NVIDIA released its 595.44.09 Vulkan Developer Beta Driver on May 22, 2026, with the new version tagged on the open-gpu-kernel-modules GitHub repository. This beta driver specifically targets Vulkan developers, focusing on experimental Vulkan features and bugfixes. NVIDIA stated that these "Vulkan beta driver releases primarily focus on applying experimental Vulkan features and bugfixes, intended for Vulkan developers." It was also noted that these releases "will lack other fixes found in GA driver releases." This allows developers to test upcoming Vulkan functionality early.