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NVIDIA Shifts Gears: Open-Source Linux GPU Drivers Take Center Stage

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"The move to open-source is expected to foster greater collaboration within the Linux ecosystem and potentially lead to faster bug fixes and feature improvements. However, not all GPUs will be compatible with the new open-source modules. While cutting-edge platforms like NVIDIA Grace Hopper and Blackwell will require open-source drivers, older GPUs from the Maxwell, Pascal, or Volta architectures must stick with proprietary drivers. NVIDIA has developed a detection helper script to guide driver selection for users who are unsure about compatibility. The shift also brings changes to NVIDIA's installation processes. The default driver version for most installation methods will now be the open-source variant. This affects package managers with the CUDA meta package, run file installations and even Windows Subsystem for Linux."

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Source: https://www.techpowerup.com/324655/...en-source-linux-gpu-drivers-take-center-stage
 
The firmware gets larger but the secret sauce needs to stay secret.
 
This puts Nvidia back on the table again for Linux users. Even though Nvidia isn't supporting older chips, that doesn't mean it can't be made to. AMD did the same thing with AMDGPU drivers where older GCN 1.0 cards weren't supported, but the community fixed that and they now work too.
 
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