The Open-Source NVIDIA Linux Driver Continued Evolving In 2015

Written by Michael Larabel in Display Drivers on 28 December 2015 at 01:00 PM EST. Page 4 of 4. 16 Comments.
NVIDIA 1080p 2014 vs. 2015 Linux

It will be interesting to see how the GTX 900 series perform on the open-source Nouveau driver once there is working support.

NVIDIA 1080p 2014 vs. 2015 Linux

Well, that's the story of Nouveau in 2015. Hopefully in 2016 there will be more success to report on the re-clocking front and ideally seeing NVIDIA stepping up their open-source game with code/documentation to complement their first-rate proprietary Linux driver.

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