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      "status": "newest_verified_in_coverage",
      "coverageState": "primary_verified_seed",
      "audience": "GeForce Windows readers checking the current reviewed Game Ready seed.",
      "summary": "The research seed verifies a September 9, 2026 Windows Game Ready 616.92 release and keeps NVIDIA's Release 615 branch label visible. It does not certify support or stability for an individual machine.",
      "whatChanged": "Connects the regular release to the preceding 616.86 hotfix fix membership and to still-open issue IDs retained in the reviewed notes.",
      "issueIds": [
        "nvidia-bug-6673430",
        "nvidia-bug-6685219",
        "nvidia-bug-6681537"
      ],
      "fixedIssueIds": [
        "nvidia-bug-6673430"
      ],
      "openIssueIds": [
        "nvidia-bug-6685219",
        "nvidia-bug-6681537"
      ],
      "cudaRelation": "A driver can expose a CUDA UMD capability, but this row is not an installed CUDA Toolkit verdict. Use the CUDA compatibility guide before changing a toolkit or runtime.",
      "assessment": "no_verdict",
      "nextAction": "Use the official NVIDIA source, confirm the exact GPU/OS package scope, then review known issues before changing a working system.",
      "officialUrl": "https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/wardogs-aniimo-007-first-light-path-tracing-geforce-game-ready-driver/",
      "sourceIds": [
        "driver61692News",
        "driver61692Notes",
        "driverSelector",
        "geforceDrivers"
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-11",
      "reviewDue": "2026-09-12",
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/wardogs-aniimo-007-first-light-path-tracing-geforce-game-ready-driver/",
        "https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/616.92/616.92-win11-win10-release-notes.pdf",
        "https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/",
        "https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/"
      ],
      "datasetVersion": "2026-09-11.1",
      "researchCutoff": "2026-09-11",
      "licenseStatus": "No blanket open license asserted",
      "citationUrl": "https://nvidiaupdates.com/datasets/driver-ledger/#downloads"
    },
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      "id": "geforce-hotfix-616-86",
      "family": "hotfix",
      "familyLabel": "GeForce hotfix",
      "channel": "hotfix",
      "channelLabel": "Optional hotfix",
      "version": "616.86",
      "branch": "Based on 616.64",
      "platform": "Windows 10 / Windows 11",
      "architecture": "x64",
      "releaseDate": "2026-09-04",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "status": "targeted_optional_fix",
      "coverageState": "primary_verified_seed",
      "audience": "Readers matching one of the listed hotfix symptoms.",
      "summary": "The 616.86 hotfix is an optional NVIDIA support-channel package based on 616.64, not a regular certified release.",
      "whatChanged": "Bug 6673430 appears as a targeted fix here and also appears in the reviewed 616.92 regular release notes.",
      "issueIds": [
        "nvidia-bug-6673430"
      ],
      "fixedIssueIds": [
        "nvidia-bug-6673430"
      ],
      "openIssueIds": [],
      "cudaRelation": "No CUDA compatibility verdict is derived from the hotfix number.",
      "assessment": "install_if_affected_only",
      "nextAction": "Treat the hotfix as a scoped historical/fix-membership record unless the exact current support article still recommends it for your affected system.",
      "officialUrl": "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5906",
      "sourceIds": [
        "driver61686Hotfix",
        "driver61692Notes"
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-11",
      "reviewDue": "2026-09-12",
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5906",
        "https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/616.92/616.92-win11-win10-release-notes.pdf"
      ],
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      "researchCutoff": "2026-09-11",
      "licenseStatus": "No blanket open license asserted",
      "citationUrl": "https://nvidiaupdates.com/datasets/driver-ledger/#downloads"
    },
    {
      "id": "datacenter-r615-615-71-09-linux-616-92-windows",
      "family": "data-center",
      "familyLabel": "Data Center",
      "channel": "branch-release",
      "channelLabel": "R615 branch release",
      "version": "615.71.09 Linux / 616.92 Windows",
      "branch": "R615",
      "platform": "Linux and Windows Data Center",
      "architecture": "x86_64 and scoped platform variants",
      "releaseDate": "2026-09-09",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "status": "available_with_lifecycle_gap",
      "coverageState": "primary_verified_seed",
      "audience": "Administrators comparing Data Center branch/package identity and CUDA relationships.",
      "summary": "NVIDIA Data Center R615 notes pair Linux 615.71.09 with Windows 616.92. That shared Windows number does not make this the same support object as the consumer Game Ready package.",
      "whatChanged": "The seed captures the paired platform versions, CUDA 13.x relationship, migration notes, and the unresolved lifecycle-table gap.",
      "issueIds": [],
      "fixedIssueIds": [],
      "openIssueIds": [],
      "cudaRelation": "Release notes identify CUDA Toolkit 13.x support in the Data Center scope; feature, DCGM, OS, firmware, and migration requirements still apply.",
      "assessment": "conditional",
      "nextAction": "Check exact GPU, server OS, branch lifecycle, DCGM and migration prerequisites before using this as an upgrade target.",
      "officialUrl": "https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/tesla-release-notes-615-71-09/index.html",
      "sourceIds": [
        "dataCenterR615",
        "dataCenterReleasesJson",
        "dataCenterSupportedBranches",
        "dataCenterLifecycle"
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      "lastVerified": "2026-09-11",
      "reviewDue": "2026-09-18",
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/tesla-release-notes-615-71-09/index.html",
        "https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/drivers/releases.json",
        "https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/drivers/supported-drivers-and-cuda-toolkit-versions.html",
        "https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/drivers/latest/driver-lifecycle.html"
      ],
      "datasetVersion": "2026-09-11.1",
      "researchCutoff": "2026-09-11",
      "licenseStatus": "No blanket open license asserted",
      "citationUrl": "https://nvidiaupdates.com/datasets/driver-ledger/#downloads"
    },
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      "id": "linux-public-source-disagreement-2026-09-11",
      "family": "linux",
      "familyLabel": "Linux public drivers",
      "channel": "source-observation",
      "channelLabel": "Source conflict",
      "version": "PB 595.99.02 versus latest.txt 595.91.07",
      "branch": "Production branch source disagreement",
      "platform": "Linux x86_64 public pages",
      "architecture": "x86_64",
      "releaseDate": "2026-09-11",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "status": "conflict_requires_review",
      "coverageState": "source_conflict",
      "audience": "Linux readers who need to know which source owns a latest claim.",
      "summary": "The Unix driver page and latest.txt candidate disagreed in the research seed, so the hub shows the conflict instead of presenting one as the universal latest Linux driver.",
      "whatChanged": "Creates a durable conflict row that can be resolved when the source-specific package identity is reviewed.",
      "issueIds": [],
      "fixedIssueIds": [],
      "openIssueIds": [],
      "cudaRelation": "Linux package method, module flavor, distribution, kernel, Secure Boot, and CUDA runtime are separate checks.",
      "assessment": "unknown",
      "nextAction": "Do not use this row as an installer recommendation. Review the versioned README and distribution guidance for the exact system.",
      "officialUrl": "https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/unix/",
      "sourceIds": [
        "unixDrivers",
        "linuxLatestTxt",
        "versionedLinuxReadme",
        "openKernelModulesRepo",
        "ubuntuNvidiaDrivers",
        "ubuntuSecureBoot"
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      "lastVerified": "2026-09-11",
      "reviewDue": "2026-09-18",
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/unix/",
        "https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/latest.txt",
        "https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/615.71.09/README/",
        "https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules",
        "https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/how-to/graphics/install-nvidia-drivers/",
        "https://documentation.ubuntu.com/security/security-features/platform-protections/secure-boot/"
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      "researchCutoff": "2026-09-11",
      "licenseStatus": "No blanket open license asserted",
      "citationUrl": "https://nvidiaupdates.com/datasets/driver-ledger/#downloads"
    },
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      "id": "rtx-enterprise-r595-u8-597-06",
      "family": "rtx-enterprise",
      "familyLabel": "RTX Enterprise",
      "channel": "production-branch-history",
      "channelLabel": "Curated branch history",
      "version": "R595 U8 597.06",
      "branch": "R595",
      "platform": "RTX Enterprise / Quadro",
      "architecture": "Professional workstation scope",
      "releaseDate": "2026-08-27",
      "datePrecision": "day",
      "status": "curated_history_only",
      "coverageState": "partial_professional_context",
      "audience": "Workstation administrators needing branch/update chronology without a copied Studio answer.",
      "summary": "The branch-history seed stores branch, update ordinal, version, and date separately. ISV certification and exact professional package guidance remain gated.",
      "whatChanged": "Keeps professional driver chronology available without implying full enterprise support coverage.",
      "issueIds": [],
      "fixedIssueIds": [],
      "openIssueIds": [],
      "cudaRelation": "Application, ISV, and deployment requirements can override a simple version comparison.",
      "assessment": "no_verdict",
      "nextAction": "Use official RTX Enterprise branch history first, then check the exact release notes and application requirements.",
      "officialUrl": "https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/rtx-enterprise-and-quadro-driver-branch-history/",
      "sourceIds": [
        "rtxEnterpriseHistory",
        "quadroLegacyPlan",
        "driverSelector"
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-11",
      "reviewDue": "2026-09-18",
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/rtx-enterprise-and-quadro-driver-branch-history/",
        "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5706/related/1",
        "https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/"
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      "researchCutoff": "2026-09-11",
      "licenseStatus": "No blanket open license asserted",
      "citationUrl": "https://nvidiaupdates.com/datasets/driver-ledger/#downloads"
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