Nvidia pulled the plug on driver updates for GTX 900 and GTX 1000 cards, which means anyone still running Maxwell or Pascal architecture is getting kicked off the update train. The cutoff happened with driver version 591.44, and the GTX 16 series became the oldest generation still getting proper support. Linux users already got dropped earlier, and the company had warned people this was coming.
Cards like the GTX 970, GTX 1060, and GTX 1080 will keep working but are shifting to security-only patches through 2028. That means no more game optimizations, bug fixes, or compatibility improvements when new titles drop. Performance will take a hit over time as modern games lean on newer driver features.
Affected GPUs can still handle older games and basic tasks, but their shelf life for current releases just got way shorter. Anyone planning to play recent stuff might need to start thinking about an upgrade.
Cards like the GTX 970, GTX 1060, and GTX 1080 will keep working but are shifting to security-only patches through 2028. That means no more game optimizations, bug fixes, or compatibility improvements when new titles drop. Performance will take a hit over time as modern games lean on newer driver features.
Affected GPUs can still handle older games and basic tasks, but their shelf life for current releases just got way shorter. Anyone planning to play recent stuff might need to start thinking about an upgrade.
