[wellylug] NVidia vs. ATI

[David Antliff]

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Jamie Dobbs wrote:
> Which do people find performs better under Linux?
> I'm currently running an ATI9600 and find that its performanace under
> Linux is substantially below how it runs in Windows.
> Are peoples experiences with the Nvidia cards the same, or is it only the
> ATI cards that suffer like this?

I have an nvidia-based Ti4200 (128MB) with the 'binary' drivers supplied 
by Nvidia. Quite frankly, I have no issues with it under Linux. Twinview 
works too. It's just great. I can play Unreal Tournament 2004, Neverwinter 
Nights, and run RSS-GLX without problems. Whether it runs better in Linux 
or Windows I don't know, but I don't have any problems in either.

Oh, wait, yes I do - the last three versions of the Windows drivers cause 
WinXP to lock up with a Blue Screen of Death at random intervals...

Some people complain about the nvidia drivers "not being open source" but 
they do a really good job of supporting their precompiled drivers and it's 
really a non-issue for me.


-- 
David.