Nvidia Optimus on Linux
Oct. 19, 2022, 7:14 p.m.
NVIDIA provides a proprietary driver for Linux, which generally provides better performance compared to the alternative FOSS driver -- Nouveau, as well as better functionality for newer models of its GPUs. For desktop computers, enabling the proprietary driver is straightforward. However for Optimus laptops running Linux, the situation is more complicated, requiring either specialized utilities provided by Linux distributions or manual methods to set the graphics mode (i.e., switching between discrete GPU only, integrated …
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