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I was using Win7. But on Ubuntu 16.04 I get bad performance in every single game, no matter how old it is. So I thought I could add a lower custom resolution to improve the performance. Tried everything but nothing worked, xrandr throws errors and I can't seem to find anything else on the matter. I'm using nVidia Geforce GT610 2GB with the latest driver "367.18" and 16:10 ratio. I'd love to add resolutions like 960x600 or 800x500, which worked on Win7.

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Sideon
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According to Nvidia, the latest driver for your card is:

Version: 361.45
Release Date: Tue May 24, 2016

GeForce 600 Series
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You can add custom resolutions using the instructions offered here.

NOTE that you have to know the exact refresh rate your monitor supports for each and every resolution you want to add before you start this process.

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Stormlord
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  • Well, I can't update to 361.45, the closest one that's listed on updates is 361.42. And I can't install .45 that I downloaded from the Nvidia site. Still this seem irrelevant, because I need to add custom resolution. – Sideon May 24 '16 at 18:35
  • It's not exactly irrelevant because in the question I read version "367.18" which does not exist for your card. It was my guess that you were using an incorrect driver thus having the problems you describe. – Stormlord May 24 '16 at 20:05
  • I mean, I tried to do this with many drivers. It's always the same problem. Xrandr just doesn't work for me and I can't find anything else like an app or something. – Sideon May 25 '16 at 04:22
  • I have edited my answer so that you can see if adding the resolutions you want the way described, solves your issue. If it does though, you have to create a script that issues those commands and add it at the end of your /etc/rc.local file so that the system can set those resolutions on every system startup. – Stormlord May 25 '16 at 15:41