Re: Is the nvidia proprietary driver much faster (for me) than nv driver?

[dexter <dex mbox googlemail com>]

On Fri March 7 2008 12:36:04 Chris G wrote:
> I run fedora 8 and have a "XFX GeForce 7300GS, 256Mb DDR-2 display
> card".
>
> Will using the nvidia proprietary X driver be noticeably faster than
> the 'standard' nv driver?  I don't play any games on my computer but I
> do some graphical stuff, my main uses are:-
>
>     Web browsing using firefox
>     Lots of command line terminal windows
>     digikam photo album
>     VMWare running Windows XP as a guest system
>
> I think the most likely area to be affected by better graphics drivers
> is the VMWare (Workstation 6.0.2 if that's relevant).  Can anyone tell
> me if I'll gain anything by moving to the nvidia drivers?
>
> 
> Chris Green

The open drivers are an obfuscated POS.
ALL nVidia folks go here www.opentheblob.com and sign-up

...dex