NVIDIA Released Driver for Upcoming NVIDIA 560 GPU for Linux
Not only has NVIDIA released the driver for its upcoming CPU series, it's the first release that defaults to using open-source GPU kernel modules.
Along with the release of the new NVIDIA 560 series of GPUs, the installer for the driver includes the new NVIDIA open-source GPU kernel modules.
Two years ago, NVIDIA released the first GPU driver to include kernel modules with the goal of replacing the proprietary, closed-source drivers. Since then, the modules have matured enough that the NVIDIA 560 series will default to the open source kernel modules.
As well, these new modules aim to add support for the EGL_KHR_platform_x11 and EGL_EXT_platform_xcb extensions for Xwayland as well as a PipeWire back end to enable NvFBC to work with Wayland compositors.
Other highlights include support for multiple concurrent clients to NvFBC direct capture, support for DRM-DMS explicit synchronization via the IN_FENCE_FD mode, support for variable refresh rates for Wayland with pre-Volta GPUs, as well as plenty of bug fixes.
The new NVIDIA installer will default to the new open source kernel modules on systems with GPUs that support both proprietary and open kernel modules.
Supported GPUs include GeForce RTX 40/30/20 series, MX500/400/300/200/100 series, GTX 16 series, GeForce 16/10 series, GeForce 900/900M/800M/700 series, and more.
You can learn more about the new NVIDIA display driver in the official release notes.
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