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**THE NVIDIA DRIVERS THREAD**

Vulkan Developer Beta Driver Release Updates

May 7th, 2026 - Windows 596.50, Linux 595.44.07
VK596.50 (VK595_35-11) / 32.0.15.9650 (5-6-2026)
DirectX 12.2
Shader Model 6.8
CUDA 13.2.82
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 3.0
Vulkan API 1.4.347
HD Audio 1.4.57
APP 11.0.6.383
PhysX 9.23.1019
USBC 1.52.831.832

New:
• VK_KHR_opacity_micromap
• VK_EXT_shader_split_barrier

Fixes:
• Fix performance issue when multiple CPU waiters are waiting on the same VkSemaphore
• Fix descriptor heap inheritence with compute secondary command buffers
• Fix VK_IMAGE_CREATE_ALIAS_SINGLE_LAYER_DESCRIPTOR_BIT_KHR not working as expected for layered views of non-layered images

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