Nvidia to end driver support for 32-bit PCs
Release 390 will be the last to support the legacy architecture, and according to Ars Technica, that is likely to arrive in January. Nvidia also says that it will support critical security fixes for an additional year, but 32-bit machines won't get any new features, optimizations, or enhancements.
The change affects users running Windows 7, 8/8.1, 10, Linux, and FreeBSD, assuming that you're using a 32-bit flavor of the OS. Of course, this even applies to those that are running a 32-bit operating system on 64-bit architecture.
Indeed, there are reasons that some people may still be on a 32-bit version of an OS, and that includes legacy software. 64-bit flavors of Windows can't run 16-bit software, but 32-bit Windows can. Naturally, these users will have to use some form of virtualization for these applications.
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TuskPosted:
Glad to see they are making there content available for most users even though 32bit isn't popular.
PoyumaPosted:
It's about that time, I don't know a single person that still uses a 32-bit system at this point in time.
ZydrinPosted:
I honestly didn't even think people still really gamed on 32 bit systems anymore. Dying breed anyways.
GaryPosted:
32 Bit machines are dying out anyway. With a majority of people who use Nvidia cards (mainly gamers, and people with high end setups) will have a 64 bit machine. This isn't much of an issue for almost everyone.
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