NVIDIA confirms final driver support for GTX 900 and 1000 series cards

NVIDIA is phasing out support for some of its most iconic GPUs. The company has quietly confirmed that driver version 580 will be the last to support Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta architectures, which includes cards from the GTX 900 and GTX 1000 series.

This means GPUs like the GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1060, GTX 980, and even the TITAN V will no longer receive future driver updates. NVIDIA shared the update in its Unix graphics deprecation schedule, but since the 580 driver branch is shared across platforms, Windows users are affected too.

If you’re unsure whether your card is impacted, here’s a quick rundown:

• Volta: TITAN V
• Pascal: GTX 10 Series (e.g. GTX 1080, 1060)
• Maxwell: GTX 900 Series, plus select 700 Series cards like the 750 Ti

There’s no ETA on when driver 580 will drop (the current release is 576.80), so nothing changes immediately. Even after support ends, your card will still work—you just won’t get future updates or bug fixes.

If you’re wondering which GPUs still have a longer runway, GTX 16 series cards are safe, as they use the newer Turing architecture. For more updates, keep an eye on our NVIDIA-related articles and GPU coverage hub.