Fallout From NVIDIA 173.08 Driver
Last week NVIDIA had released the 173.08 display driver for Linux and Solaris operating systems. This driver update had introduced support for new GeForce and Quadro GPUs, experimental X Server 1.5 support, NVIDIA mobile improvements, and a few bug-fixes.
Those that have already upgraded to this 173.08 driver are having mixed-feelings over this release. The biggest regression in this release is a major slowdown in 2D performance, which some have characterized as rubbish, unusable, and even disasterous. More information can be found in the 173.08 discussion thread. There is also a very lengthy thread on this major NVIDIA 2D slowdown on NVIDIA's official Linux support forum at NvNews.
Those that have already upgraded to this 173.08 driver are having mixed-feelings over this release. The biggest regression in this release is a major slowdown in 2D performance, which some have characterized as rubbish, unusable, and even disasterous. More information can be found in the 173.08 discussion thread. There is also a very lengthy thread on this major NVIDIA 2D slowdown on NVIDIA's official Linux support forum at NvNews.
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