Download NVidia GeForce 6800 GS Driver v.295.73 WHQL for Windows XP 64-bit

R295 Highlight Summary

New features and performance since last 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 PhysX software for the best experience in top PhysX titles like Alice: Madness Returns and Batman: Arkham City.

R295 Highlight Details

Performance

• Increases performance by up to 45%­ in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (measured with GeForce GTX 560 at 1080p Ultra settings in indoor scenes vs. 285.62).


• Boosts Mass Effect 3 SLI performance to up to 2x.

NVIDIA SLI

• Adds or updates SLI profiles for:




• Mass Effect 3


• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning


• The Darkness II


• F1 2011


• Oil Rush


• Red Faction: Armageddon


• 7554


• Trine 2


• WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship 2011


• Afterfall: InSanity.


• ArcheAge


• Core Blaze

NVIDIA PhysX

• Updates PhysX System Software to 9.12.0209 for improved compatibility with Alice: Madness Returns and Batman: Arkham City.

HD Audio

• 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 and OpenGL.

*Note: The following SLI features are only supported on Windows Vista and Windows 7: Quad SLI technology, 3-way SLI technology, Hybrid SLI, and SLI multi-monitor support.