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NVIDIA releases beta Linux driver 595.45.04 with Vulkan support
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NVIDIA has launched the 595.45.04 beta driver for Linux, introducing new Vulkan extensions and DRI3 version 1.2 support. The update includes fixes for gaming stability and improvements in power management. It also raises minimum requirements for Wayland and glibc.
Following the release of its 595.45.04 beta Linux driver, NVIDIA's update delivers incremental performance improvements in early tests on high-end RTX 50-series hardware. Benchmarks reveal uplifts in OpenGL, Vulkan graphics, and compute tasks, especially at high resolutions.
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