A proper fix has now been released as NVIDIA driver 525. Confirmed by multiple users.
** Also affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-525 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-525 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1799679 Title: Nvidia driver causes Xorg to use 100% CPU and huge lag when dragging OpenGL app windows Status in Mutter: Fix Released Status in metacity package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Opinion Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-410 package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-418 package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-515 package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-525 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Nvidia driver causes Xorg to use 100% CPU and shows high lag and stutter... but only when dragging glxgears/glxheads, or any window over them. Other apps do not exhibit the problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: nvidia-driver-390 390.87-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Oct 24 19:11:15 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-26 (151 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Alpha amd64 (20180525) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mutter/+bug/1799679/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp