NVIDIA ending GPU driver support for 32-bit operating systems this month

After announcing in December that the clock was about to run out on its support for 32-bit operating systems, NVIDIA at present has a firm timeline in mind. In an updated back up commodity (via HotHardware), the company says that it volition drop 32-bit GPU driver support this month.

Co-ordinate to NVIDIA, disquisitional security updates with still exist available for 32-bit operating systems through January 2022. Yet, those who haven't moved to a 64-bit OS will miss out on Game Ready commuter updates, new features, and performance enhancements. From NVIDIA:

Drivers: Game Ready Driver upgrades, including performance enhancements, new features, and bug fixes, will exist bachelor only on 64-bit operating systems. Critical security updates will exist provided for 32-bit operating systems through January 2022.

This includes the post-obit operating systems:

Microsoft Windows 7

Microsoft Windows 8/8.1

Microsoft Windows x

Linux

FreeBSD

GeForce Experience: Software upgrades with new features, security updates, and issues fixes will be available only on Windows 64-chip operating systems. Existing features and services such as optimal game settings will continue to work on Windows 32-chip operating systems.

Additionally, NVIDIA says it is cutting support for Fermi serial GeForce GPUs altogether. Disquisitional security updates for GPUs based on the Fermi architecture will go on through January 2022.

If you're using a relatively new computer, this motion likely isn't much of a concern. For gamers in particular, who are more likely to keep their systems updated and tuned for performance, the likelihood that they're still running a 32-scrap Os is slim. Still, for those who are affected, this is sure to exist a scrap of an inconvenience.

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