tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254802806210780775.post8753816509366727233..comments2023-05-11T11:12:02.977-04:00Comments on Linux Update: Nouveau Driver 2D performance exceeds Nvidia driverpeter.vkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254571261369905481noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254802806210780775.post-89117054481775550002007-07-15T13:39:00.000-04:002007-07-15T13:39:00.000-04:00there are three drivers:nv, nvidia and nouveau.nv ...there are three drivers:<BR/>nv, nvidia and nouveau.<BR/><BR/>nv is the old 2d-only FOSS driver.<BR/>nvidia is the proprietary driver developped by nvidia, with the best performances.<BR/>nouveau is a new FOSS driver that will most likely replace nv, with 2d AND 3d support.<BR/><BR/>This article compares the nouveau and nv drivers, not nouveau and nvidia.<BR/><BR/>Of course the proprietary driver is faster. That's not the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254802806210780775.post-43820537534128545182007-07-13T11:41:00.000-04:002007-07-13T11:41:00.000-04:00If you follow the link you will see the specs:Hard...If you follow the link you will see the specs:<BR/><B>Hardware:</B> AMD64 3500+, 1GB RAM, Geforce2 MX<BR/><B>Software:</B> Ubuntu warty, GTK+ 2.4.10, Xserver XFree 4.3.0, nvidia-kernel-common: 1.0.6111+1ubuntu1, nvidia-glx: 1.0.6111-1ubuntu9. Using Xserver "vesa", "nv" and "nvidia" drivers.<BR/><BR/>Everything your running is faster and better, of course you blew the benchmark out of the water. I just linked to a "published" benchmark.peter.vkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254571261369905481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254802806210780775.post-17732036379075686422007-07-13T11:36:00.000-04:002007-07-13T11:36:00.000-04:00Either you got something messed up or a really slo...Either you got something messed up or a really slow ass pc. I have the nvidia driver 100.14.09 and a Pentium D 945. My tests were done in: 6.95, 7.03, 6.75, 6.65, 5.11, 6.22, 7.43 seconds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254802806210780775.post-68985355955668711562007-07-13T11:28:00.000-04:002007-07-13T11:28:00.000-04:00Update with some more info.Update with some more info.peter.vkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254571261369905481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254802806210780775.post-9558701823169664702007-07-13T10:52:00.000-04:002007-07-13T10:52:00.000-04:00Yes, I also would like to see how it stacks up to ...Yes, I also would like to see how it stacks up to the proprietary driver.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05068884379967122012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254802806210780775.post-50342538884733135492007-07-13T08:37:00.000-04:002007-07-13T08:37:00.000-04:00Just for a more complete comparison, which are the...Just for a more complete comparison, which are the 'nvidia' proprietary driver performances?Treviñohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275912239018307847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254802806210780775.post-36574060880471329942007-07-13T07:59:00.000-04:002007-07-13T07:59:00.000-04:00You mean ATI. Yes it is open source. ATI's drivers...You mean ATI. Yes it is open source. ATI's drivers are not open source either. If your comparing nVidia's graphics with Intel's then go ahead and stick with Intel. <BR/><BR/>No, closed source software does not hurt Linux or the open source world, as much as the FSF wants you to believe so. <BR/>There has to be a balance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254802806210780775.post-51014067460461365222007-07-13T06:43:00.000-04:002007-07-13T06:43:00.000-04:00Um is this driver open-source? if it is i am very ...Um is this driver open-source? if it is i am very happy. proprietary drivers destroy the whole point of linux, and are a really big disadvantage to the open source system .<BR/><BR/>boo nvidia, im going to buy intel!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254802806210780775.post-8119834717597919092007-07-13T02:47:00.000-04:002007-07-13T02:47:00.000-04:00YES! Even MORE FPS on my latest 2D game!... Hope t...YES! Even MORE FPS on my latest 2D game!... Hope they come out with the 3D one soon lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com