火线
  - Darksiders
  - DC Universe Online
  - Dragon Nest
  - Front Mission Evolved
  - Guild Wars 2
  - Hank Haney's World Golf
  - Lineage 2
  - Medal of Honor (2010) Multiplayer
  - Medal of Honor (2010) Single Player
  - NED
  - Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
  - NVIDIA Demo: Aliens vs. Triangles
  - NVIDIA Demo Endless City
  - PopKart 跑跑卡丁车
  - QQ Dance QQ 炫舞
  - QQ Xian Xia Zhuan QQ 仙侠传
  - Tian Long Ba Bu 天龙八部
  - TRON: Evolution
  - Vizerra (fullscreen version)
  - World Rally Championship 2010
  - Xun Xian 寻仙
- Update the following 3D Vision game profiles
  - Lost Planet 2 – rating is now changed to Fair
  - Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2- rating has been changed to 3D Vision Ready
NVIDIA Surround
- Improved performance for 3-way and 4-way SLI configurations
- Updated 3D Vision Surround and NVIDIA Surround game support list. Please visit the 3D Vision Surround web page for a full list of supported games.
NVIDIA SLI
- Adds SLI profiles for the following PC games:
  - Alien vs. Triangles Demo
  - Endless City Demo
  - Lionheart: Kings Crusade
  - Moscow Racer: Legends of USSR
  - Rift: Planes of Telara
  - Shaun White Skateboarding
- Enhances SLI profiles for the following PC games:
  - Age of Conan
  - Arcania: Gothic 4
  - Civilization V - DX11
  - Lost Planet 2
  - World Of Warcraft

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MousePotato · Jan 8, 2011, 02:03 PM

i recently installed these, they run great, but my only complaint would be the color seems washed out as if the gamma was to high

blibbax · Jan 8, 2011, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MousePotato

i recently installed these, they run great, but my only complaint would be the color seems washed out as if the gamma was to high

Are you not able to alter this in the control panel?

It is a beta driver, in fairness.

MousePotato · Jan 9, 2011, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blibbax

Are you not able to alter this in the control panel?

It is a beta driver, in fairness.

oh yes, was no problem to alter it , but just sayin this was the first time in many drivers that the washed out effect happened

LesserHellspawn · Jan 17, 2011, 07:30 PM

About bloody time for a new driver that installs on my 460 cards without inf mod.....and on my new 2600K no less

steves6403 · Jan 19, 2011, 01:20 AM

just installed these drivers (260 99 to 266 58) what an improvement on preformance and windows expreience (7.4 to 7.7)

Jan 4, 2011, 02:47 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,860 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	GeForce/ION Driver Release 266.35 Beta This is the first release from the Release 265 family of drivers (versions 265.xx to 269.xx). You can read more about this family of drivers on the 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 Release 266.35 GPU Support Supports the newly released GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 570 GPUs. Performance Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. the latest Release 260 drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration: GeForce GTX 580: Up to 7% in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF) Up to 12% in Battleforge (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Very High) Up to 11% in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF) Up to 7% in Dirt 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF) Up to 7% in Far Cry 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF) Up to 5% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Dark Tower) Up to 5% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF) Up to 9% in Stone Giant (SLI 1920x1200, DOF on) Up to 8% in Unigine Heaven v2.1 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF) Improves performance in Final Fantasy XI on GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs. Visual Quality Adds ambient occlusion support for one of the most popular games of the year: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. Ambient occlusion improves the quality of lighting, shadows, and depth perception in many parts of the game. Learn more on GeForce.com. NVIDIA 3D Vision With Release 260 and 265 drivers, the installation process for 3D Vision has changed. Please view this knowledgebase article for more information on the changes. Adds support for 3DVisionLive.com Beta 2: Adds supports 3D photo sharing and viewing Adds new 3D video clips to the website Includes several bug fixes Adds 3D Vision Window Mode support for the following games and applications: Games Aion Crazy Racing Kart Rider Crossfire Dragon Nest EverQuest 2 Guild Wars 2 NED PopKart QQ Dance QQ QQ Xian Xia Tian Long Ba Bu World of Warcraft – Burning Crusade World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King Xun Xian Zhu Xian 2 Google Earth Improvements to 3DVisionLive Adds support for new 3D Vision Desktop LCD monitors: Hannstar HS233, I-O Data 3D231XBR, Lenovo L2363dwA, Planar SA2311W Adds support for new 3D Vision projectors: Acer X1261P, Sanyo PDG-DXL2000 Adds support for new DLP HDTVs: Mitsubishi WD-83838, WD-83738, WD-73838, WD-73837, WD-73738, WD-73638, WD-73C10, WD-65838, WD-65738, WD-65638, WD-65C10, WD-60738, WD-60638, WD-60C10, L75-A91. Added the following 3D Vision game profiles: Arcania: Gothic 4 Crazy Racing Kart Rider 크레이지레이싱 카트라이더 Crossfire 穿越火线 Darksiders DC Universe Online Dragon Nest Front Mission Evolved Guild Wars 2 Hank Haney's World Golf Lineage 2 Medal of Honor (2010) Multiplayer Medal of Honor (2010) Single Player NED Need for Speed Hot Pursuit NVIDIA Demo: Aliens vs. Triangles NVIDIA Demo Endless City PopKart 跑跑卡丁车 QQ Dance QQ 炫舞 QQ Xian Xia Zhuan QQ 仙侠传 Tian Long Ba Bu 天龙八部 TRON: Evolution Vizerra (fullscreen version) World Rally Championship 2010 Xun Xian 寻仙 Update the following 3D Vision game profiles Lost Planet 2 – rating is now changed to Fair Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2- rating has been changed to 3D Vision Ready NVIDIA Surround Improved performance for 3-way and 4-way SLI configurations Updated 3D Vision Surround and NVIDIA Surround game support list. Please visit the 3D Vision Surround web page for a full list of supported games. NVIDIA SLI Adds SLI profiles for the following PC games: Alien vs. Triangles Demo Endless City Demo Lionheart: Kings Crusade Moscow Racer: Legends of USSR Rift: Planes of Telara Shaun White Skateboarding Enhances SLI profiles for the following PC games: Age of Conan Arcania: Gothic 4 Civilization V - DX11 Lost Planet 2 World Of Warcraft _____________ Download: 32 Bit / 64 Bit __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Jan 8, 2011, 02:03 PM	#2
MousePotato HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Location: N.S., Canada Posts: 124 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 266.35 Beta i recently installed these, they run great, but my only complaint would be the color seems washed out as if the gamma was to high

Jan 17, 2011, 07:30 PM	#5
LesserHellspawn HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 68 Rep Power: 0	AW: GeForce/ION Driver Release 266.35 Beta About bloody time for a new driver that installs on my 460 cards without inf mod.....and on my new 2600K no less

Jan 19, 2011, 01:20 AM	#6
steves6403 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: lilydale australia Posts: 252 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	Re: GeForce/ION Driver Release 266.35 Beta just installed these drivers (260 99 to 266 58) what an improvement on preformance and windows expreience (7.4 to 7.7)