Nvidia Throws Windows 10 Gamers a Lifeline with Driver Support - but Time's up for the Popular GTX 1060 GPU, as Support Runs Out in October 2025
WORLDWIDE, JUL 31 – Nvidia will cease Game Ready driver updates for Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs in October 2025, but will provide quarterly security patches through October 2028, extending support beyond industry norms.
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Nvidia extends Game Ready driver support for Windows 10 users through 2026
The company explained its plans regarding Windows 10 and older GPUs in the patch notes for the 580.88 graphics driver, released July 31. Those with RTX cards can expect to receive day-one optimizations for games released in 2026, even if they still use Windows 10 after Microsoft ends official support on October 14, 2025.Read Entire Article
If Microsoft has not managed to convince you to leave Windows 10, perhaps Nvidia will do so, in order to support its drivers, which already has a date.
NVIDIA published on July 31 a blog post revealing the end of software support calendar for its old Maxwell, Pascal and Volta generation graphics cards. The latter will remain eligible for security updates for a few more years, but will have to do without Game Ready optimizations after October.
News from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. Windows 10 is still alive, but with a countdown. Although Microsoft will no longer officially support the operating system in October 2025, NVIDIA decided to extend a little longer the service life for those who do not yet want to jump to Windows 11. The company announced that it will maintain updates of its Game Ready drivers for Windows 10 until October 2026. That is, th…
Nvidia extends Windows 10 support, adds G-Sync monitors
Nvidia has announced the release of a new GeForce Game Ready Driver, which includes expanded support for Windows 10 devices, along with enhancements for specific games and G-Sync compatible displays. The driver is available for download immediately from Nvidia’s website. The extended Windows 10 Game Ready Driver support will be available for GeForce RTX GPUs until October 2026. Microsoft plans to cease support for Windows 10 on October 14th, 202…
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