The official minimum software requirements for the NVIDIA FreeBSD Graphics Driver are as follows:
| Software Element | Min Requirement | |
|---|---|---|
| Kernel | FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE | |
| X.Org xserver | 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 21.1 | |
| libvdpau * | 0.2 | |
| libvulkan ** | 1.0.61 | |
| Wayland *** | 1.20.0 and newer | pkg-config --modversion
wayland-client |
Additionally, the kernel source tree must be installed in /usr/src/sys (package 'ssys' installed)
Note that FreeBSD-CURRENT development snapshots are not supported.
* Required for hardware-accelerated video playback. See Appendix F, VDPAU Support for more information.
** Required for applications which use the Vulkan API.
*** Required when running applications on Wayland-based desktop environments.