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Should You Use Nvidia Graphics Cards for Linux? While there are open source and proprietary Nvidia drivers for Linux, the best performance comes from proprietary drivers. Nouveau, the open source driver for Nvidia cards, delivers overall poorer results than its proprietary counterpart.
Which Linux distro works best with Nvidia?
13 Options Considered
| Best distributions for Nvidia Optimus | Price | Based On |
|---|---|---|
| 87 Manjaro Linux | – | Arch Linux |
| — Pop!_OS | FREE | Debian>Ubuntu |
| — Gentoo Linux | – | – |
| 71 Debian GNU/Linux | Free | – |
Which graphics card is best for Linux?
Best Graphics Card For Linux Comparison
| Product Name | GPU | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| EVGA GEFORCE GTX 1050 TI | Nvidia Geforce | 4GB GDDR5 |
| MSI RADEON RX 480 GAMING X | AMD Radeon | 8GB GDDR5 |
| ASUS NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 750 TI | Nvidia Geforce | 2GB GDDR5 |
| ZOTAC GEFORCE® GTX 1050 TI | Nvidia Geforce | 4GB GDDR5 |
