NVIDIA has released the 595.45.04 beta Linux driver, their first public build in the R595 release branch.

New features in driver 595.45.04

This driver includes several Vulkan improvements, HDR enhancements, and support for DRI3 v1.2. Other unspecified improvements have also been made.

Early benchmarks

Early tests performed with the NVIDIA 595.45.04 driver on GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" GPUs indicate a performance increase compared to the stable 590 series. Further testing is needed to precisely quantify the improvements.