NVIDIA has released a new ForceWare WHQL drivers for its various GeForce video chips (8x, 9x, GTX 2xx  series). They are available for Windows XP 32-bit, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows Vista 32-bit, and Windows Vista 64-bit.  Nvidia claims the new ForceWare 178.13 driver set improves performance quite dramatically in several games. Compared to the 175.19 WHQL ForceWare driver, the firm says users can look forward to these gains:

- Single GPU increases up to 11% in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset)
- Single GPU increases up to 11% in Assassin's Creed DX10
- Single GPU increases up to 15% in Bioshock DX10
- Single GPU increases up to 15% in Call of Duty 4
- Single GPU increases up to 8% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
- 2-way SLI increases up to 7% in Bioshock DX10
- 2-way SLI increases up to 10% in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts DX10
- 2-way SLI increases up to 12% in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
- 2-way SLI increases up to 10% in World in Conflict DX10