Download NVidia GeForce GTX 285 Driver v.296.10 WHQL for Windows XP 64-bit

This is the second WHQL-certified driver from the R295 family of drivers (versions 295.xx to 299.xx).

This driver is a recommended upgrade for all GeForce users, especially those playing the latest hot PC games like Blacklight: Retribution, Diablo III, Mass Effect 3, or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and more. These drivers come packed with GeForce-exclusive performance and quality enhancements and are Microsoft WHQL-certified.

New in Release 296.10

• Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 560 SE GPU.


• Updates PhysX System Software to version 9.12.0213.


• Boosts SLI performance in the following games:




• Blacklight: Retribution – up to 1.8x performance increase


• DiRT 3 – updated DX11 profile to improve menu performance


• Dishonored


• Dungeon Defenders


• F1 2011 – improves performance with game patch 1.2


• rFactor 2




• Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes documentation for more details.

Highlight Summary for the R295 Family of Drivers

• 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.


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


• 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.