Ubuntu
nvidia-graphics-drivers package

  1. Bug #456637
  2. Comment #24

Comment 24 for bug 456637

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Zane (zanetu) wrote :

A workaround I've found is adding the following line under 'Section "Device"' to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Option "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerEnable=0x1; PerfLevelSrc=0x2222; PowerMizerDefault=0x1; PowerMizerDefaultAC=0x1"

You may need to restart your machine after that.

Hope it helps.

Reference:
http://tutanhamon.com.ua/technovodstvo/NVIDIA-UNIX-driver/