[COLUG] Re: Video Cards

[Ben Gladwell]

On 24/06/08 13:00 -0400, Adam Gilmore wrote:
> I haven't fallowed the thread all that close, but I'm pretty sure I'm
> about to be the blasphemer...
> 
> While I understand and support the need and merits of fully open source
> software and drivers, I have always had excellent experience with nvidia
> cards and linux. I have never used the pre-compiled drivers for ubuntu,
> fedora or mandrake/mandriva though. I have always downloaded the driver
> tarball from nvidia and compiled the driver tarball. It can be a pain
> when it comes to upgrades as it is compiled against the kernel and I
> believe Xorg versions as well. But I have dual heads, dvi-hdmi @1080p
> with full 3d and video support from a nvidia 8800 gts and linux with no
> issues, ever.
> 
> Adam Gilmore

I'm with you Adam.

Also, the "Tale of Three Drivers" article isn't totally
accurate.  They say:

"both ATI and Nvidia began to produce drivers
specifically for Linux in binary form. However, for whatever reason,
these Linux drivers were never as functional as the corresponding
Windows drivers for the same hardware and as graphics devices have
become more sophisticated and powerful, the gap between the Linux and
the windows drivers has grown"

However, the benchmarks from this recent article:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_workstation_perf&num=1
show that the Linux nvidia driver outperforms the Windows version.

-Ben