Public bug reported: The Nvidia 361 drivers are known for performance regressions and issues with a handful of games. By replacing this package with version 364, the user gets a better performing driver that not only removes the issues with the 361 series, but also supports the Vulkan API that will be used in future games.
Since Xenial is an LTS release and about a month away, it may be wise to do the testing now for 364 so users can have a Vulkan ready driver in April. Since the LTS releases are supported for 5 years, you don't want to hold back Vulkan adoption by shipping an older and less desirable package. Source code is available at https://launchpad.net/~graphics- drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-361 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: nvidia vulkan xenial ** Description changed: The Nvidia 361 drivers are known for performance regressions and issues with a handful of games. By replacing this package with version 364, the user gets a better performing driver that not only removes the issues with the 361 series, but also supports the Vulkan API that will be used in future games. Since Xenial is an LTS release and about a month away, it may be wise to do the testing now for 364 so users can have a Vulkan ready driver in April. Since the LTS releases are supported for 5 years, you don't want to hold back Vulkan adoption by shipping an older and less desirable package. + + Source code is available at https://launchpad.net/~graphics- + drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1561262 Title: Please replace this package with nvidia-364 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-361/+bug/1561262/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
