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.

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.