Download Driver For Nvidia GeForce/Ion 258.96 WHQL

Nvidia has released a new set of GeForce/Ion drivers. They are suitable for the GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300 and 400 series, and the Ion GPUs. The drivers have been given version number 258.96 and are provided with a whql certification. Versions are available for Windows XP, 2003 Server, Vista and 7 in both 32bit and 64bit versions. New in this release is support for the GeForce GTX 460 and nVidia’s 3d-vision surround. In addition, several performance improvements can be observed. Below is the full changelog of this release.

New in Version 258.96

• Adds support for GeForce GTX 460.
• Adds support for NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround technology. Learn more about this technology including the hardware and software requirements here.
• Adds additional performance increases for GeForce GTX 400 Series GPUs in several PC games (these improvements are in addition to the previously reported Release 256 improvements). The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured with GeForce GTX 480. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
  • Up to 11% in Aliens vs. Predator (1920×1200 4xAA/16xAF – Tessellation on)
  • Up to 7% in Crysis: Warhead (SLI – 1920×1200 4xAA/16xAF – Gamer)
  • Up to 4% in HAWX (SLI – 1920×1200 4xAA/16xAF – Very High)
  • Up to 10% in Just Cause 2 (SLI – 1920×1200 4xAA/16xAF – Concrete Jungle)
  • Up to 6% in Metro 2033 (1920×1200 4xAA/16xAF – Tessellation on)
  • Up to 7% in Metro 2033 (SLI – 1920×1200 4xAA/16xAF – Tessellation on)
  • Up to 10% in STALKER: Call of Pripyat (1920×1200 4xAA/16xAF)
  • Up to 12% in STALKER: Call of Pripyat (SLI – 1920×1200 4xAA/16xAF)
  • Up to 4% in World in Conflict (SLI – 1920×1200 4xAA/16xAF)
• Upgrade PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0224.
• Upgrades HD Audio driver version 1.0.15.0 (for supported GPUs).
• Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.

The following downloads are available:
nVidia ForceWare 258.96 WHQL for Windows XP (32bit)
nVidia ForceWare 258.96 WHQL for Windows XP and Server 2003 (64bit)
nVidia ForceWare 258.96 WHQL for Windows Vista/7 (32bit)
nVidia ForceWare 258.96 WHQL for Windows Vista/7 (64bit)