Are there performance differences between official drivers and open source drivers for Nvidia GPUs? | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

manic kraken Nov 14, 2025, 7:23 AM

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I have a Linux Mint PC with Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2060 and as of now, it's using open source Nvidia drivers. If I switch to official drivers downloaded straight from Nvidia's website, will there be any performance differences?

compact oracle Nov 14, 2025, 7:38 AM

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Which open source drivers do you mean?

wispy oriole Nov 14, 2025, 1:50 PM

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nouveau

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there's no alternative atm

compact oracle Nov 14, 2025, 3:17 PM

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Maybe he confuses, say, nvidia-driver-580-open with open source one

#Are there performance differences between official drivers and open source drivers for Nvidia GPUs?