Comment 2 for bug 1283979

The workaround that I found was to disable flipping in nvidia-settings but this shouldn't be a permanent fix because it potentially degrades OpenGL performance:

Option "NoFlip" "boolean"

    Disable OpenGL flipping; see Chapter 17 for a description. Default: OpenGL
    will swap by flipping when possible.

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   o Flipping: When OpenGL flipping is enabled, OpenGL can perform buffer
     swaps by changing which buffer the DAC scans out rather than copying the
     back buffer contents to the front buffer; this is generally a much higher
     performance mechanism and allows tearless swapping during the vertical
     retrace (when __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK is set). The conditions under which
     OpenGL can flip are slightly complicated, but in general: on GeForce or
     newer hardware, OpenGL can flip when a single full screen unobscured
     OpenGL application is running, and __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK is enabled.
     Additionally, OpenGL can flip on Quadro hardware even when an OpenGL
     window is partially obscured or not full screen or __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK is
     not enabled.