After adding ppa:kelebek333/nvidia-legacy it has been possible to install nvidia-340 driver in Additional Drivers.
$ inxi -G
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210] driver: nvidia v: 340.108
Device-2: Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 type: USB
driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X: loaded: nvidia
gpu: nvidia resolution: 1920x1200~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: GeForce 210/PCIe/SSE2 v: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.108
That solved issues with freezing of GNOME desktop.