I have both mac and Linux laptops and find Linux generally more stable and reliable.
I've toyed with Arch during Windows 7 times - after hearing how linux is more stable than windoze/windblowz - and then nVidia drivers crashed, X server crashed, aaand upon starting X - all GUI applications were closed.
Are. You. Friggin. Kidding me? People were talking about stability when such things happened? Linux stability compared to Windows 7 - zero. At that time.
Has it changed?
This is an often repeated myth that just isn't true, (unless you have [testing] enabled). I had a single Arch install survive for 3 years without any problems and that involved switching over to a new init system.
I only had to install Windows back on the machine because I went on to sell it and get a new one.
(Performance is another matter, of course, but for regular desktop use, it does not matter that much.)
I personally haven't had the video driver crash on me, but even so, I think a video driver is not the OS, so not sure what you're talking about.
Kernel panics would be more understandable comparison.