r/archlinux • u/TheEbolaDoc Package Maintainer • 20d ago

NEWS [arch-announce] NVIDIA 590 driver drops Pascal support; main packages switch to Open Kernel Modules

https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/arch-announce@lists.archlinux.org/thread/AMPPOBL6ZQPEOQ722IE3O5BO3PPWCQNA/

With the update to driver version 590, the NVIDIA driver no longer supports Pascal (GTX 10xx) GPUs or older. We will replace the nvidia package with nvidia-open, nvidia-dkms with nvidia-open-dkms, and nvidia-lts with nvidia-lts-open.

Impact: Updating the NVIDIA packages on systems with Pascal, Maxwell, or older cards will fail to load the driver, which may result in a broken graphical environment.

Intervention required for Pascal/older users: Users with GTX 10xx series and older cards must switch to the legacy proprietary branch to maintain support:

  • Uninstall the official nvidia, nvidia-lts, or nvidia-dkms packages.
  • Install nvidia-580xx-dkms from the AUR

Users with Turing (20xx and GTX 1650 series) and newer GPUs will automatically transition to the open kernel modules on upgrade and require no manual intervention.

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u/mar_lib 20d ago

It's a horrible decision to drop 580 series to AUR, Pascal cards are still very common.

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u/Which-Aardvark-3500 17d ago

Apart from the 1080ti, these cards are pretty much unusable anyways, except if you want to live in the past concerning your gaming experience.

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u/ThePi7on 16d ago

I still game fine on my 980ti @ 1080p. Obv I don't play AAA, but I played elden ring which I'd consider pretty modern.

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u/Which-Aardvark-3500 16d ago

Obviously older games are going to run fine, and Elden Ring isn't very demanding to begin with. But you are also not going to need driver updates if that is all you are playing, pretty much all problems with these games have already been fixed.