Kepler GPU goodbye, Nvidia ends support and says goodbye to old Windows: that's when

Kepler GPU goodbye, Nvidia ends support and says goodbye to old Windows: that’s when

Hardware manufacturers cyclically discontinue support for old architectures and this is also true for Nvidia and the world of GPUs. The US company has announced that after 31 august, that is, following the publication of the latest driver of the R470 branch, the company will no longer support Kepler architecture-based GPUs – GTX 600 and 700 / Titan series – and will stop supporting older operating systems as well Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

Cards like the GeForce GTX 780 Ti – which still allows you to play in Full HD, albeit giving up many details – will therefore no longer receive drivers with support for new titles, features and bugfixes after the end of August, the so-called Game Ready drivers. , and this will make it easier for the Nvidia driver team to focus on the latest architectures such as Maxwell (GTX 900), Pascal (GTX 1000), Turing (GTX 1600 and RTX 2000) and of course the latest Ampere (RTX 3000).

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Don’t forget that Kepler architecture was introduced in 2012, so it was supported for a full nine years. Support for separate games and features, Nvidia still ensures critical security-related updates until September 2024, thus moving the official farewell to 12 years after the introduction of architecture. Below is the complete list of Kepler cards that will no longer be supported:

Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Z
Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Black
Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan
Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Nvidia GeForce GTX 780
Nvidia GeForce GTX 770
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 Ti
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 (192-bit)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Nvidia GeForce GT 720
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
Nvidia GeForce GTX 645
Nvidia GeForce GTX 640
Nvidia GeForce GTX 635
Nvidia GeForce GTX 630

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GeForce R470 drivers will not only be the last to support Kepler, but the same also applies to support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. What is written for the old architecture is also valid in this case, ie Nvidia will only distribute any critical security updates until September 2024. In short, Future GeForce R495 Drivers Debuting October 4th Will Be the First to Say Goodbye to Kepler and Pre-Windows 10 Operating Systems (which makes more and more sense given the arrival of a “new Windows” in the fall).