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NVIDIA 580.105.08, a new point release for the latest production branch driver for Linux, was released yesterday.<\/p>\n
This is the 5th release in the NVIDIA 580 series. It introduced a new environment variable and fixed various bugs.<\/p>\n
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In the passt 4 NVIDIA 580 releases, it added It as well enabled NVIDIA 580 supports Smooth Motion for RTX 40 Series GPUs<\/p><\/div>\n In the new 580.105.08 driver, it added new CUDA_DISABLE_PERF_BOOST<\/b> environment variable, allowing to disable boosting the GPU to a higher power state when running CUDA applications.<\/p>\n This is useful for saving power and prevent overheating, when your GPU is powerful enough handling the job when running at base clock speed.<\/p>\n To enable this feature, you may set it per app basis:<\/p>\n Or, write Besides that, the new driver also fixed various bugs. They include crashes for Metro Exodus EE and Rage2 video games, as well as:<\/p>\n And, here are more features in NVIDIA 580 driver series:<\/p>\n For more details, see the releases for NVIDIA 580.65.06<\/a>, 580.76.05<\/a>, 580.82.07<\/a>, 580.95.05<\/a>, and 580.105.08<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ubuntu has made NVIDIA 580 driver packages into system repository (restricted)<\/a> for current Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, 25.04 and 25.10.<\/p>\n So far, it’s NVIDIA 580.95.05. While, the latest 580.105.08 as usual will be available in next few weeks if everything goes well.<\/p>\nfifo-v1<\/code> protocol support for Vulkan apps running on Wayland session, reducing visual inconsistencies and potential stuttering.<\/p>\nRMIntrLockingMode<\/code> feature by default, which can help reduce stutter especially when using virtual reality (VR), and, added Smooth Motion frame generation<\/em> support for GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nvidia-4080-700x358.webp\")
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export CUDA_DISABLE_PERF_BOOST=1<\/code> in terminal, and start apps from that terminal window.<\/li>\nenv CUDA_DISABLE_PERF_BOOST=1 \/path\/to\/executable<\/code> EXEC value in your app’s desktop entry (.desktop<\/code> file).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nexport CUDA_DISABLE_PERF_BOOST=1<\/code> to .profiles<\/code> or .bashrc<\/code> file so it works for all CUDA applications.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cover_Art_of_Metro_Exodus.webp\")
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OutputBitsPerComponent<\/code>” MetaMode attribute to control the number of bits per color component transmitted via a display connector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nInstall NVIDIA 580.105.08 in Ubuntu:<\/h3>\n
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