Nvidia today released the 270 beta driver, version 270.51, which adds an auto update service. Rival AMD had also launched their own notification service with the Catalyst 11.4 preview drivers earlier this month.

The first Release 270 beta driver, version 270.51, is now available for download on GeForce.com. Highlights are available below and more information is provided on here:

- Boosts gaming performance by as much as 6x.
- Enables NVIDIA Update, an easy way to stay up-to-date with the latest GeForce drivers.
- Fully integrates all 3D Vision drivers – including the 3D Vision USB Controller driver – for easy 3D Vision installation.
- Expands 3D Vision window mode to include support for 3DTV Play, Windows Aero, and 3D Vision Notebooks.
- Boosts 3D Vision and 3D Vision Surround performance in DirectX 9 games with SLI enabled.
- Better 3D Vision performance when using Half-Life 2 games in 3D.
- Adds support for applications using the new CUDA 4.0 features.

Forceware 270.51 comes bundled with a huge range of new 3D Vision profiles, enabling 3D Vision support in games such as Homefront, Richard Burns Rally and Test Drive Unlimited 2, and in titles yet to be released, such as Duke Nukem Forever, Portal 2, and Section 8: Prejudice.