NVIDIA release Linux driver version 590.48.01

As part of the New Feature Branch, NVIDIA driver version 590.48.01 released today for Linux with a few more fixes. It should be okay for most people to use now with it no longer being a Beta, but you may still want to hold off until they promote it to the Recommended / Certified driver branch after it’s had a bit more time cooking.

The full changelog for v590.48.01:

Highlights since R590 Beta Release, 590.44.01

• Fixed the following EGL platform bugs that prevented multisample configurations from working:
  

Highlights from R590 Beta Release, 590.44.01

• Raised the minimum supported Wayland version to 1.20.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the PowerMizer preferred mode dropdown menu in the nvidia-settings control panel from functioning correctly on Wayland.
• Raised the minimum supported glibc version to 2.27.
• Improved the performance of recreating Vulkan swapchains. This helps prevent stuttering when resizing Vulkan application windows.
• Raised the minimum supported X.Org xserver version to 1.17 (video driver ABI version 19).
• Fixed a bug that caused the Dots Per Inch (DPI) to be incorrectly reported for some monitors such as the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9.
• Fixed several problems that prevented Vulkan applications from working on Venus VirtIO virtual GPU.
• Fixed a bug that could cause system freezes on PREEMPT_RT kernels.

Source: NVIDIA

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