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minus-squarekugmo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoYou have to use the proprietary driver with GTX 1000 series cards and older to get good performance. 900 and 1000 series cards are cucked with no re-clocking on nouveau because they require signed firmware.
minus-squarecron@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoYou’re right, the new open source driver does not support the 1000 series and older, only Turing (2000 series) and above.
minus-squarekugmo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoAnd 16 series, but that is also Turing.
You have to use the proprietary driver with GTX 1000 series cards and older to get good performance. 900 and 1000 series cards are cucked with no re-clocking on nouveau because they require signed firmware.
You’re right, the new open source driver does not support the 1000 series and older, only Turing (2000 series) and above.
And 16 series, but that is also Turing.