nVidia 8000/9000 Series Performance Issues

[archish]

Using Ubuntu 9.10 and having 2D performance issues mentioned in the thread with 190.42 driver :/

[Fackamato]

Originally Posted by archish

Using Ubuntu 9.10 and having 2D performance issues mentioned in the thread with 190.42 driver :/

Try using the latest driver.

[archish]

Originally Posted by Fackamato

Try using the latest driver.

AFAIK 190.42 is the Current official release.

[Fackamato]

Originally Posted by archish

AFAIK 190.42 is the Current official release.

Ok, don't try to use the latest driver.

[archish]

are the options mentioned in the below thread still applicable for 190.42?
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=118088

[Plagman]

Can you be more specific about the hardware you're using and the performance problems you're seeing? Please also attach an nvidia-bug-report.log.

[archish]

Originally Posted by Plagman

Can you be more specific about the hardware you're using and the performance problems you're seeing? Please also attach an nvidia-bug-report.log.

Using ASUS K40IN with the following specs -
C2D T6670, GF102M w/512MB ram, 2GB DDR 800

In Ubuntu 9.10 using 190.42 with the nvidia-vdpau ppa from launchpad.net. Compiz enabled with normal option. In all the applications when maximize or minimize is done the cpu usage shoots up and down with max 100%. This is sometimes very apparent with the slow drawing of windows.

Tried using the following option specified in the thread http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=118088 but no change.
Option "PixmapCacheSize" "300000"
Option "AllowSHMPixmaps" "0"

Please let me know if you need any more info.

[jamesmorris]

I was well impressed with Debian testing when I freshly installed it the other day - dragging opaque windows in fluxbox looked so smooth - it just took until I installed the Nvidia drivers to realize where the problem had been. Now I drag a window and can _S:E:E_ it jagged drawing update patterns along the sides of the windows. I'm abandoning nvidia drivers - I don't make much use of 3d stuff.

Intel Dual Core II 3ghz, 4gb ram, Nvidia 9600GT

[makron]

Hello. I'm having a lot of trouble with NVIDIA Drivers on my Slackware Linux. 3D works perfectly, but 2D is a real mess... Browsing a web with firefox is impossible, all KDE4 effects are really poor and slow. I'm using GF8600M GT on my Dell Vostro 1500 Laptop. All runs with Slackware-Current, KDE4.4.3, latest NVIDIA BETA Drivers (256.25), and 2.6.34 Kernel compiled by myself. I tried to use all avaible drivers on the NVIDIA Website, but there was no change at all. I tried those options in my xorg.conf from the first post, but still no change... I would like to have a 2D performance like on oss "nv" driver, but when i switch on it, i loose the 3D accel, that I need as well. Please help me with that issue.

[xazero]

nvidia is the best at 3d, but at least in kde 4.4.5 and the 195.36.24 driver, nvidia sucks at 2d.

[heaven]

Now, in KDE 4.4.95 I have the same problem with performance, that was described in 2008. Awesome...

[Tatsh]

KDE 4.4.5 working fine.

nvidia-settings -a InitialPixmapPlacement=2 -a GlyphCache=1 -a PixmapCache=1
Put this in ~/.xinitrc, or wherever.

The main issue I had was with background-position:static backgrounds on web sites in Firefox (I HATE these designs regardless of the problem I had). Also, incredibly choppy DOM animation.

What's more Chrome does not exhibit this problem at all. I have it compiled with GL support but I have the GL accelerated rendering not on as this breaks some websites and makes others appear blurry.

Gentoo
Kernel 2.6.34-r5
KDE 4.4.5
Settings as explained on the OP