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Nvidia Marks 580 Driver Series as Final Full-Feature Release for Maxwell, Pascal and Volta GPUs

Nvidia’s unified codebase ensures Windows drivers will follow, transitioning legacy GPUs to security-only updates after 2025.

A stylized photo of an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics card, resting on top of a desktop PC.
The GTX 1650 and 1660 GPUs are actually Turing-based, so full driver support is likely to continue.
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GTX 1080 Ti

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.