Slow graphics issues after update 2022/06/12. Perhaps NVIDIA driver related

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Just wanted to know if anyone is having trouble with graphics since the latest update. I downloaded the whole lot last night before I went to bed, but now my computer is having issues like it’s not using my graphics card when it should be. Yes I am running a NVIDIA graphics card.

Here is my system information:

System:
  Kernel: 5.15.81-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15-x86_64
    root=UUID=da2edaf5-cde2-4896-a0f8-5ab55ee3beac rw quiet
    udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.26.4 tk: Qt v: 5.15.7 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
    Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: MAG X570S TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI (MS-7D54)
    v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 1.30
    date: 05/23/2022
Battery:
  Message: No system battery data found. Is one present?
Memory:
  RAM: total: 31.27 GiB used: 4.35 GiB (13.9%)
  RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3 gen: 4
    level: v3 note: check built: 2021-22 process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25)
    model-id: 0x21 (33) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA20120A
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB L3: 32 MiB
    desc: 1x32 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 4386 high: 4568 min/max: 2200/4850 boost: enabled
    scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 4461 2: 4157
    3: 4153 4: 4562 5: 4451 6: 4485 7: 4550 8: 4408 9: 4496 10: 3773 11: 4476
    12: 4416 13: 4178 14: 4544 15: 4506 16: 4568 bogomips: 121650
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm adx aes aperfmperf apic arat avic avx avx2 bmi1
    bmi2 bpext cat_l3 cdp_l3 clflush clflushopt clwb clzero cmov cmp_legacy
    constant_tsc cpb cpuid cqm cqm_llc cqm_mbm_local cqm_mbm_total
    cqm_occup_llc cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de decodeassists erms extapic
    extd_apicid f16c flushbyasid fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm fxsr fxsr_opt ht
    hw_pstate ibpb ibrs ibs invpcid irperf lahf_lm lbrv lm mba mca mce
    misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor movbe msr mtrr mwaitx nonstop_tsc nopl npt
    nrip_save nx ospke osvw overflow_recov pae pat pausefilter pclmulqdq
    pdpe1gb perfctr_core perfctr_llc perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pku pni popcnt
    pse pse36 rapl rdpid rdpru rdrand rdseed rdt_a rdtscp rep_good sep sha_ni
    skinit smap smca smep ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 stibp succor
    svm svm_lock syscall tce topoext tsc tsc_scale umip v_spec_ctrl
    v_vmsave_vmload vaes vgif vmcb_clean vme vmmcall vpclmulqdq wbnoinvd wdt
    x2apic xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveerptr xsaveopt xsaves
  Vulnerabilities:
  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: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl and seccomp
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW,
    STIBP: always-on, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA102 [GeForce RTX 3080 Lite Hash Rate]
    vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: nvidia v: 470.161.03
    alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 520.xx+
    status: current (as of 2022-10) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
    process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16
    link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 2d:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2216
    class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: N/A
    display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x2160 s-dpi: 157 s-size: 621x352mm (24.45x13.86")
    s-diag: 714mm (28.1")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-0 res: 3840x2160 hz: 60 dpi: 157
    size: 620x350mm (24.41x13.78") diag: 712mm (28.03") modes: N/A
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.161.03 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX
    3080/PCIe/SSE2 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA102 High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 1-1:2 v: kernel pcie: chip-ID: 2b0d:0031
    class-ID: 0300 gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 2d:00.1
    chip-ID: 10de:1aef class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 2f:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: C-Media USB Audio Device type: USB
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
  Device-4: Micro Star USB Audio type: USB
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus-ID: 3-5:4 chip-ID: 0db0:a073
    class-ID: 0300
  Sound API: ALSA v: k5.15.81-1-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.21 running: no
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.61 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 26:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp38s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 160MHz driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 28:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2725
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX210 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-4:3
    chip-ID: 8087:0032 class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 4.11 TiB used: 304.1 GiB (7.2%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WDS500G2B0C-00PXH0 size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
    rev: 233010WD temp: 39.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST4000DM004-2CV104
    size: 3.64 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    type: HDD rpm: 5425 serial: <filter> rev: 0001 scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 type: USB model: USB DISK 2.0 size: 7.46 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter>
    rev: PMAP scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-4: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Facet
    size: 7.45 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A
    serial: <filter> rev: 1.27 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 465.46 GiB size: 457.09 GiB (98.20%)
    used: 304.1 GiB (66.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
    label: N/A uuid: da2edaf5-cde2-4896-a0f8-5ab55ee3beac
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 312 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
    label: NO_LABEL uuid: AB22-6AE4
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 size: 16 MiB fs: <superuser required> label: N/A
    uuid: N/A
  ID-2: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 size: 3.64 TiB fs: ntfs label: New Volume
    uuid: 345C78145C77CEDC
  ID-3: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 size: 3.32 GiB fs: iso9660
  ID-4: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18 size: 4 MiB fs: vfat label: MISO_EFI
    uuid: C80E-8B3F
  ID-5: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 size: 7.45 GiB fs: vfat label: N/A
    uuid: FD90-A99E
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 6 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-1:2 info: C-Media USB Audio Device type: Audio,HID
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid interfaces: 4 rev: 1.1
    speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 2b0d:0031 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: 1-4:3 info: Intel AX210 Bluetooth type: Bluetooth driver: btusb
    interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 8087:0032
    class-ID: e001
  Hub-2: 1-6:4 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    power: 100mA chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-6.2:5 info: Micro Star MYSTIC LIGHT type: HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 500mA
    chip-ID: 1462:7d54 class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-4: 3-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 6 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 3-3:2 info: Kingston Flash drive type: Mass Storage
    driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 200mA
    chip-ID: 13fe:4100 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
  Device-2: 3-4:3 info: SanDisk Cruzer Facet type: Mass Storage
    driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 200mA
    chip-ID: 0781:5576 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
  Device-3: 3-5:4 info: Micro Star USB Audio type: Audio,HID
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid interfaces: 8 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 0db0:a073 class-ID: 0300
  Hub-5: 3-6:5 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    power: 100mA chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-6: 4-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-7: 5-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-8: 5-3:2 info: Dell USB 2.0 Hub [MTT] ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    power: 100mA chip-ID: 413c:1010 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 5-3.4:4 info: Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard type: Keyboard,Mouse
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 1.5 Mb/s power: 98mA
    chip-ID: 413c:2110 class-ID: 0301
  Device-2: 5-4:3 info: Holtek Gaming Mouse type: Mouse
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 350mA
    chip-ID: 04d9:a0d0 class-ID: 0301
  Hub-9: 6-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 72.5 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 56 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0%
Info:
  Processes: 336 Uptime: 22m wakeups: 0 Init: systemd v: 251 default: graphical
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 clang: 14.0.6 Packages: 1246
  pm: pacman pkgs: 1238 libs: 327 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 8 Shell: Zsh
  v: 5.9 default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.23

Might be driver related? Did the drivers get updated with the latest update, can someone help me backdate them?

Thanks very much!

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Hi @TWrecks,

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Copy that will do so. Thank you for your time! @Mirdarthos. I’m not sure what else is needed. Is there anything else you would like specifically?

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It a the driver is driver is loaded, but I can’t help but get the feeling you’re able to use a newer one. Please provide the output of:

mhwd --listinstalled

…and…

mhwd --list
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    ~  mhwd --listinstalled                                                         ✔ 
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    video-nvidia-470xx            2021.11.04               false            PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!
    ~  mhwd --list                                                                  ✔ 
> 0000:2d:00.0 (0300:10de:2216) Display controller nVidia Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          video-nvidia            2021.11.04               false            PCI
    video-nvidia-470xx            2021.11.04               false            PCI
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI
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I see for whatever reason you’re using the 470xx drivers. I know there was a problem, not to long ago with version 520xx, but AFAIK that’s been resolved. So let’s uninstall them:

sudo mhwd --remove pci video-nvidia-470xx

Do not restart after this.

Then install the newer one:

sudo mhwd --install pci video-nvidia

Then you can reboot and see if it worked.

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Hey was this the intended output from the first command?

    ~  mhwd --remove video-nvidia-470xx                                             ✔ 
Error: invalid use of option: -r/--remove

Usage: mhwd [OPTIONS] <config(s)>

  --pci                                 list only pci devices and driver configs
  --usb                                 list only usb devices and driver configs
  -h/--help                             show help
  -v/--version                          show version of mhwd
  -f/--force                            force reinstallation
  -d/--detail                           show detailed info for -l/-li/-lh
  -l/--list                             list available configs for devices
  -la/--listall                         list all driver configs
  -li/--listinstalled                   list installed driver configs
  -lh/--listhardware                    list hardware information
  -i/--install <usb/pci> <config(s)>    install driver config(s)
  -ic/--installcustom <usb/pci> <path>  install custom config(s)
  -r/--remove <usb/pci> <config(s)>     remove driver config(s)
  -a/--auto <usb/pci> <free/nonfree> <classid>  auto install configs for classid
  --pmcachedir <path>                   set package manager cache path
  --pmconfig <path>                     set package manager config
  --pmroot <path>                       set package manager root
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Nope, my mistake. I think I corrected it.

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Any idea what this means?

    ~  mhwd --remove pci video-nvidia-470xx                                       1 ✘ 
Error: You cannot perform this operation unless you are root!
10

Long story I’m not even sure I understand. Try again please.

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I’m not sure if it’s stuck. It’s hard to tell, but here’s what I’ve got so far.

    ~  sudo mhwd --remove pci video-nvidia-470xx                                    ✔ 
[sudo] password for twrecks: 
> Removing video-nvidia-470xx...
Sourcing /etc/mhwd-x86_64.conf
Has lib32 support: true
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/local/pci/video-nvidia-470xx/MHWDCONFIG
Processing classid: 0300
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/scripts/include/0300
Processing classid: 0302
checking dependencies...
:: ffmpeg optionally requires nvidia-utils: Nvidia NVDEC/NVENC support
:: ffmpeg4.4 optionally requires nvidia-utils: Nvidia NVDEC/NVENC support
:: lib32-vulkan-icd-loader optionally requires lib32-vulkan-driver: packaged vulkan driver
:: steam optionally requires vulkan-driver: packaged vulkan driver
:: steam optionally requires lib32-vulkan-driver: packaged vulkan driver (32 bit)
:: vulkan-icd-loader optionally requires vulkan-driver: packaged vulkan driver
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: eglexternalplatform will be removed after its nvidia-470xx-utils dependency

Packages (6) egl-wayland-2:1.1.11-2  eglexternalplatform-1.1-2  libxnvctrl-470xx-470.161.03-1  lib32-nvidia-470xx-utils-470.161.03-1  linux515-nvidia-470xx-470.161.03-3  nvidia-470xx-utils-470.161.03-1

Total Removed Size:  568.90 MiB

:: Do you want to remove these packages? [Y/n] 
:: Processing package changes...
removing linux515-nvidia-470xx...
removing lib32-nvidia-470xx-utils...
xorg configuration symlink valid...
removing nvidia-470xx-utils...
xorg configuration symlink valid...
removing libxnvctrl-470xx...
removing egl-wayland...
removing eglexternalplatform...
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/6) Reloading system manager configuration...
(2/6) Reloading device manager configuration...
(3/6) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(4/6) Updating module dependencies...
(5/6) Refreshing PackageKit...
(6/6) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...
'/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-mhwd.conf' symlink is invalid! Removing it...
> Successfully removed video-nvidia-470xx
    ~  sudo mhwd --install pci video-nvidia                                 ✔  10s  
> Installing video-nvidia...
Sourcing /etc/mhwd-x86_64.conf
Has lib32 support: true
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/db/pci/graphic_drivers/nvidia/MHWDCONFIG
Processing classid: 0300
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/scripts/include/0300
Processing classid: 0302
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core downloading...
 extra downloading...
 community downloading...
 multilib downloading...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: eglexternalplatform will be installed before its nvidia-utils dependency

Packages (6) egl-wayland-2:1.1.11-2  eglexternalplatform-1.1-2  libxnvctrl-525.60.11-4  lib32-nvidia-utils-525.60.11-1  linux515-nvidia-525.60.11-2  nvidia-utils-525.60.11-1

Total Download Size:   402.45 MiB
Total Installed Size:  868.23 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
:: Retrieving packages...
Y
12

Hmmm can I clear this second command safely and try it again? It’s not showing any signs of life. xD

13

No, let it download.

15

Copy that

Ok so, I let it download and the installation appears to have worked?

Unfortunately it hasn’t solved the issue. Graphics are still very slow, and another symptom I’ve also noticed is that it’s failing to run proton.

    ~  mhwd --listinstalled                                                         ✔ 
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          video-nvidia            2021.11.04               false            PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!
    ~  mhwd --list                                                                  ✔ 
> 0000:2d:00.0 (0300:10de:2216) Display controller nVidia Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          video-nvidia            2021.11.04               false            PCI
    video-nvidia-470xx            2021.11.04               false            PCI
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI
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Please provide the output of:

nvdia-smi
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    ~  nvdia-smi                                                                    ✔ 
zsh: correct 'nvdia-smi' to 'nvidia-smi' [nyae]? y
Fri Dec  9 21:26:42 2022       
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NVIDIA-SMI 525.60.11    Driver Version: 525.60.11    CUDA Version: 12.0     |
|-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 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 ...  Off  | 00000000:2D:00.0  On |                  N/A |
|  0%   55C    P5    40W / 320W |    957MiB / 10240MiB |     26%      Default |
|                               |                      |                  N/A |
+-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
                                                                               
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Processes:                                                                  |
|  GPU   GI   CI        PID   Type   Process name                  GPU Memory |
|        ID   ID                                                   Usage      |
|=============================================================================|
|    0   N/A  N/A       669      G   /usr/lib/Xorg                     367MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A       715      G   /usr/bin/kwalletd5                  3MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A       795      G   /usr/bin/ksmserver                  3MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A       797      G   /usr/bin/kded5                      3MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A       798      G   /usr/bin/kwin_x11                 207MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A       836      G   /usr/bin/plasmashell               91MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A       879      G   ...de-authentication-agent-1        3MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A       881      G   ...ib/xdg-desktop-portal-kde        3MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A       961      G   /usr/bin/msm_kde_notifier           3MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A       962      G   /usr/lib/kdeconnectd                3MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A       973      G   /usr/bin/kaccess                    3MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A       976      G   /usr/bin/pamac-tray-plasma          3MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A      1684      G   ...AAAAAAAAA= --shared-files       52MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A      3088      G   /usr/lib/firefox/firefox          191MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A      3716      G   /usr/bin/konsole                    3MiB |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
``
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Please provide the output of:

glxinfo | grep "OpenGL version"

And this is me, just double-checking, you did reboot after installing the driver, right? Let’s try that anyway.

reboot
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    ~  glxinfo | grep "OpenGL version"                                              ✔ 
OpenGL version string: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 525.60.11

I did, but I’ll do it now anyways. Brb.

No luck after rebooting a second time.

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Do you have mesa-demos installed? If not, install is from the extra repository:

pamac install mesa-demos

And then run it with:

glxheads

It might look like nothing’s happening, but it’ll exit when it’s done.

…and provide output here.

Note:

I’m flying blind and only on guesses here, so I might be completely wrong about everything.

It almost looks like it’s using onboard graphics…yet:

… show’s the correct one. What happens when you run steam from the terminal:

steam
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Before I get to your commands I just want to say, it really FEELS like it’s using integrated graphics as well. I did a double take a visually checked the HDMI cable was plugged into the graphics card earlier xD

I’ve accidentally run integrated graphics before without meaning to.

    ~  pamac install mesa-demos                                                     ✔ 
Preparing...
Warning: mesa-demos-8.5.0-2 is up to date -- skipping
Nothing to do.
Transaction successfully finished.

Just need to clarify what you mean to run it with glxheads?