Overview
- Nvidia’s updated Unix graphics deprecation schedule designates the upcoming 580 driver branch as the last to deliver full features for Maxwell, Pascal and Volta architectures.
- The company’s unified driver codebase means Windows equivalents to the 580 series will also be the final full-feature releases, likely spanning one or two more forks through late 2025.
- After the final feature update, Nvidia will limit support for these legacy GPUs to major security-fix releases, removing them from future Game Ready optimizations.
- Turing-based GTX 16-series cards, including the popular GTX 1660 Super, will continue to receive feature updates into the 590 driver era and probably beyond.
- The move reflects Nvidia’s decade-long GPU support lifecycle—mirroring its 2021 Kepler deprecation—and contrasts with AMD’s six-year RDNA support window.