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femboy gaming Aug 4, 2021 @ 12:06am
manjaro not using gpu to run linux games (even with a force run with gpu launch option)
i was on ubuntu, but decided to switch to manjaro because it wasnt for me. on ubuntu i got 144+ fps, but with manjaro i only get 40, anyone mind explaining why?
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Zyro Aug 4, 2021 @ 12:44am 
Well, obviously something is not correctly configured.
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Bloo Alien Aug 4, 2021 @ 1:07am 
It is possible that Ubuntu detected your graphic hardware during install and automatically installed the proper 3D drivers for you, where maybe Manjaro might not have? It could be as simple as installing the proper driver package from your package manager. Without more details, it's impossible to know for certain.
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femboy gaming Aug 4, 2021 @ 1:08am 
Originally posted by Zyro:
Well, obviously something is not correctly configured.
you think?! thats why im posting here, im wanting to know why it doesnt use the gpu even with prime-run %command% set as a launch option.
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Zyro Aug 4, 2021 @ 1:22am 
Originally posted by Failheart:
Originally posted by Zyro:
Well, obviously something is not correctly configured.
you think?! thats why im posting here, im wanting to know why it doesnt use the gpu even with prime-run %command% set as a launch option.

I do. But as you didn't say anything about your hardware or driver or other setup, it's hard to tell more...
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femboy gaming Aug 4, 2021 @ 1:41am 
Originally posted by Zyro:
Originally posted by Failheart:
you think?! thats why im posting here, im wanting to know why it doesnt use the gpu even with prime-run %command% set as a launch option.

I do. But as you didn't say anything about your hardware or driver or other setup, it's hard to tell more...
gtx 1650ti intel core i5 10th gen, dont know what drivers.
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Zyro Aug 4, 2021 @ 1:47am 
Originally posted by Failheart:
gtx 1650ti intel core i5 10th gen, dont know what drivers.

You need the "proprietary" Nvidia drivers for decent performance.
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femboy gaming Aug 4, 2021 @ 1:51am 
Originally posted by Zyro:
Originally posted by Failheart:
gtx 1650ti intel core i5 10th gen, dont know what drivers.

You need the "proprietary" Nvidia drivers for decent performance.
i dont know how to install them. i tried using yay to install optimus manager but that doesnt seem to work. how would i go about installing said drivers?
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Zyro Aug 4, 2021 @ 2:03am 
Originally posted by Failheart:
Originally posted by Zyro:
You need the "proprietary" Nvidia drivers for decent performance.
i dont know how to install them. i tried using yay to install optimus manager but that doesnt seem to work. how would i go about installing said drivers?

I got no idea about manjaro, but take a look here:
https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Configure_Graphics_Cards#Installing_a_Driver
Seems it boils down to:
sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300
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NRG-R9T Aug 4, 2021 @ 5:11am 
The Optimus manager is only to manage which GPU to run, Nvidia or Intel in your case. It could well be that the GPU is running and the non-free nvidia driver is missing - that the games run on the open Nuveau driver, which is very very slow.
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dobe0331 Aug 4, 2021 @ 7:46am 
Install nvidia proprietary driver via MHWD if you want to play games on it.
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