What's wrong with my mac?  The screen keeps shutting off.

So recently my macbook pro (mid 2010) keeps shutting the screen off and I have to reboot my computer to make it come back on.  Whenever I Start it back up I get this error code:
Interval Since Last Panic Report:  486359 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          5
Anonymous UUID:                    CA02DCAE-95F4-45EC-AA17-FA31A26AE2F1
Sun Mar  2 22:17:36 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x9d4c9b): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7fae1000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5515a358 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x5515a38c 0x223ce1 0x0)
0x5515a3a8 : 0x9d4c9b (0xbea28c 0xc5a800 0xbf8e60 0x0)
0x5515a448 : 0xaef608 (0x8ffa404 0x8e20004 0x100 0x0)
0x5515a498 : 0xae6601 (0x8e20004 0x100 0x5515a4c8 0x9c4778)
0x5515a4c8 : 0x16c89a6 (0x8e20004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x0)
0x5515a608 : 0xb0e2b5 (0x8e20004 0x8dca004 0x0 0x0)
0x5515a648 : 0x9dde7c (0x8e20004 0x8dca004 0x0 0x0)
0x5515a6e8 : 0x9da55b (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0x5515a898 : 0x9dc58f (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702b 0x5515a8c8)
0x5515a968 : 0xc9feae (0xc1d00046 0xbfef0033 0xbfef0034 0x857c)
0x5515a9d8 : 0xcaf734 (0x9ec9a00 0xa75e900 0x0 0x2)
0x5515a9f8 : 0xcd4322 (0xa75e900 0xb 0x5515aa18 0x990a100)
0x5515aa28 : 0xcd4b3d (0x961b000 0x0 0x5515aa4c 0x0)
0x5515aa58 : 0xcb4d79 (0x961b000 0x710c3080 0x0 0x68)
0x5515aaa8 : 0xc76d0c (0x464cc000 0x0 0x0 0x3)
0x5515ab18 : 0xc76482 (0x464cc000 0x0 0x2 0x3)
0x5515ab48 : 0xc75862 (0x464cc000 0x0 0x18 0x504e08)
0x5515ab78 : 0xc7ace4 (0x464cc000 0x1 0x18 0x0)
0x5515abb8 : 0x56deb8 (0x464cc000 0x1 0x18 0x5515abe0)
0x5515ac38 : 0x56e272 (0xcf8490 0x464cc000 0xb9dd380 0x2)
0x5515ac88 : 0x56eb59 (0x464cc000 0xa 0x5515acd0 0x0)
0x5515ada8 : 0x286638 (0x464cc000 0xa 0xb9dd380 0x2)
0x5515be58 : 0x21dbe5 (0xb9dd358 0xbf9a5a0 0x1fda28 0x1068f)
0x5515be98 : 0x210a86 (0xb9dd300 0x0 0x938a960 0xb9ce380)
0x5515bef8 : 0x216f84 (0xb9dd300 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5515bf78 : 0x295c57 (0x90059e8 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5515bfc8 : 0x2a256d (0x90059e4 0x1 0x10 0x0)
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
         com.apple.GeForce(6.4.0)@0xc5c000->0xd12fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000
         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.4.0)@0x1592000->0x19a6fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000
         com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000->0xc5bfff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
10K549
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun  7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 1179553943470
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI    4.2.0 (addr 0x142d000, size 0x65536) - last unloaded 154266385093
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.3d0 - last loaded 24383958587
com.apple.filesystems.autofs    2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM    100.12.31
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.5.7
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.0.20
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver    2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.57
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics    6.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB    6.4.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor    3.0.1d2
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver    1.1.6
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    4.7.0a1
com.apple.GeForce    6.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl    2.10.6
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    1.5.1
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU    1.5.2d10
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons    201.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader    2.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard    201.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController    303.8
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    2.6.8
com.apple.BootCache    31.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    1.6.4
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    4.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet    3.0.5b8
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager    160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    2.1.7
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224    428.42.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    142.6.0
com.apple.security.sandbox    1
com.apple.security.quarantine    0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    2.1.14
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    142.6.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction    17
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction    14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction    20
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.10d0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    74.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily    10.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    1.8.3fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController    2.0.5f14
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    2.0.5f14
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily    41
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    4.7.0a1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI    1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert    1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3.1.0d5
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal    6.4.0
com.apple.NVDAResman    6.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.2.1
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.5f3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice    2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass    2.6.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch    207.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub    4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite    3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.6.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI    1.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient    4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family    320.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    1.10
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    1.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch    1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    6
com.apple.driver.DiskImages    289.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily    1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform    1.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily    2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily    1.3.0
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f17
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.42.4)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02, 465.76 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 5
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 3
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3

Could be an overheating issue.
When was the last time you vacuumed out/cleared out the dust, lint and dirt for. all of your iMac's vents, ports and slots?
You have to power down your iMac, disconnect everything and unplug your iMac.
Use either a small electronics vacuum or a standard vacuum with hose and crevice tool attachment and slowly and carefully vacuum out all of the various vents, slots and ports around your iMac.
Then, reconnect everything, startup your iMac. Download and install iStat Pro or iStat Menus temperature monitor and report your iMac's new temperatures here.
If this turns out to be a GPU issue, this may solve the issue or it maybe too late and the GPU is damaged or failing and you may have to bring your iMac in to Apple for diagnosis and repair/replacement service.

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