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

[Chris G]

On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 02:27:26PM +0000, dexter wrote:
> On Fri March 7 2008 12:36:04 Chris G wrote:
> > I run fedora 8 and have a "XFX GeForce 7300GS, 256Mb DDR-2 display
> > card".
> >
> > Will using the nvidia proprietary X driver be noticeably faster than
> > the 'standard' nv driver?  I don't play any games on my computer but I
> > do some graphical stuff, my main uses are:-
> >
> >     Web browsing using firefox
> >     Lots of command line terminal windows
> >     digikam photo album
> >     VMWare running Windows XP as a guest system
> >
> > I think the most likely area to be affected by better graphics drivers
> > is the VMWare (Workstation 6.0.2 if that's relevant).  Can anyone tell
> > me if I'll gain anything by moving to the nvidia drivers?
> >
> > 
> > Chris Green
> 
> The open drivers are an obfuscated POS.
> ALL nVidia folks go here www.opentheblob.com and sign-up
> 
Well that's very informative!  :-)

-- 
Chris Green