# Arch Linux NVIDIA 590 driver drops Pascal and lower support; main packages switch to Open Kernel Modules

- Product: Arch Linux (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/arch-linux)
- Vendor: Arch Linux
- Date: 2025-12-20
- Original notes: https://archlinux.org/news/nvidia-590-driver-drops-pascal-support-main-packages-switch-to-open-kernel-modules/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/arch-linux/releases/2025-12-20-nvidia-590-driver-drops-pascal-and-lower-support

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With the update to driver version 590, the NVIDIA driver no longer supports Pascal (GTX 10xx) GPUs or older. We will replace the nvidia package with nvidia-open , nvidia-dkms with nvidia-open-dkms , a…

- **removed** — Support for Pascal (GTX 10xx) and older NVIDIA GPUs in driver version 590
- **changed** — Replace nvidia package with nvidia-open
- **changed** — Replace nvidia-dkms package with nvidia-open-dkms