NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules. Keep in mind that the drivers are still proprietary.
NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules. Keep in mind that the drivers are still proprietary.
With the R515 driver, NVIDIA released a set of Linux GPU kernel modules in May 2022 as open source with dual GPL and MIT licensing. The initial release targeted datacenter compute GPUs…
For newer GPUs from the Turing, Ampere, Ada Lovelace, or Hopper architectures, NVIDIA recommends switching to the open-source GPU kernel modules.
So 20-series onwards.
My ol' 1070 doesn't make the cut hey... ;-;
Yes. Everything older is unsupported in terms of the new Linux stuff anymore. Planned obsolescence yk?
Well their proprietary driver works fine for older hardware.
And 16xx
Yep! My pre-built 1660 super i got years ago is still chugging along amazingly as a streaming device for my steam deck.
nvidia transitions fully? that's all i need to hear, good job nvidia 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
I stand with AMD
No blobs?
Use this bro
Forgive the stupid question, but what does this mean, exactly? Does it mean Nvidia support on par with that for AMD? Will this enable a release of Bazzite that supports Steam Gaming Mode for Nvidia cards?
It means it will break less on kernel updates. I don’t think it fundamentally changes much else for gaming.
Does it mean Nvidia support on par with that for AMD?
I'm probably not the right person to answer this, but my immediate thought was no. I believe AMD allows for open source drivers on Linux, which this specifically states Nvidia won't be doing.
Nvidia, fix power management on open drivers. Then we are talking.
Cries in 1080 ti
Linux using proprietary drivers always feels like a plane using a transmission to me.