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AMD Launches AMD Radeon™ HD 6990M - World’s Fastest Single Mobile Graphics Processor

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AMD today launched the AMD Radeon™ HD 6990M GPU – the world’s fastest single mobile graphics processor – an uncompromising GPU that delivers massive computing power to mobile users. The AMD Radeon HD 6990M GPU was measured to be up to 25% faster than any other announced notebook enthusiast GPU1. Furthermore, hardcore gamers can experience additional gaming performance through AMD CrossFireX™ technology.

Nvidia Releases GeForce 275.50 Beta Driver

This driver is identical to the GeForce 275.50 WHQL-certified release except for the following changes:

New in Release 275.50

Enables SLI technology on SLI-certified motherboards with AMD chipsets: 990FX, 990X, and 970.
Improves 3D Vision performance with Duke Nukem Forever with 3-way SLI and Quad SLI technology.

NVIDIA 3D Vision

Nvidia Releases GeForce 275.33 WHQL Driver

New in Release 275.33:

Same as 275.27 Beta:

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

Nvidia Releases GeForce 275.27 Beta 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

Nvidia Releases GeForce 270.61 WHQL Driver

New in Release 270.61:

Same as in 270.51 Beta:

GPU Support:
Adds support for the newly released GeForce GTX 590, GeForce GTX 560 Ti and GeForce GTX 550 Ti GPUs.

Performance:
Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. v266.58 WHQL drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 580:

Nvidia Releases GeForce 270.51 Beta Driver

New in Release 270.51

GPU Support:
Adds support for the newly released GeForce GTX 590, GeForce GTX 560 Ti and GeForce GTX 550 Ti GPUs.

Performance:
Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. v266.58 WHQL drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 580:
Up to 516% in Dragon Age 2 (SLI 2560x1600 8xAA/16xAF Very High, SSAO on)

Nvidia Releases GeForce 267.24 Beta Driver

New in Release 267.24

Adds 3D Vision support for Bulletstorm.
Adds SLI support for Homefront.
Improves compatibility with Dragon Age II.
Fixes an issue where the NVIDIA control panel may not be accessible via the Windows desktop.

Nvidia Releases GeForce 266.58 WHQL Driver

New in Release 266.58

Same as 266.35 Beta:

GPU Support:
Supports the newly released GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 570 GPUs.

Performance:
Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. the latest Release 260 drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 580:
Up to 7% in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)

Nvidia Releases GeForce 266.35 Beta Driver

New in Release 266.35

GPU Support:
Supports the newly released GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 570 GPUs.

Performance:
Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. the latest Release 260 drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 580:
Up to 7% in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)

Nvidia Releases GeForce 260.99 WHQL Driver

New in Release 260.99

Performance:
Increases performance vs. v260.89 drivers in the following PC games:
Civilization V (SLI)
Fallout 3
Final Fantasy XIV
F1 2010 (DX11)

Adds SLI profiles for the following PC games:
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Fallout: New Vegas
Improves compatibility for Fallout 3: New Vegas with antialiasing enabled.
Improves Alt-Tab compatibility for several PC games.