Nvidia designs graphics processing units (GPUs) for the gaming and professional markets, as well as system on a chip units (SoCs) for the mobile computing and automotive market. This page tracks Nvidia drivers, which provide support for their various GPU lineups and are available for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD.
| Release | Released | Active Support | Security Support | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R550-Linux (PB) | 1 month and 3 weeks ago (23 Feb 2024) |
Ends
in 9 months (01 Feb 2025)
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Ends
in 9 months (01 Feb 2025)
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550.54.15
(18 Mar 2024)
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| R550-Windows (PB) | 1 month and 3 weeks ago (22 Feb 2024) |
Ends
in 9 months (01 Feb 2025)
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Ends
in 9 months (01 Feb 2025)
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551.78
(18 Mar 2024)
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| R545-Linux (NFB) | 5 months and 3 weeks ago (31 Oct 2023) |
Ends
in 5 months (01 Oct 2024)
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Ends
in 5 months (01 Oct 2024)
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545.29.06
(22 Nov 2023)
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| R545-Windows (NFB) | 6 months ago (17 Oct 2023) |
Ends
in 5 months (01 Oct 2024)
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Ends
in 5 months (01 Oct 2024)
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546.01
(31 Oct 2023)
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| R535-Linux (LTSB) | 10 months ago (14 Jun 2023) |
Ends
in 1 month and 1 week (01 Jun 2024)
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Ends
in 2 years (01 Jun 2026)
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535.161.08
(18 Mar 2024)
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| R535-Windows (LTSB) | 10 months ago (30 May 2023) |
Ends
in 1 month and 1 week (01 Jun 2024)
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Ends
in 2 years (01 Jun 2026)
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538.46
(18 Mar 2024)
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| R530-Linux (NFB) | 1 year ago (23 Mar 2023) |
No |
Ended
10 months ago (24 Jun 2023)
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530.41.03
(23 Mar 2023)
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| R530-Windows (NFB) | 1 year and 1 month ago (28 Feb 2023) |
No |
Ended
10 months ago (24 Jun 2023)
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531.79
(02 May 2023)
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| R525-Windows (PB) | 1 year and 5 months ago (10 Nov 2022) |
Ended
4 months and 2 weeks ago (01 Dec 2023)
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Ended
4 months and 2 weeks ago (01 Dec 2023)
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529.19
(31 Oct 2023)
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| R525-Linux (PB) | 1 year and 5 months ago (10 Nov 2022) |
Ended
4 months and 2 weeks ago (01 Dec 2023)
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Ended
4 months and 2 weeks ago (01 Dec 2023)
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525.147.05
(31 Oct 2023)
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| R520-Linux (NFB) | 1 year and 6 months ago (12 Oct 2022) |
Ended
6 months and 3 weeks ago (01 Oct 2023)
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Ended
6 months and 3 weeks ago (01 Oct 2023)
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520.56.06
(12 Oct 2022)
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| R515-Windows (PB) | 1 year and 11 months ago (11 May 2022) |
Ended
11 months ago (01 May 2023)
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Ended
11 months ago (01 May 2023)
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518.03
(30 Mar 2023)
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| R515-Linux (PB) | 1 year and 11 months ago (11 May 2022) |
Ended
11 months ago (01 May 2023)
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Ended
11 months ago (01 May 2023)
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515.105.01
(30 Mar 2023)
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| R510-Windows (PB) | 2 years and 3 months ago (14 Jan 2022) |
Ended
1 year and 3 months ago (01 Jan 2023)
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Ended
1 year and 3 months ago (01 Jan 2023)
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514.08
(20 Dec 2022)
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| R510-Linux (PB) | 2 years and 3 months ago (14 Jan 2022) |
Ended
1 year and 3 months ago (01 Jan 2023)
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Ended
1 year and 3 months ago (01 Jan 2023)
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510.108.03
(22 Nov 2022)
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| R495-Linux (NFB) | 2 years and 5 months ago (26 Oct 2021) |
No |
Ended
1 year and 6 months ago (12 Oct 2022)
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495.46
(13 Dec 2021)
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| R495-Windows (NFB) | 2 years and 6 months ago (12 Oct 2021) |
No |
Ended
2 years and 3 months ago (14 Jan 2022)
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497.29
(20 Dec 2021)
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| R470-Linux (LTSB) | 2 years and 9 months ago (19 Jul 2021) |
Ended
2 years and 5 months ago (26 Oct 2021)
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Ends
in 3 months (20 Jul 2024)
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470.239.06
(22 Feb 2024)
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| R470-Windows (LTSB) | 2 years and 10 months ago (22 Jun 2021) |
Ended
2 years and 7 months ago (20 Sep 2021)
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Ends
in 2 months and 1 week (01 Jul 2024)
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474.82
(22 Feb 2024)
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| R460-Linux (PB) | 3 years ago (07 Jan 2021) |
Ended
2 years and 9 months ago (19 Jul 2021)
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Ended
2 years and 3 months ago (01 Jan 2022)
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460.91.03
(20 Jul 2021)
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| R460-Windows (PB) | 3 years and 4 months ago (15 Dec 2020) |
Ended
2 years and 10 months ago (23 Jun 2021)
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Ended
2 years and 3 months ago (01 Jan 2022)
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462.96
(20 Jul 2021)
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| R450-Windows (LTSB) | 3 years and 10 months ago (24 Jun 2020) |
Ended
3 years and 4 months ago (15 Dec 2020)
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Ended
9 months ago (01 Jul 2023)
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454.23
(26 Jun 2023)
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| R450-Linux (LTSB) | 3 years and 10 months ago (24 Jun 2020) |
Ended
3 years and 6 months ago (07 Oct 2020)
|
Ended
9 months ago (01 Jul 2023)
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450.248.02
(26 Jun 2023)
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| R418-Windows (LTSB) | 5 years ago (04 Feb 2019) |
Ended
4 years and 12 months ago (23 Apr 2019)
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Ended
2 years ago (01 Mar 2022)
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427.45
(20 Apr 2021)
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| R418-Linux (LTSB) | 5 years ago (30 Jan 2019) |
Ended
5 years ago (20 Mar 2019)
|
Ended
2 years ago (01 Mar 2022)
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418.197.02
(19 Apr 2021)
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| R390-Windows (LTSB) | 6 years ago (08 Jan 2018) |
Ended
5 years and 8 months ago (31 Jul 2018)
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Ended
2 years and 5 months ago (26 Oct 2021)
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392.68
(26 Oct 2021)
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| R390-Linux (LTSB) | 6 years ago (04 Jan 2018) |
Ended
6 years ago (10 Mar 2018)
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Ended
1 year and 4 months ago (22 Nov 2022)
|
390.157
(22 Nov 2022)
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Nvidia drivers are released in various release branches, with varying support timelines and GPU support.
- 32-bit operating systems are no longer supported
outside the
R390branch. 32-bit applications running on x86_64 are still supported. - There is a well-defined release cadence and software lifecycle for datacenter GPU drivers.
- A feature deprecation schedule is available for Unix drivers.
Since LTSB branches are also production branches, it may be listed as a production branch in driver searches until the next driver branch is released. It is best to use the latest driver branch supported by your hardware.
GPU Support
GPUs supported by any given branch is dependent on the operating system.
- GKxxx (“Kepler”) Desktop GPUs are supported on Windows and Linux via the
R470legacy driver series until September 2024. - GF1xx (“Fermi”) GPUs are supported on Linux via the
R390legacy driver series until the end of 2022. - A list of GPUs no longer supported on Windows is available.
- Usually on Linux driver support per branch is indicated by architecture, but on Windows only specific models are supported. For example the R390 branch mainly exists simply to provide security updates to the Fermi architecture, but while on Linux all Fermi GPUs are supported, on Windows very few specific GPUs are supported.
Cadence
The following table explains the release cadence and lifecycle for datacenter GPU drivers:
| Â | New Feature Branch (NFB) | Production Branch (PB) | Long Term Support Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target Customers | Early adopters who want to evaluate new features | Use in production for enterprise/datacenter GPUs | Use in production for enterprise/datacenter GPUs and for customers looking for a longer cycle of support. |
| Major Release Cadence | At least once every 3 months | Twice a year. | At least once per hardware architecture. |
| Length of support | N/A | 1 year | 3 years |
| Minor release | N/A | Yes. Quarterly bug and security releases for 1 year. | Yes. Quarterly bug and security releases for 1 year. |
More information is available on the NVIDIA Driver website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
You can check the version that you are currently using by running:
nvidia-smi
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.
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