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NVIDIA 378.13 stable driver released

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NVIDIA has release the 378.13 stable driver which directly follows on from their work on the 378.09 beta driver.

Highlights
- This new stable driver has the OpenGL threaded optimizations on by default (from the previous beta). However, this will be disabled with Xinerama. It will also "self-disable" when it detects degrading performance.
- The nvidia-settings application will now show configured displays with PRIME.
- It fixes a bunch of bugs as well as adding support for seven more Quadro cards.
- Added support for X.Org xserver ABI 23 (xorg-server 1.19).

You can find the changelog here. You can also see the changelog from the 378.09 beta here which this stable driver includes. You can also download it manually here. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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jnrivers Feb 15, 2017
I think it's pretty sad how vsync has become a lost pinnacle of technology that current developers struggle to once again reach and achieve. Remember 10 years ago when our graphics draws sync'd with the monitor refresh? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

This is an extraordinarily simple feature that doesn't instill confidence in the current driver team.

It's like someone studying for a PHD who forgot all potty training and started shitting themselves during class.


Last edited by jnrivers on 15 February 2017 at 8:57 am UTC
morgancoxuk Feb 15, 2017
QuoteBy default ALL Opengl Games/Applications disable compositor so you have to FORCE the compositor to stay on.

That is not correct, many older games do not. Openarena for one (at lest the version phoronix-test-suite uses) and digital paint2. Both these games are about 1/4 slower if compositing is enabled.
Eike Feb 15, 2017
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Quoting: jnriversI think it's pretty sad how vsync has become a lost pinnacle of technology that current developers struggle to once again reach and achieve. Remember 10 years ago when our graphics draws sync'd with the monitor refresh? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

Then again, in (hopefully less than) 10 years we will wonder why it was ever different from the monitor refresh being sync'd to the graphics draws.
mrdeathjr Feb 16, 2017
This driver version works ok with wine 2.1 (in some titles appears improvement)

View video on youtube.com

View video on youtube.com

However deadfall adventures native try begins but menu appears in black, after this game crash (works correctly in 375)

^_^


Last edited by mrdeathjr on 17 February 2017 at 12:50 am UTC
mrdeathjr Feb 16, 2017
Quoting: GuestI made a forum post about this.

The solution is to create a profile to disable the optimizations that the driver introduces.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/2534/page=2

Thanks

In my case game dont crash with profile but still in black, sound works without issues

^_^
mrdeathjr Feb 17, 2017
In other issue lego jurassic world x64 DX11 works with this drivers in wine 2.1 staging (no csmt)

View video on youtube.com

However dont have lego jurassic world DX9 performance (used same graphic options for DX9 and DX11 tests), without forget some problem related with audio

View video on youtube.com

^_^


Last edited by mrdeathjr on 17 February 2017 at 1:15 am UTC
mrdeathjr Feb 20, 2017
Quoting: GuestWorking fine here ,I just checked it.

The profile is GL Threaded Optimizations and you put in the value 0 then save that as a profile.

Then make a new rule for process ADVGame and use that profile for it.

Don't forget to save it also. Other than that don't know what else to tell you.

In last test works without create profile, only needs add this to launch parameters in steam

Quote__GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=0

View video on youtube.com

System Specs Used in Test

Nvidia Drivers 378.13 (run package from nvidia drivers homepage)

Xubuntu 16.04 x64 - Kernel 4.8.0-34 generic (ubuntu mainline) - CPUFreq: Performance

CPU: INTEL Pentium G3258 (Haswell 22nm) 4.1Ghz + Artic Cooling Alpine 11 Plus

MEMORY: 8GB DDR3 1333 (2x4) Patriot value (dual channel: 21.3 gb/s)

GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 OC (GP107 14nm: 640 Shaders / 40 TMUS / 32 ROPS) Windforce 2GB DDR5 7000Mhz 128Bit (110Gb/s)

MAINBOARD: MSI H81M E33

^_^


Last edited by mrdeathjr on 20 February 2017 at 3:21 pm UTC
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