NVIDIA AD107M [GeForce RTX 4050] not working properly. freezes and hangs

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hello, i just installed manjaro linux this week. before that i tried zorin os but i encountered similar screen slowdowns and stuttering. i was a windows user until today. my system was working very well, i had no freezes, no problems while in windows. but i got tired of the constant purchase and subscription systems of the windows operating system. i found the community structure and open source systems of linux very close to me. so i decided to use linux. but i am really new here. Anyway, my problem is that my system slows down a lot when I open the map, when I connect multiple screens with HDMI, my system slows down a lot, stutters. I think the problem is that the video card is nvidia, from what I’ve read on the forums, nvidia video cards generally have problems. as a result I’m experiencing slowdowns and stuttering in my system. I’m trying to use the terminal, but I can’t say I’m very good at it. Actually, before I wrote a new post, I tried to read and fix the problems that other people were having. I did all the updates. I installed the latest driver. But I couldn’t find my problem.

thank you.
My system information:

inxi --full --admin --filter --width                                                                                                                    ✔ 
System:
  Kernel: 6.12.12-2-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64
    root=UUID=b68eb209-7295-45b7-825f-0019dced6c7e rw quiet splash
    udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.2.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.10.0
    wm: kwin_x11 with: krunner vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 82Y7 v: Yoga Pro 7 14IRH8
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 v: Yoga Pro 7 14IRH8
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0T76462 WIN
    serial: <superuser required> part-nu: LENOVO_MT_82Y7_BU_idea_FM_Yoga Pro 7
    14IRH8 uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: LWCN27WW date: 04/03/2024
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 58.4 Wh (87.2%) condition: 67.0/73.0 Wh (91.7%)
    power: 8.8 W volts: 16.7 min: 15.5 model: SMP L22M4PF4 type: Li-ion
    serial: <filter> status: discharging cycles: 121
CPU:
  Info: model: 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H bits: 64 type: MST AMCP
    arch: Raptor Lake gen: core 13 level: v3 note: check built: 2022+
    process: Intel 7 (10nm) family: 6 model-id: 0xBA (186) stepping: 2
    microcode: 0x4123
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 8 cores: 14 threads: 20 mt: 6 tpc: 2
    st: 8 smt: enabled cache: L1: 1.2 MiB desc: d-8x32 KiB, 6x48 KiB; i-6x32
    KiB, 8x64 KiB L2: 11.5 MiB desc: 6x1.2 MiB, 2x2 MiB L3: 24 MiB
    desc: 1x24 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 541 min/max: 400/4800:5000:3700 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 541 2: 541 3: 541 4: 541
    5: 541 6: 541 7: 541 8: 541 9: 541 10: 541 11: 541 12: 541 13: 541 14: 541
    15: 541 16: 541 17: 541 18: 541 19: 541 20: 541 bogomips: 116780
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling mitigation: Clear Register File
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB: conditional;
    RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence; BHI: BHI_DIS_S
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Raptor Lake-P [Iris Xe Graphics] vendor: Lenovo driver: i915
    v: kernel alternate: xe arch: Xe process: Intel 7 (10nm) built: 2022+ ports:
    active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, DP-4, HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:a7a0 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA AD107M [GeForce RTX 4050 Max-Q / Mobile] vendor: Lenovo
    driver: nvidia v: 550.144.03 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
    non-free: 550/565.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-01) arch: Lovelace
    code: AD1xx process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10de:28a1 class-ID: 0302
  Device-3: Bison Integrated RGB Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-6:2 chip-ID: 5986:215d
    class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.5
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: nouveau
    alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3072x1920 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 812x508mm (31.97x20.00")
    s-diag: 958mm (37.71")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: Lenovo 0x8ab1 built: 2022 res: mode: 3072x1920
    hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 250 gamma: 1.2 size: 312x195mm (12.28x7.68")
    diag: 368mm (14.5") ratio: 16:10 modes: 3072x1920
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0
    drv: nvidia gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: iris
    inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.3.4-arch1.1
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel Iris Xe Graphics (RPL-P)
    device-ID: 8086:a7a0 memory: 7.49 GiB unified: yes
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.303 layers: 1 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA
    GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:28a1
    surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel Iris Xe
    Graphics (RPL-P) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:a7a0 surfaces: xcb,xlib
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
    wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Raptor Lake-P/U/H cAVS vendor: Lenovo
    driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-tgl alternate: snd_hda_intel, snd_soc_avs,
    snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:51ca class-ID: 0401
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.12-2-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Raptor Lake PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:51f1 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp0s20f3 state: up mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX211 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-10:3 chip-ID: 8087:0033
    class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 19.35 GiB (4.1%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: SK Hynix model: HFS512GEJ9X115N
    size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 51020A12 temp: 29.9 C
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 476.64 GiB size: 468.09 GiB (98.21%) used: 19.35 GiB (4.1%)
    fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 8.3 MiB (2.8%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 33.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Memory: total: 16 GiB note: est. available: 15.34 GiB used: 5.28 GiB (34.4%)
  Processes: 421 Power: uptime: 13h 36m states: freeze,mem,disk
    suspend: s2idle avail: deep wakeups: 3 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown,
    reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 6.11 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Packages: 1241 pm: pacman pkgs: 1233 libs: 351 tools: pamac pm: flatpak
    pkgs: 8 Compilers: N/A Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 default: Bash v: 5.2.37
    running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.37
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nvidia-smi

Fri Feb 28 09:38:32 2025       
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NVIDIA-SMI 550.144.03             Driver Version: 550.144.03     CUDA Version: 12.4     |
|-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+
| GPU  Name                 Persistence-M | Bus-Id          Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC |
| Fan  Temp   Perf          Pwr:Usage/Cap |           Memory-Usage | GPU-Util  Compute M. |
|                                         |                        |               MIG M. |
|=========================================+========================+======================|
|   0  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 ...    Off |   00000000:01:00.0 Off |                  N/A |
| N/A   41C    P0              7W /   30W |       8MiB /   6141MiB |      0%      Default |
|                                         |                        |                  N/A |
+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+
                                                                                         
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Processes:                                                                              |
|  GPU   GI   CI        PID   Type   Process name                              GPU Memory |
|        ID   ID                                                               Usage      |
|=========================================================================================|
|    0   N/A  N/A       782      G   /usr/lib/Xorg                                   4MiB |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

mhwd -li -l

> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
           video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!
> 0000:01:00.0 (0302:10de:28a1) Display controller nVidia Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
          video-nvidia            2024.05.03               false            PCI
           video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI


> 0000:00:02.0 (0300:8086:a7a0) Display controller Intel Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
           video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI
2

There is some tuning to do with nvidia cards. Maybe this link gives you some ideas what to look for. Also google arch + nvidia. Manjaro + nvidia.

3

On my system I recognize stuttering, when I use X11 instead of Wayland.
I also have a Nvidia card and use the nouveau driver.

4

Thank you, it is a long and complicated article for me. if I can read and understand it, I will try.

5

this article is very difficult to understand for me. Is there any other way to do these settings changes? or any other solution method?

6

Part of the problem is that on Manjaro stable and testing branches is slightly behind (using older nvidia drivers), you have a newer card so you would benefit using the latest driver available.

For example I have a 4070 Ti Super and I use the nvidia open driver 570.124.04 that’s only avaiable in the unstable repository and it’s working quite well for me. With the latest driver several bugs have been fixed.

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thank you, but i don’t know how can i download this new driver. I found repository in github
here is the link;
https://github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-settings/commit/6c755d9304bf4761f2b131f0687f0ebd1fcf7cd4

ı trid to use terminal to clone this code, I got helped from chatgpt but ı couldnt manage to get it. I
dont know how to use terminal, sorry.
What should i do?

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Switch branches

sudo pacman-mirrors --api --set-branch unstable

Run a full system sync

sudo pacman -Syu

This will bring possibility of using the newer driver 570xx - if you want the open driver - assuming your kernel is linux 6.12

sudo pacman -Syu linux612-nvidia-open
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Just adding to @linux-aarhus it’s a really bad idea to use NVIDIA drivers downloaded outside the Manjaro repositories unless you are extremely well versed in how Manjaro handles these drivers. Using the ones provided by Manjaro ensures they’re properly install/integrated.

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as a result, I installed the nvidia 570 version, again with help from chat gpt.

but now when I run the nvidia-smi command;

NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running.

I get this answer.

Can you check if I downloaded something wrong?

inxi -G command

-Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Raptor Lake-P [Iris Xe Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: NVIDIA AD107M [GeForce RTX 4050 Max-Q / Mobile] driver: N/A
  Device-3: Bison Integrated RGB Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting dri: iris gpu: i915 resolution: 3072x1920~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: iris,nvidia,swrast
    platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.3.4-arch1.1
    renderer: Mesa Intel Iris Xe Graphics (RPL-P)
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.304 drivers: N/A surfaces: xcb,xlib
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
    wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
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I am getting this result as a result of various arrangements. But I open counter strike. the system crashes and freezes before starting the game. Now using Manjaro has done more harm than good for me. I am very tired. Is there an easier and compatible linux distribution available? If linuxes with nvidia video cards are always like this, I think I’ll go back to windows. I can’t run counter strike on such a powerful computer. I’ve been trying to figure it out for a week. I don’t know what to do with manjaro system.

Wed Mar  5 21:39:19 2025       
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NVIDIA-SMI 570.124.04             Driver Version: 570.124.04     CUDA Version: 12.8     |
|-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+
| GPU  Name                 Persistence-M | Bus-Id          Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC |
| Fan  Temp   Perf          Pwr:Usage/Cap |           Memory-Usage | GPU-Util  Compute M. |
|                                         |                        |               MIG M. |
|=========================================+========================+======================|
|   0  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 ...    Off |   00000000:01:00.0 Off |                  N/A |
| N/A   40C    P4             11W /   30W |      14MiB /   6141MiB |      9%      Default |
|                                         |                        |                  N/A |
+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+
                                                                                         
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Processes:                                                                              |
|  GPU   GI   CI              PID   Type   Process name                        GPU Memory |
|        ID   ID                                                               Usage      |
|=========================================================================================|
|    0   N/A  N/A             801      G   /usr/lib/Xorg                             4MiB |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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Thank you, everyone. There was a lot of improvement in my system. The thing I learnt the most in this process is that you optimise the linux system yourself. you don’t get everything ready for your mouth like windows. instead you make a virtual collective effort with people who have similar problems with you. Likewise, I learnt a lot while trying to find and fix bugs in my system. I’m still using manjaro and I’m starting to like it, but I’ve worked really hard in these two weeks. I’m no longer afraid of the terminal and I appreciate the simplicity and user-friendliness of this system. I’m also happy that my privacy is protected. Of course, all my problems are not completely solved, but now I realise that it can be better if I make an effort and work on it. Before I didn’t know how to crawl, I had no idea what to do if something went wrong with my computer. Using a computer has turned into a field that requires not only to get things done but also to be interested in that subject.

Thank you :honeybee:

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