NVIDIA has released version 575 of its Linux graphics driver, introducing Smooth Motion support along with major performance fixes, especially for Wayland and gaming-related crashes. This is a new-feature branch update, available for Linux, BSD, and Solaris systems.

Key Features in NVIDIA 575

NVIDIA Smooth Motion

The highlight of this release is Smooth Motion, a feature aimed at enhancing playback fluidity, especially useful for media apps and video content.

Enhanced Wayland Support

The driver now supports GLX front buffer rendering on Xwayland, improving compatibility with older OpenGL apps in newer Wayland environments.

Explicit Sync Improvements

The environment variable __NV_DISABLE_EXPLICIT_SYNC now also applies to GLX and Vulkan apps, giving users broader control over synchronization behavior.

conceal_vrr_caps Option

A new kernel module parameter, conceal_vrr_caps, helps bypass VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) compatibility issues on displays where VRR features are problematic.

Dynamic Boost on Battery and Power Tweaks

With NVIDIA 575, the nvidia-powerd daemon has been updated to support Dynamic Boost when laptops are running on battery power, improving GPU performance without external power.

Also, the driver now trims whitespace from product names passed to GPU audio devices via EDID-Like Data (ELD), and adds support for COLOR_ENCODING and COLOR_RANGE DRM properties.

Bug Fixes for Games and Display Stability

This update brings a large number of critical bug fixes, including:

•  Fix for Marvel Rivals crashing on startup or while loading

•  Resolved Minecraft crashes under Xwayland

• Fixed hangs in apps using VK_KHR_present_wait on Wayland

• Resolved issues with PRIME Render Offload using NVIDIA as both source and sink

•  Fixed broken VRR when using edid_override

•  Fixed missing TGP values in nvidia-settings on battery

•  Resolved GNOME Night Mode display freezes on Wayland

•  Fixed KDE Frameworks 6 render-offload crashes

•  Addressed memory leaks in OpenGL/Vulkan apps post suspend/resume

•  Fixed black screens due to PRIME Display Offload sink stalling

Additionally, support for several deprecated DRM properties has been removed on Linux kernels older than 6.8 to avoid exceeding property limits.

Get the Driver

NVIDIA 575.57.08 is available now for:

• 64-bit Linux (x86_64 & ARM64)

• FreeBSD (64-bit)

• Solaris (x86/x64)

This release is recommended for all users, especially those using Wayland desktops, laptops with Dynamic Boost, or experiencing game crashes.

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