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This is the first release from the Release 275 family of drivers (versions 275.xx to 279.xx).
This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs. This driver package also includes the 3D Vision Controller driver.

New in Release 275.27

GPU Support
* Adds support for the newly released GeForce GTX 560 GPU.

Performance
* Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. v270.61 WHQL drivers. The following are some examples of improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:
 # GeForce GTX 580:
   * Up to 4% in Crysis 2
   * Up to 5% in Civilization V with SLI
   * Up to 9% in Portal 2
   * Up to 13% in Bulletstorm with Antialiasing enabled
   * Up to 15% in Batman: Arkham Asylum with PhysX High
 # GeForce GTX 560:
   * Up to 6% in Crysis 2
   * Up to 8% in Portal 2
   * Up to 14% in Batman: Arkham Asylum with PhysX High
   * Up to 15% in Bulletstorm with Antialiasing enabled
* Increases gaming performance by up to 12% for dual-core CPUs in CPU-limited cases.

NVIDIA Update
* In Release 275, NVIDIA Update adds automatic SLI, multi-GPU, and antialiasing (AA) profile updates. These profile updates are automatically downloaded from NVIDIA and silently installed on your PC, keeping it up-to-the-minute with the latest game profiles. When you install a Release 270 or later GeForce driver from www.nvidia.com, you will be presented with the option to install NVIDIA Update. Click here to learn more about NVIDIA Update.

Desktop Scaling
* New NVIDIA Control Panel user interface for configuring desktop scaling, including new preview window.
* Now consistently available for all displays (including VGA and HDMI connections).
* New scaling override option for Windows 7 gaming.
* Improved desktop resizing user interface that guides the user to disable overscanning using their HDTV controls and also provides a fallback option to enable desktop resizing via the NVIDIA Control panel.
* NVIDIA desktop resizing now creates a custom, resized resolution with 1:1 pixel mapping and resizes standard resolutions for games that don't support custom resolutions.