NVIDIA has released CUDA software version 12.8 with an intriguing announcement to discontinue support for three old GPU architectures:
Maxwell (released in 2014 – GeForce 700, 800M, 900)
Pascal (released in 2016 – GeForce 1000, Quadro P, Tesla P4)
Volta (released in 2017 – Tesla V100, Titan V)
The announcement from NVIDIA states that all three architectures are considered feature-complete and will not receive any further updates in the next CUDA version. They are now deemed deprecated, even though official support is still available at present.
This announcement also marks the end of support for several outdated operating systems, including Windows 10 21H2, Debian 11, and SUSE 15.4.
Source: NVIDIA, The Register
TLDR: NVIDIA’s latest CUDA software version 12.8 discontinues support for old GPU architectures and outdated operating systems, signaling a shift towards modernization and efficiency in their technology.
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