From my limited research and understanding, Nvidia makes Linux drivers, but they’re closed source. These work fine. They open sourced some stuff but not enough to really change much yet.

There are also FOSS drivers, but the performance for those vary.

Is this correct? Should I stick to proprietary drivers if I want consistent performance?

  • AHopeOnceMore [he/him]B
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    1 year ago

    Nouveau driver is better for stability, nvidia driver is (usually) better for performance.

    I would use nvidia if you want to game and nouveau if you don't.