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NVIDIA GPU Professional Kepler (GKxxx) End of Life Date
NVIDIA GPU Professional Kepler (GKxxx) 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 Professional Kepler (GKxxx) is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 797 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Sep 1, 2024
797 days past EOL
Latest Release
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Standard release
Release Date
Mar 1, 2013
NVIDIA GPU Professional Kepler (GKxxx) series
Where these dates come from
End of lifeSep 1, 2024endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees End of active supportSep 20, 2021endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees ReleaseMar 1, 2013endoflife.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 professional-kepler was released on March 1, 2013 and support ended on September 1, 2024 — a supported lifespan of 11 years and 6 months, in line with the 11 years and 6 months median for NVIDIA GPU releases. It has been past its end-of-life date for 2 years and 2 months. 4 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) |
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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)* |
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Mar 10, 2018 |
EOL |
| Professional Fermi (GF1xx)** |
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Dec 31, 2022 |
EOL |
What does NVIDIA GPU Professional Kepler (GKxxx) end of life mean?
When NVIDIA GPU Professional Kepler (GKxxx) 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 Professional Kepler (GKxxx) 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 Professional Kepler (GKxxx) reach end of life?
NVIDIA GPU Professional Kepler (GKxxx) reached end of life on September 1, 2024. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is NVIDIA GPU Professional Kepler (GKxxx) still supported?
No. NVIDIA GPU Professional Kepler (GKxxx) reached end of life on September 1, 2024 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from NVIDIA GPU Professional Kepler (GKxxx)?
The recommended upgrade from NVIDIA GPU Professional Kepler (GKxxx) 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 Professional Kepler (GKxxx) past EOL?
Since NVIDIA GPU Professional Kepler (GKxxx) 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.