Nvidia has announced that the end of the road has come for its three major series of GeForce graphics cards. The company is completely ending driver support for the GTX 700, GTX 900 and GTX 10 series graphics cards built on the Maxwell, Pascal and Volta architectures, along with the 580 driver series.

Nvidia is ending support for these GeForce models

According to the official statement, this decision will apply not only to Windows but also to Linux systems. The support cut directly affects graphics cards released between 2014 and 2016. Models such as the GTX 750, 960, 980, 1060, 1070 and 1080 have exceeded user expectations with long-standing update support. However, Game Ready driver updates for these cards will no longer be released.

The architectures that will be discontinued include the Maxwell-based 700 and 900 series, the Pascal-based 10 series, and the limited-edition Volta-based Titan V model. While Nvidia states that it will not develop new drivers for these cards, it also emphasizes that currently working systems can continue to be used with the current versions. This means that there will be no direct loss of functionality in the short term. However, the risk of incompatibility will increase with new games and system updates in the future.

On the other hand, this decision does not cover the entire GTX series. Nvidia will continue to support the newer GeForce GTX 16 series (such as the GTX 1650 and GTX 1660) developed with the Turing architecture. The company announced that it will continue to update drivers for these models for a while.

The exact release date of the 580 driver series has not been announced yet. However, with this release, Nvidia will officially say goodbye to the older generations in its graphics card product line. This move by Nvidia, which is known for its long-term software support, may encourage users who want to stay competitive with updates on the hardware side to switch to newer models.