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laichiaheng

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Registered: 2017-02-12

Posts: 297

Which driver should I install if I buy a new Nvidia GPU next year?

For the Maxwell (NV110/GMXXX) series and newer, install the nvidia package (for use with the linux kernel) or nvidia-lts (for use with the linux-lts kernel) package.

    If these packages do not work, nvidia-betaAUR may have a newer driver version that offers support.

Alternatively for the Turing (NV160/TUXXX) series or newer the nvidia-open package may be installed for open source kernel modules on the linux kernel (On other kernels nvidia-open-dkms must be used).

    This is currently alpha quality on desktop cards, so there will be issues.

I saw 3 options on the ArchWiki, there are "nvidia", "nvidia-beta" and "nvidia-open".
Which one works the best for RTX3000 series or newer RTX4000 series on Gnome Wayland?

I love AMD GPU, but it doesn't have good Ray Tracing implement, and FSR can not compete with DLSS.
Does NVidia work well on Wayland now?
Doesn't the default nvidia driver work with "linux-zen"?

Last edited by laichiaheng (2022-11-14 08:29:57)

d.ALT

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Registered: 2019-05-10

Posts: 959

Re: Which driver should I install if I buy a new Nvidia GPU next year?

For the Maxwell (NV110/GMXXX) series and newer, install the nvidia package (for use with the linux kernel) or nvidia-lts (for use with the linux-lts kernel) package.

    If these packages do not work, nvidia-betaAUR may have a newer driver version that offers support.

Alternatively for the Turing (NV160/TUXXX) series or newer the nvidia-open package may be installed for open source kernel modules on the linux kernel (On other kernels nvidia-open-dkms must be used).

    This is currently alpha quality on desktop cards, so there will be issues.

I saw 3 options on the ArchWiki, there are "nvidia", "nvidia-beta" and "nvidia-open".
Which one works the best for RTX3000 series or newer RTX4000 series on Gnome Wayland?

As stated in the WIKI: try nvidia or nvidia-beta, find out which one works. No worries trying one or the other.

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laichiaheng

Member

Registered: 2017-02-12

Posts: 297

Re: Which driver should I install if I buy a new Nvidia GPU next year?

For the Maxwell (NV110/GMXXX) series and newer, install the nvidia package (for use with the linux kernel) or nvidia-lts (for use with the linux-lts kernel) package.

    If these packages do not work, nvidia-betaAUR may have a newer driver version that offers support.

Alternatively for the Turing (NV160/TUXXX) series or newer the nvidia-open package may be installed for open source kernel modules on the linux kernel (On other kernels nvidia-open-dkms must be used).

    This is currently alpha quality on desktop cards, so there will be issues.

I saw 3 options on the ArchWiki, there are "nvidia", "nvidia-beta" and "nvidia-open".
Which one works the best for RTX3000 series or newer RTX4000 series on Gnome Wayland?

As stated in the WIKI: try nvidia or nvidia-beta, find out which one works. No worries trying one or the other.

How's the Wayland for NVIDIA now?
Could the default nvidia package work with linux-zen?

Last edited by laichiaheng (2022-11-14 08:47:03)

d.ALT

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Registered: 2019-05-10

Posts: 959

Re: Which driver should I install if I buy a new Nvidia GPU next year?

<EDIT>

* NVIDIA ≥ 495 supports both EGLStreams and GBM.[1].

Since NVIDIA introduced GBM support, many compositors (including Mutter and KWin) started using it by default for NVIDIA ≥ 495. GBM is generally considered better with wider support, and EGLStreams only had support because NVIDIA did not provide any alternative way to use their GPUs under Wayland with their proprietary drivers. Furthermore, KWin dropped support for EGLStreams after GBM was introduced into NVIDIA.

(https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wayland#Requirements)

</EDIT>

How's the Wayland for NVIDIA now?

Couldn't tell, sorry, I don't use Wayland. (see <EDIT> above)

Could the default nvidia package work with linux-zen?

Absolutely! You'll need to go with nvidia-dkms and linux-zen with its headers.

Last edited by d.ALT (2022-11-14 08:54:36)

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<50,17,III,I>    misericordia e giustizia li sdegna:
<51,17,III,I>    non ragioniam di lor, ma guarda e passa.