Name: Does Wayland Work with Nvidia?
Uploaded: 2026-10-10T01:30:12+00:00
Duration: 11 min 13 s
Description: Nvidia Confirms Sway Wayland Compositor Works Fine with Their New Gbm Driver Support - Phoronix. Can I Use Wayland with Nvidia? So Theoretically Wayland Is Now...

NVIDIA Confirms Sway Wayland Compositor Works Fine With Their New GBM Driver Support - Phoronix.

Can I use Wayland with Nvidia?

So theoretically Wayland is now supported on Nvidia with the 470 and above drivers.

How do I enable Wayland on Nvidia?

You just have to:

Enable Wayland support on the Nvidia kernel driver by adding this to your command line: nvidia-drm.modeset=1. which is done in /etc/default/grub .
Run: sudo update-grub.
Verify in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf that you don't still have Wayland disabled.
Reboot.

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Maya Lin-Takahashi

Maya is a hardware enthusiast who tests and reviews smart home devices, smartphones, wearables, and audio gear. She focuses on practical consumer value and build quality.