NVIDIA 580.76.05 It is now available for Linux as the final build of the R580 series, and is also positioned as the recommended driver. It arrives just a few days after the release of the R580 beta, consolidating the changes introduced and polishing key details in the ecosystem of Vulkan and Wayland.
The focus of this release is on three specific adjustments compared to last week: EGL components update for X11 and Wayland, and the addition of a new MetaMode option called "OutputBitsPerComponent," designed to control how many bits per color component are sent through the video connector. The download is available on the NVIDIA website.
What exactly does NVIDIA 580.76.05 bring?
As a direct evolution of the last beta, this NVIDIA build 580.76.05 adds Specific but relevant tweaks to the Linux graphics stackIf no color output format is specified, the driver will choose the one it considers most optimum for the connected display.
- Updated egl-x11 to version 1.0.3.
- Updated egl-wayland to version 1.1.20.
- New MetaMode “OutputBitsPerComponent” to adjust the color depth transmitted by the video connector.
Legacy improvements from beta R580 (580.65.06)
In addition to the above, Numerous fixes and changes introduced in beta R580 are carried over that benefit Vulkan, Wayland, compositors, and various hardware configurations. Here's a quick rundown:
- Fixed Vulkan crashes when destroying swapchains after a device loss event.
- Fix in DRM to prevent operations like atomic commit from returning success if they had actually failed due to interrupt handling (related to report #832).
- Fixed crashes in GTK 4 apps using Vulkan backend on Wayland.
- Fixed an intermittent crash when exiting llama.cpp with Vulkan backend.
- Added Wayland fifo-v1 protocol support for Vulkan.
- Updated GPU clock reporting in nvidia-settings, NVML, and nvidia-smi to show values prior to throttling due to temperature or sleep, better aligning with Windows.
- Improved support for the Bigscreen Beyond display (HMD).
- Fixed black screens when applying specific HDMI modes.
- Fixed blank or frozen screens when using nvidia-drm with modeset=1 and fbdev=1 on Maxwell/Pascal GPUs and with multiple monitors of different resolutions.
- Fixed nvidia-suspend.service crash when system memory is low.
- RMIntrLockingMode is enabled by default, which can reduce stuttering (especially in VR). It can be disabled by loading the module with
NVreg_RegistryDwords=RMIntrLockingMode=0.
Status as recommended and recent context
The promotion of NVIDIA 580.76.05 to Recommended comes shortly after the 570 branch (specifically 570.181) was also recently highlighted. With this release, the company strengthens the stability of the upgrade to the R580 series on Linux.
NVIDIA 580.76.05 Download and Availability
NVIDIA 580.76.05 package can be obtained from the official NVIDIA websiteDepending on the distribution, it will be available via repositories or as a proprietary installer; in either case, the release notes indicate that the driver will automatically select the most appropriate color format if the new MetaMode is not defined.
Who will notice the changes the most?
Users using WaylandVulkan-based applications and environments, multi-monitor setups, and virtual reality headsets will all experience significant improvements. The ability to adjust bit rates per component will also facilitate color depth optimization on HDR monitors and high-demand displays, as long as the pipeline allows.
With tweaks to EGL, MetaMode for color depth, and a host of fixes addressing crashes, black screens, and clock conflicts, NVIDIA 580.76.05 strengthens the R580 series on Linux to deliver a more stable and efficient experience for both creators and gamers.