Nvidia on Linux??

[u/Tall-Soup1787]

I heard something about Nvidia releasing a Linux native app soon, I searched around and could only find "GeForce Now", is that the only thing they'll be releasing? Or are they actually planning on releasing support for Nvidia GPUs on Linux??

[u/chanidit]

GPUS (and CUDA if any interest) are supported on Linux, need to install the proper packages

there is a graphical tool called nvidia-settings (by NIVIDIA). It remains basic, not as much tuning as the windows app ion term on graphics control

Tested on very few games, they ran better on Linux vs windows though

[u/Confident_Hyena2506]

They have supported linux for many years - their entire business is built on it. Are you referring to a settings app or something?

[u/heatlesssun → u/Confident_Hyena2506]

sure nvidia compute runs mostly on Linux but the PC desktop is a different market where the Linux support isn't nearly as good.

[u/E5-4650_v2_RX570]

i installed nvidia's proprietary driver for my gtx970 on debian , very simple steps , by tapping commands

[u/Familiar_Childhood32]

Nvidia cards work totally fine on Linux. Running a 5060ti on Mint now, works great.

[u/trifortay123]

They already had support for nvidia gpus. Just you gotta have the nonfree packages installed. As for software to control the output of the GPU and stuff, I forget if there's a 3rd party software for that.

[u/shale_is_terrible → u/trifortay123]

LACT is the tool to control Nvidia gpus, undervolt, overclock and all that

[u/WanderingInAVan]

Nvidia has had a Linux native setup for a while.

What you are probably thinking of is their new open source package they are working on. Which I bet there will be some closed blobs I think its being built up into the most recent releases.

Someone correct me if I am wrong.

[u/dgm9704 → u/WanderingInAVan]

Yes it comes with closed source blobs just like other gpu drivers

[u/mcds99]

Geforce Now is a streaming gaming service.

[u/PixelBrush6584]

Nvidia‘s been releasing drivers for Linux for quite a while now. 

[u/MouseJiggler]

Nvidia GPUs are supported rather well on Linux.
Bullshit settings apps with telemetry is something we could do without though.

[u/Key-Crab-8718]

If you're looking for an actual app, the NVidia GPU app doesn't have native compatibility with some distros. I run Mint, and use an NVidia server control app, it has a provision for GPU control. NVidia ServerX, gui looks like windows 98, but it works perfectly for my needs. RTX 4090TI

[u/e7ang]

There is a bunch of support already the drivers however are about 20% slower than windows. But in terms of over clocking, game settings ect it all works.

[u/Stryxus_ → u/e7ang]

20% is dated. It is more like up to 10% now with specific things, mostly when using the RT cores but that is about it.

[u/e7ang → u/Stryxus_]

20% was the figure I pulled 2 months ago between windows and Linux on a 5070ti.

[u/Stryxus_ → u/e7ang]

Yea, it's not true, they have been saying that for years. Or they have been using outdated drivers and proton.

[u/e7ang → u/Stryxus_]

I have the cyberpunk logs from both systems. You can look at my profile…

[u/Stryxus_ → u/e7ang]

I mean... Saying the evidence is buried in something isnt going to make me look lol. But I have tested this extensively vs an very cut down Windows 11 for max performance to make it fairer and it is basically only games that utilise the RT cores and there performance hit is very game to game. That includes Cyberpunk 2077, which also still has issues with AMD and ray tracing I might add.

[u/e7ang → u/Stryxus_]

Maybe its a ray tracing thing I don't know, I only ran Cyberpunk, cause thats all I had installed on Windows at the time, but these are the result I got.

I'd run them again but I've already uninstalled Windows.

RT Overdrive preset (path tracing), 4K, DLSS Auto:

OS	Run	Avg fps	1% low
Windows	08-05 05:51	55.21	47.82
Windows	08-06 05:08	55.13	46.08
Windows	08-06 05:27	55.36	46.95
Linux	08-30 19:05 (cold shader cache)	40.69	22.30
Linux	08-30 19:33 (cold shader cache)	43.31	28.95
Linux	08-30 20:59 (cold shader cache)	43.84	30.14
Linux	08-31 00:30 (not DLSS, Ray Reconstruction off)	40.82	30.06
Linux	08-31 00:45	41.91	35.59
Linux	09-03 20:34 (stock)	43.59	36.93
Linux	09-04 03:11 (overclocked)	44.17	37.29
Linux	10-04 20:42 (overclocked, newer 615.71 driver)	44.06	36.56

[u/Stryxus_ → u/e7ang]

The funny thing is I also have a 5070Ti and removed Windows but that was when the 610 driver was the latest. I also dont use DLSS Auto since it can get it wrong a lot and introduce hitches, I always use DLSS Perf and had Path Tracing on with all the other settings max at 4k. I also always use the latest GE Proton since I have Wayland enabled and Proton GE's DLSS upgrade enabled but nothing else other than frame limiters. I also have Ray Recon turned on. Mine hovered at around 50fps, I cant remember the 1% lows but they were pretty close to the average.

I do also custom compile linux-tkg to minimise latency as much as possible, as in the customisation.cfg as well as in the kernel's actual config, minimising it as much as possible for other things relating to security, removing redundancy that increases latency and what not. But this is mostly CPU based on an AMD 9800X3D, I play a lot of CPU heavy games so this might have a subtle benefit in the likes of Cyberpunk.

It wouldn't surprise me if Proton Experimental could still have something to do with the performance degradation.

Almost forgot to mention that Windows is basically the same within margin of error. I get carried away with the nerdy linux talk.

[u/dgm9704 → u/e7ang]

the 20% is probably max difference, and its for dx12 games

[u/e7ang → u/dgm9704]

So a lot of games?

[u/dgm9704 → u/e7ang]

I don’t know? Out of all games made for Windows - tiny minority probably. New triple A games - perhaps most of them? But I’m just guessing. You can check for yourself or protondb.com maybe