/etc/xdg/autostart/nvidia-settings-autostart.desktop is in nvidia-settings 331.20-0ubuntu8.
This file is owned by root:root, with mode 0o644.
The actual contents of the file can be viewed below.
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Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=NVIDIA X Server Settings
Comment=Configure NVIDIA X Server Settings
Exec=sh -c '/usr/bin/nvidia-settings --load-config-only'
Terminal=false
Icon=nvidia-settings
Categories=System;Settings;
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