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NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) End of Life Date
NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
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NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 7310 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Nov 2, 2006
7310 days past EOL
Latest Release
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Standard release
Release Date
Feb 27, 2001
NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) series
Where these dates come from
End of lifeNov 2, 2006endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees End of active supportNov 2, 2006endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees ReleaseFeb 27, 2001endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees Confidence: high = two or more independent sources agree (the vendor's page read by our adapter, a person's check against the vendor, the dataset the date came from); medium = one; low = the vendor page disagrees or our last read is stale.
How we source dates.
Lifecycle detail
NVIDIA GPU consumer-kelvin was released on February 27, 2001 and support ended on November 2, 2006 — a supported lifespan of 5 years and 8 months, shorter than the 11 years and 6 months median for NVIDIA GPU releases. It has been past its end-of-life date for 20 years. 31 newer NVIDIA GPU releases have shipped since.
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
10/10 None available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build.
Methodology → ·
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| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|
| Consumer Fahrenheit (NVx) |
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Mar 11, 2005 |
EOL |
| Consumer Celsius (NV1x) |
— |
Apr 14, 2005 |
EOL |
| → Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) |
— |
Nov 2, 2006 |
EOL |
| Consumer Rankine (NV3x) |
— |
Jun 23, 2008 |
EOL |
| Consumer Curie (NV4x, G7x) |
— |
Feb 24, 2015 |
EOL |
| Consumer Tesla (Cxx, G8x, G9x, GT2xx, ION) |
— |
Dec 14, 2016 |
EOL |
| Consumer Fermi (GF1xx)* |
— |
Mar 10, 2018 |
EOL |
| Professional Fermi (GF1xx)** |
— |
Dec 31, 2022 |
EOL |
What does NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) end of life mean?
When NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to NVIDIA GPU Mobile Professional Blackwell (GB20x) or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) reach end of life?
NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) reached end of life on November 2, 2006. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) still supported?
No. NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) reached end of life on November 2, 2006 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x)?
The recommended upgrade from NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) is
NVIDIA GPU Mobile Professional Blackwell (GB20x) — the latest actively supported version. Check the
NVIDIA GPU full timeline for all supported versions.
What are the security risks of running NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) past EOL?
Since NVIDIA GPU Consumer Kelvin (NV1x, NV2x) reached end of life, the maintainers no longer issue security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor fix. A CVE-based scan does not show this — it is the CVE blind spot; some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies and none give the date in advance. Organizations running EOL NVIDIA GPU should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.