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NVIDIA GPU Consumer Rankine (NV3x) End of Life Date
NVIDIA GPU Consumer Rankine (NV3x) 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 Rankine (NV3x) is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 6711 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Jun 23, 2008
6711 days past EOL
Latest Release
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Standard release
Release Date
Jan 27, 2003
NVIDIA GPU Consumer Rankine (NV3x) series
Where these dates come from
End of lifeJun 23, 2008endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees End of active supportJun 23, 2008endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees ReleaseJan 27, 2003endoflife.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-rankine was released on January 27, 2003 and support ended on June 23, 2008 — a supported lifespan of 5 years and 5 months, shorter than the 11 years and 6 months median for NVIDIA GPU releases. It has been past its end-of-life date for 18 years and 5 months. 30 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 |
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| 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 Rankine (NV3x) end of life mean?
When NVIDIA GPU Consumer Rankine (NV3x) 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 Rankine (NV3x) 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 Rankine (NV3x) reach end of life?
NVIDIA GPU Consumer Rankine (NV3x) reached end of life on June 23, 2008. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is NVIDIA GPU Consumer Rankine (NV3x) still supported?
No. NVIDIA GPU Consumer Rankine (NV3x) reached end of life on June 23, 2008 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from NVIDIA GPU Consumer Rankine (NV3x)?
The recommended upgrade from NVIDIA GPU Consumer Rankine (NV3x) 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 Rankine (NV3x) past EOL?
Since NVIDIA GPU Consumer Rankine (NV3x) 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.