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NVIDIA Releases Linux Driver 590.48.01 Update
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NVIDIA released Linux driver version 590.48.01 today, moving R590 out of beta into the New Feature Branch. The changelog fixes EGL multisample issues, raises minimums for Wayland (1.20), glibc (2.27) and X.Org (1.17), improves Vulkan swapchain performance and addresses DPI, Venus VirtIO and PREEMPT_RT freeze bugs. Users may prefer to await Recommended/Certified promotion.
Key Points
- 1Adds stable Linux driver v590.48.01 fixing EGL multisample and other platform issues
- 2Raises minimum Wayland to 1.20 and glibc to 2.27; improves Vulkan swapchain performance
- 3Reduces stutter and fixes DPI, Venus VirtIO, PREEMPT_RT freezes; advisable to await certification
Scoring Rationale
Official NVIDIA stable driver with important platform and performance fixes; limited novelty beyond maintenance update.
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