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NVIDIA recommended driver 580.126.09 release for Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:43:07 +0000

NVIDIA today released their latest recommended driver version 580.126.09 for Linux but it's quite light on actual changes and improvements.

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Mesa RADV driver on Linux looks set for a big ray tracing performance boost

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:49:58 +0000

One thing currently a bit lacking on Linux is the performance of ray tracing with the open source Mesa RADV driver, but a big improvement is coming.

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NVIDIA announce DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, plus DLSS Updater gets Linux support

Liam Dawe — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:04:08 +0000

Along with announcing a Native Linux app for GeForce NOW, NVIDIA also revealed the new DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation.

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Mesa 25.3.3 released with more Linux graphics driver bug fixes

Liam Dawe — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:26:37 +0000

The first bug fix release of 2026 for the open source graphics drivers Mesa is here with Mesa 25.3.3 out now.

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NVIDIA release Linux driver version 590.48.01

Liam Dawe — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:48:27 +0000

As part of the New Feature Branch, NVIDIA driver version 590.48.01 released today for Linux with a few more fixes.

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Mesa 25.3.2 brings more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers

Liam Dawe — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:31:09 +0000

The Mesa team have released Mesa 25.3.2 as the latest bug-fix release for the current main stable branch of open source Linux graphics drivers.

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NVIDIA driver 580.119.02 released for Linux as the latest recommended stable version

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:07:36 +0000

A new Recommended / Certified Linux driver release from NVIDIA with version 580.119.02 now available.

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Mesa 25.2.8 and Mesa 25.3.1 released for open source Linux graphics drivers

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:08:58 +0000

After being delayed, both Mesa 25.2.8 and Mesa 25.3.1 have been released with an assortment of bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers.

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NVIDIA Beta driver 590.44.01 released for Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:32:45 +0000

The first release of the 590 driver branch has arrived in Beta for Linux with 590.44.01 now available for those willing to give it a test.

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Mesa 25.3.0 released with lots of Linux graphics driver improvements

Liam Dawe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:56:22 +0000

Just as the weekend arrived, Mesa 25.3.0 was released as the latest new-feature upgrade for open source Linux graphics drivers.

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Linux open source graphics drivers Mesa 25.2.7 released

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:35:12 +0000

The latest set of open source graphics drivers for Linux have released, with the bug fix Mesa 25.2.7 now available.

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NVIDIA driver 580.105.08 out now for Linux as the new recommended version

Liam Dawe — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:16:37 +0000

NVIDIA today released the latest recommended / certified stable driver for Linux with version 580.105.08.

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Linux users have no reason to worry about recent AMD GPU driver changes

Liam Dawe — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:55:10 +0000

This is a little PSA to Linux users and Linux gamers, with news reports out there about AMD shifting focus away from certain GPUs.

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Mesa 25.2.6 rolls out with more fixes for Intel GPUs, Zink and NVK

Liam Dawe — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:20:15 +0000

Mesa 25.2.6 is the latest bug fix release available now for open source Linux graphics drivers, pulling in fresh updates for games and other assorted issues.

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OpenRazer expands Razer device support with new hardware for Linux users

Liam Dawe — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:34:44 +0000

Get your latest Razer devices working nicely with all features on Linux with OpenRazer, a new release has expanded the supported devices list.

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will perform better on AMD GPUs with Mesa 26

Liam Dawe — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:58:00 +0000

Mesa 26 is due for release early next year, and it appears that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is one game that's set to benefit greatly from it.

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Mesa 25.2.5 released with major bug fix for Intel graphics on Linux

Liam Dawe — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 09:08:05 +0000

Mesa 25.2.5 would normally be just another small point-release bug fix, but in this case it's a little extra special for Intel GPU owners on Linux.

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NVIDIA DLSS support in progress for NVK, the open source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs

Liam Dawe — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:23:02 +0000

This is pretty big and exciting, the open source NVK driver for NVIDIA GPUs is on a path towards getting NVIDIA DLSS support.

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NVIDIA reveal new driver security issues for October 2025

Liam Dawe — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:03:41 +0000

NVIDIA just revealed more GPU driver security issues and so you should make sure you’re up to date.

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NVIDIA driver 580.95.05 released as the latest recommended for Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:18:06 +0000

NVIDIA have launched their latest recommended driver for Linux users with driver version 580.95.05 now available.

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AMDVLK has been discontinued as AMD are throwing their "full support" behind RADV

Liam Dawe — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:09:01 +0000

AMD have announced the end of AMDVLK, their official open-source Vulkan driver and will instead now be focusing on the much more popular RADV.

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NVIDIA driver 580.82.09 released for Linux - the latest recommended driver

Liam Dawe — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:07:20 +0000

NVIDIA released driver version 580.82.09 which is the new recommended driver, although it only has a single fix but an important one for some users.

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NVIDIA 580.82.07 driver released for Linux, the new Recommended Driver

Liam Dawe — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:26:49 +0000

NVIDIA have released driver version 580.82.07 as the latest Recommended Driver for Linux gamers, with a few useful changes.

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Mesa 25.2.1 released for open source Linux graphics drivers

Liam Dawe — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:57:06 +0000

Mesa 25.2.1 was released on August 20th bringing some essential bug fixes for the current latest feature release of open source Linux graphics drivers.

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NVIDIA 580.76.05 released for Linux as the new recommended stable driver

Liam Dawe — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:35:58 +0000

The first proper release of the NVIDIA 580 driver series is out now, with NVIDIA 580.76.05 now the latest recommended driver.

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Mesa 25.2.0 released with NVIDIA upgrades, Apple Vulkan driver enhancements and lots more improvements

Liam Dawe — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:26:28 +0000

Mesa 25.2.0 is officially out now as the latest new feature release of open source graphics drivers for Linux.

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NVIDIA driver 570.181 released for Linux as the latest recommended stable driver

Liam Dawe — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:52:49 +0000

In addition to releasing a new Beta series recently, NVIDIA have now put up driver version 570.181 as the latest recommended stable driver for Linux.

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NVIDIA are working on a "general optimization" for VKD3D / DirectX12 games on Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:51:19 +0000

For a while now Linux users with NVIDIA GPUs have been reporting performance issues with DirectX12 titles using VKD3D, but a fix may finally be coming.

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NVIDIA Beta driver 580.65.06 released for Linux with bug fixes and expanded Wayland support

Liam Dawe — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:18:33 +0000

NVIDIA have released the first Beta for the 580 driver series, with NVIDIA Beta driver 580.65.06 bringing mostly bug fixes.

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NVIDIA reveal more GPU driver security issues for July 2025

Liam Dawe — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:27:35 +0000

Time to get updating your NVIDIA GPU driver, as more security issues have been revealed in their July 2025 Security Bulletin.

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NVIDIA 570.172.08 released for Linux as the main stable driver

Liam Dawe — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:51:43 +0000

NVIDIA are continuing to make us guess what's included in their updates with the NVIDIA driver 570.172.08 release today.

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Mesa 25.1.6 and Mesa 25.2.0 RC1 are now available for Linux graphics drivers

Liam Dawe — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:46:22 +0000

Mesa 25.1.6 is the latest bug-fix release for the open source Linux graphics drivers, plus the first Release Candidate for the next feature-release.

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It's now easier to get Mesa 25.1 on the latest Ubuntu 25.04

Liam Dawe — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:52:37 +0000

Want to upgrade Mesa on Ubuntu, Kubuntu and other Ubuntu-based distributions? It's now a bit easier thanks to a PPA update to get Mesa 25.1 installed.

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Mesa 25.1.5 brings more bug fixes for Linux graphics drivers

Liam Dawe — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:14:25 +0000

Mesa 25.1.5 is the latest bug-fix release for the current main stable version of open source Linux graphics drivers.

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NVIDIA stable driver 575.64.03 released

Liam Dawe — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:51:32 +0000

NVIDIA are really doing the meme of incredibly helpful mobile app store changelogs with this one.

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NVIDIA confirm upcoming driver will be the last for Maxwell, Pascal and Volta

Liam Dawe — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:03:00 +0000

NVIDIA have given an update on their driver support for various GPUs, with an upcoming update being the last for a whole lot of cards.

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Mesa 25.1.4 brings more graphics driver fixes for Linux

Liam Dawe — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:32:38 +0000

Mesa 25.1.4 is out now for open source Linux graphics drivers, bringing more bug fixes for the current stable series.

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NVIDIA drivers 575.64 and 570.169 released for Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:29:37 +0000

NVIDIA have today released two new stable GPU drivers for Linux systems, here's what's changed in each version.

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Mesa 25.1.3 emergency update released for AMD Radeon RX 9000 series (RDNA4)

Liam Dawe — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:14:14 +0000

Developer Eric Engestrom announced the release of Mesa 25.1.3, an unscheduled emergency release to fix AMD GFX12 (RDNA4 - Radeon RX 9000 series).

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Mesa 25.1.2 graphics drivers bug-fix released for Linux

Liam Dawe — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:19:05 +0000

Mesa graphics drivers version 25.1.2 are officially out now for Linux with improvements for those using Intel, AMD, NVIDIA GPUs and game fixes.

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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gets improved Intel GPU support

Liam Dawe — Fri, 30 May 2025 10:58:14 +0000

Canonical recently announced Ubuntu 24.04 LTS has been upgraded to improve support for modern Intel GPUs.

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NVIDIA stable driver 575.57.08 released for Linux

Liam Dawe — Fri, 30 May 2025 10:36:55 +0000

NVIDIA have released the new stable driver 575.57.08, as part of their New Feature Branch for Linux systems.

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Mesa 25.0.7 open source Linux graphics drivers released

Liam Dawe — Thu, 29 May 2025 16:58:26 +0000

Developer Eric Engestrom announced the Mesa 25.0.7 release, finishing off the 25.0 series of open source Linux graphics drivers.

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NVIDIA release fresh details on their current Wayland support and future plans

Liam Dawe — Wed, 21 May 2025 13:32:00 +0000

NVIDIA have put up a new official forum post going over the level of Wayland support available in their current Linux drivers, along with what future plans they have.

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Mesa 25.1.1 is out now with the AMD GPU fix for DOOM: The Dark Ages

Liam Dawe — Wed, 21 May 2025 09:30:56 +0000

Developer Eric Engestrom announced today the release of Mesa 25.1.1 graphics drivers, a bug-fix release for the latest major version of the open source drivers.

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NVIDIA 570.153.02 driver released for Linux with a couple fixes

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 May 2025 08:44:11 +0000

NVIDIA have released driver version 570.153.02, a new bug-fix release for their current main stable driver version for Linux gamers.

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Guide: How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS

Liam Dawe — Thu, 15 May 2025 14:59:52 +0000

Here's an overview and guide to what options you have for graphics drivers on Linux, since it can at times be a little on the confusing side.

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Mesa 25.0.6 released with AMD GPU fixes for DOOM: The Dark Ages on Linux

Liam Dawe — Wed, 14 May 2025 18:35:06 +0000

The open source Mesa 25.0.6 graphics drivers bug-fix release is out now, and thankfully this one comes with the updates needed to run DOOM: The Dark Ages on Linux with Proton when you have an AMD GPU.

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DOOM: The Dark Ages needs workarounds on Linux with AMD GPUs, a fix has been merged into Mesa

Liam Dawe — Tue, 13 May 2025 11:01:20 +0000

With DOOM: The Dark Ages about to release for everyone on May 15th, and with Advanced Access available, it seems it needs some workarounds to run on Linux with AMD GPUs. This is likely what Valve already solved in SteamOS for Steam Deck.

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Mesa 25.1 open source graphics drivers are out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 May 2025 18:27:26 +0000

Developer Eric Engestrom today officially announced the full release of Mesa 25.1, bringing with it plenty of upgrades for open source graphics drivers.

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