Overview
- Nvidia will release one final Game Ready Driver for Maxwell, Pascal and Volta GPUs in October 2025, after which these cards will receive only quarterly security patches through October 2028.
- Windows 10 users with any RTX model will get continued Game Ready Driver updates until October 2026, providing a full year more support than Microsoft’s own OS lifecycle.
- The deprecation impacts GeForce GTX 700, GTX 900 and GTX 10-series gaming cards as well as Volta-based workstation GPUs while GTX 16-series and all RTX-branded GPUs retain full feature support.
- Nvidia emphasizes that legacy Maxwell, Pascal and Volta cards will enjoy up to 11 years of total driver support, exceeding industry norms.
- Without future performance optimizations or bug fixes, owners of affected GPUs are encouraged to consider upgrading to newer architectures for ongoing game compatibility.