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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R525-Windows (PB) |
1 month and 1 week ago (10 Nov 2022)
|
Yes |
Ends
in 1 year (01 Jan 2024)
|
527.37 |
| R525-Linux (PB) |
1 month and 1 week ago (10 Nov 2022)
|
Yes |
Ends
in 1 year (01 Jan 2024)
|
525.60.11 |
| R515-Windows (PB) |
7 months ago (11 May 2022)
|
Yes |
Ends
in 4 months (01 May 2023)
|
517.71 |
| R515-Linux (PB) |
7 months ago (11 May 2022)
|
Yes |
Ends
in 4 months (01 May 2023)
|
515.86.01 |
| R510-Linux (PB) |
11 months ago (14 Jan 2022)
|
Yes |
Ends
in 1 week and 5 days (01 Jan 2023)
|
510.108.03 |
| R510-Windows (PB) |
11 months ago (14 Jan 2022)
|
Yes |
Ends
in 1 week and 5 days (01 Jan 2023)
|
513.91 |
| R495-Windows (NFB) |
1 year and 2 months ago (12 Oct 2021)
|
No |
Ended
11 months ago (14 Jan 2022)
|
497.29 |
| R495-Linux (NFB) |
1 year and 1 month ago (26 Oct 2021)
|
No |
Ended
2 months and 1 week ago (12 Oct 2022)
|
495.46 |
| R470-Windows (LTSB) |
1 year and 6 months ago (22 Jun 2021)
|
Ended
1 year and 3 months ago (20 Sep 2021)
|
Ends
in 1 year and 8 months (01 Sep 2024)
|
474.04 |
| R470-Linux (LTSB) |
1 year and 5 months ago (19 Jul 2021)
|
Ended
1 year and 1 month ago (26 Oct 2021)
|
Ends
in 1 year and 8 months (01 Sep 2024)
|
470.161.03 |
| R460-Windows (PB) |
2 years ago (15 Dec 2020)
|
Ended
1 year and 6 months ago (23 Jun 2021)
|
Ended
11 months ago (01 Jan 2022)
|
462.96 |
| R460-Linux (PB) |
1 year and 11 months ago (07 Jan 2021)
|
Ended
1 year and 5 months ago (19 Jul 2021)
|
Ended
11 months ago (01 Jan 2022)
|
460.91.03 |
| R450-Windows (LTSB) |
2 years and 5 months ago (24 Jun 2020)
|
Ended
2 years ago (15 Dec 2020)
|
Ends
in 6 months (01 Jul 2023)
|
453.94 |
| R450-Linux (LTSB) |
2 years and 5 months ago (24 Jun 2020)
|
Ended
2 years ago (07 Oct 2020)
|
Ends
in 6 months (01 Jul 2023)
|
450.216.04 |
| R418-Windows (LTSB) |
3 years and 10 months ago (04 Feb 2019)
|
Ended
3 years and 8 months ago (23 Apr 2019)
|
Ended
9 months ago (01 Mar 2022)
|
427.45 |
| R418-Linux (LTSB) |
3 years and 10 months ago (30 Jan 2019)
|
Ended
3 years and 9 months ago (20 Mar 2019)
|
Ended
9 months ago (01 Mar 2022)
|
418.197.02 |
| R390-Windows (LTSB) |
4 years and 11 months ago (08 Jan 2018)
|
Ended
4 years ago (31 Jul 2018)
|
Ended
1 year and 1 month ago (26 Oct 2021)
|
392.68 |
| R390-Linux (LTSB) |
4 years and 11 months ago (04 Jan 2018)
|
Ended
4 years and 9 months ago (10 Mar 2018)
|
Ended
4 weeks ago (22 Nov 2022)
|
390.157 |
Nvidia drivers are released in various release branches, with varying support timelines and GPU support.
- 32-bit operating systems are no longer supported outside of 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 till September 2024. - GF1xx (“Fermi”) GPUs are supported on Linux via the
R390legacy driver series till 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:
| 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 (bug updates and critical security updates) | 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.
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This page was last updated on 14 December 2022.