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

[Chris G]

On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 12:33:16AM +1030, Tim wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-03-07 at 12:36 +0000, Chris G wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me if I'll gain anything by moving to the nvidia
> > drivers? 
> 
> I hadn't looked at comparing speeds, but I've noticed a difference in
> the available screen modes for my monitor.  I could get the full highest
> resolution for my monitor using the nvidia driver, but the nv one didn't
> let me pick it.  I think there were some differences in the screen
> refresh rates, too.  Not radical ones, but might be significant if you
> get headaches from some refresh rates.
> 
Not really significant for me, my monitor is an LCD with a native
resolution of 1600x1200 and that's what it runs at.

-- 
Chris Green