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A Graphics comparison via the Phoronix Test Suite.


X-Video Nvidia: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0NVXFV, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB TOSHIBA MQ01ABD1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 310M 512MB (625/790MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n

	OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.2.16, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

wo Nvidia: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0NVXFV, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB TOSHIBA MQ01ABD1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 310M 512MB (405/405MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n

	OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.2.16, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

w Nvidia: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5 520M @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0NVXFV, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB TOSHIBA MQ01ABD1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 310M 512MB (625/790MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Broadcom BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n

	OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.2.16, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768


1080p H.264 Video Playback 1.1
Video Decoding: X-Video
Percent
X-Video Nvidia . MIN: 3.0  AVG: 15.2  MAX: 31.7 
wo Nvidia ...... MIN: 0.8  AVG: 9.5   MAX: 19.3 
w Nvidia ....... MIN: 1.8  AVG: 11.0  MAX: 25.0 


1080p H.264 Video Playback 1.1
Video Decoding: GL2
Percent
wo Nvidia . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 14.0  MAX: 30.4 
w Nvidia .. MIN: 1.8  AVG: 10.9  MAX: 23.9 


1080p H.264 Video Playback 1.1
Video Decoding: XvMC
Percent
wo Nvidia . MIN: 1.5  AVG: 5.0   MAX: 33.7 
w Nvidia .. MIN: 0.5  AVG: 2.1   MAX: 13.5 


1080p H.264 Video Playback 1.1
Video Decoding: VDPAU
Percent
wo Nvidia . MIN: 0.5  AVG: 2.1   MAX: 10.5 
w Nvidia .. MIN: 0.3  AVG: 1.7   MAX: 11.1 


1080p H.264 Video Playback 1.1
Video Decoding: OS X CoreVideo
Percent
wo Nvidia . MIN: 1.5  AVG: 3.3   MAX: 11.6 
w Nvidia .. MIN: 0.3  AVG: 2.6   MAX: 14.8