Important Updates (2025.3)
Find information on the latest required Windows and Linux drivers, minimum requirements for VR/XR runtimes, VRED Core updates, and installation changes.
Drivers
For Windows users, the minimum NVIDIA driver required is v.551.23 or above for RGB raytracing and spectral raytracing. To use DLSS-RR, you will need the NVIDIA driver v.537.13 or above; otherwise, VRED will default to the DLSS from version 2024.1.
For Linux users, the minimum NVIDIA driver required is v.550.54 or above for RGB raytracing and spectral raytracing. To use DLSS-RR, you will need the NVIDIA driver v.535.104 or above; otherwise, VRED will default to the DLSS from version 2024.1.
VR/XR
For VR/XR, the minimum requirements regarding runtimes are the following:
- SteamVR 2.5.5 or above for HMDs with SteamVR (OpenVR, OpenXR)
- VarjoBase 4.3.1 or above for Varjo HMDs with Varjo Base (Varjo native mode, OpenXR)
- Meta Quest Link App 65.0.0.499.343 or above for Meta/Oculus HMDs with Meta Quest Link App (OpenXR)
- VIVE XR Elite requires VIVE Business Streaming v.1.15.11c and the VIVE business Streaming App v.1.0.21.14
Miscellaneous
We updated the following SDKs:
- MaterialX SDK version to 1.39.1
MDL SDK version to 2024.0.4