NVIDIA today released GeForce 260.89 driver suite. The software provides WHQL-signed drivers for all GeForce 6-series onwards, and ION platform GPUs. It also provides 3D Vision software, GPU-integrated audio device driver (version 1.1.9.0), and PhysX system software (version 9.10.0514). As with almost every new release, GeForce 260.89 WHQL packs a host of performance enhancements, official support for new GPUs (it's GeForce GT 430, this time), and a host of bug-fixes. What's different this time around is that the performance enhancements are specific to two GPUs, GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 460. SLI profiles are added for new game titles.

DOWNLOAD: NVIDIA GeForce 260.89 WHQL for Windows 7/Vista 64-bit, Windows 7/Vista 32-bit, Windows XP 32-bit, Windows XP 64-bit

A detailed list of changes follows.

Performance Increments:
Compared to GeForce 258.96 WHQL, on the following GPUs.
1. GeForce GTX 480

• Up to 10% in StarCraft II (2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF Ultra)
• Up to 14% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
• Up to 16% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (SLI - 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
• Up to 6% in Aliens vs. Predator (SLI - 1920x1200 noAA - Tessellation on)

2. GeForce GTX 460

• Up to 19% in StarCraft II (SLI - 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Ultra)
• Up to 15% in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (SLI - 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
• Up to 12% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (2560x1600 noAA)
• Up to 9% in Aliens vs. Predator (1680x1050 4xAA/16xAF - Tessellation on)
• Up to 7% in Metro 2033 (1680x1050 noAA - Tessellation on)
• Up to 11% in Dirt 2 (SLI - 2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
• Up to 12% in Crysis:Warhead (SLI - 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Gamer)
• Up to 13% in Far Cry 2 (2560x1600 4xAA/16xAF)
• Up to 12% in H.A.W.X (SLI - 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF SSAO Very High)
• Up to 5% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
• Up to 22% in Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (1920x1200 noAA)
• Up to 5% in 3DMark Vantage (Extreme Preset)

New 3D Vision profiles
NVIDIA 3D Vision stereoscopic profiles are added for the following games:

• Arcania: Gothic 4
• Fallout: New Vegas
• FIFA 11
• Formula 1 Racing
• Final Fantasy XIV Benchmark
• Guild Wars 2
• Kane & Lynch 2 - Dog Days
• Lead and Gold
• Lego Harry Potter
• Live For Speed
• Lost Planet 2
• Moonbase Alpha
• Serious Sam HD - The Second Encounter
• Shrek Forever After
• Singularity
• Vitua Tennis 2009
• Virtua Tennis 3

New SLI Profiles
New SLI multi-GPU profiles added for the following games:

• City of Heroes: Going Rogue
• Alien Swarm
• Dead Rising 2
• Front Mission Evolved
• Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days
• LEGO: Harry Potter

A complete list of bugs fixed can be found in the Release Notes documents (for Windows 7 and Vista and Windows XP).