These cards, such as GTX 970, 980 Ti, 1060 and 1080 Ti, were accepted as a price and performance ratio standard for a long time and in December 2024, they made up 10.75% of steam users.
According to the CUDA Toolkit 12.8 update, the support of these architecture will be “frozen” in future versions.
Based on the Kepler (GTX 7xx) experience, which is supported two years after the CUDA support is interrupted, we can assume that GTX 9xx and 10xx will receive ordinary drivers up to 2026.
Despite the aging, these cards continue to be popular due to their reliability and versatility.
For example, the GTX 980 Ti is still used in certain tasks such as working with high -resolution elnotors.
Source: Ferra

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