Skyrim Graphics Enhancements and 45% Performance Boost with Latest nVidia Drivers

Earlier today, nVidia and their collection of lean, mean, and green graphics cards got a driver update that will offer significant performance gains in Skyrim and Mass Effect 3, among others. nVidia is reporting that the new WHQL-certified driver in the R295 driver family will offer a 45% performance boost in Skyrim, up to double the performance in Mass Effect 3 for SLI configurations, SSAO (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion) support for Modern Warfare 3, Diablo III, and Skyrim, and a wealth of other improvements ranging from SLI optimizations to 3D vision support.