Nvidia Ends Support For Kepler GPUs, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 On August 31

Source: Tom's Hardware added 12th Jun 2021

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GeForce GTX Titan Z
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The time has finally come. Nvidia announced earlier today that it would stop supporting its Kepler-based graphics cards on older Windows operating systems with its next GeForce R470 driver. You won’t find Kepler on the list of best graphics cards, but plenty of gamers still own one. As a result of the change, they’ll no longer have access to new day-zero drivers.

The GeForce R470 driver, scheduled for August 31, is the last driver to support Kepler graphics cards that debuted back in 2012. Owners of Kepler graphics cards will continue to receive critical security updates until September 2024. However, they will lose out on Game Ready driver upgrades, including performance uplifts, new features and/or bug fixes.

Additionally, the GeForce R470 driver also marks the end of support for Microsoft’s Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems. The same conditions apply to users of the aforementioned operating systems. They are eligible to receive critical security updates through September 2024 but do not qualify for Game Ready driver updates.

Therefore, the future GeForce R495 driver, which goes public on October 4, will be the first GeForce driver to arrive without support for Kepler-powered products and pre-Windows 10 operating systems.

We’ve attached a list of Kepler GeForce gaming graphics cards that are affected by Nvidia’s latest move.

  • 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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