Re: Need for the nVidia Driver

From: Pete Wright <pete_at_nomadlogic.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:00:01 UTC
On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 06:33:04PM -0400, Jerry wrote:
> Probably a dumb question, but I will ask it anyway. I have a NVIDIA
> graphics card install on my system. If I never run "X" or any "GUI",
> does it make any sense to install the NVIDIA driver?

I don't think you'll have any issues not loading the nvidia driver.  one
thing that may be a positive though is that loading the driver may reduce
the power draw on the GPU.  on my laptop where i don't use my nvidia GPU
loading the driver gives me significant power savings as it'll get set to
a low power state.

-pete


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