NVIDIA is ending support for its GTX 10-, 9- and 7-series GPUs

NVIDIA is discontinuing support for its older GPU series, including the GTX 7-, 9-, and 10-series. After a final significant driver release in October, these graphics cards will only receive quarterly security updates until 2028, after which they will no longer be optimized for new games and will be more vulnerable to technical exploits. NVIDIA has described this 11-year support as "well beyond industry norms," and users of these aging GPUs may want to consider upgrading their hardware to avoid being left behind. Additionally, NVIDIA's Game Ready Driver (GRD) support for Windows 10 on all RTX GPUs will run until October 2026, one year after Microsoft officially sunsets the operating system. This means that games will remain optimized for Windows 10 for another year, even for those who choose not to upgrade to Windows 11. The latest GRD update from NVIDIA includes optimizations for the game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and the upcoming Mafia: The Old Country, as well as support for 62 new G-Sync compatible displays.