NVIDIA 610.43.02 Linux Driver Released With Vulkan Improvements, DRM Color Pipeline API
NVIDIA has released the 610.43.02 Linux driver, marking the beginning of the R610 driver series. This update introduces several Vulkan improvements and fixes performance issues in games like Doom and Starfield. Additionally, the driver enhances support for color management on Wayland and removes Xinerama support from the X11 driver.
- ▪The NVIDIA 610.43.02 Linux driver is the first beta in the R610 series.
- ▪It includes support for new Vulkan extensions and fixes performance regressions in certain games.
- ▪The driver enhances color management capabilities on Wayland and removes Xinerama support.
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NVIDIA 610.43.02 Linux Driver Released With Vulkan Improvements, DRM Color Pipeline API Written by Michael Larabel in NVIDIA on 26 May 2026 at 09:39 AM EDT. Add A Comment NVIDIA is kicking off the new week with their first Linux driver beta in the R610 driver series that is succeeding the current R595 release branch. Today's NVIDIA 610.43.02 Linux driver release brings support for several more Vulkan extensions including VK_EXT_shader_long_vector, VK_KHR_internally_synchronized_queues, and VK_NV_push_constant_bank. The NVIDIA Vulkan driver also now allows creating Vulkan logical devices from multiple physical devices on select cards using the VK_KHR_device_group_creation extension after enabling this support via the __VK_ENABLE_DEVICE_GROUPS=1 extension.
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