As most newer cards will work with the latest (called nvidia) driver some older cards are not longer supported by the lates driver // see discussion here: xorg-server-update-causes-issues-with-nvidia-propritary-drivers Latest changes on supported Cards by Driver...
Introduction Nvidia Optimus are probably the best video cards currently supported by Linux. They provide both an excellent graphical acceleration and an extreme power saving, whichever is needed. Both features are provided by Bumblebee. Some computer may need...