I recently switched to Ubuntu 24.04 from Windows, but I'm finding that it feels quite slow. My system is pretty powerful with 64GB of RAM, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, and an AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G. Initially, Ubuntu didn't recognize my GPU, which made it run on the integrated graphics. With some help from AI, I managed to get the system to use my GPU instead, but I'm still sensing that performance isn't as snappy as it was on Windows. Does anyone have tips or suggestions to improve the performance?
2 Answers
What areas do you think Windows performs better in? Have you checked any benchmarks? If you're using DirectX 12 through Proton, there could be a performance dip there. Also, make sure you're using the `nvidia-open` package instead of `nouveau` for your GPU. Since you mentioned having to get the drivers to work with secure boot, it's important that they are set up correctly. Try running `nvidia-smi` and `glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"` to get more details. By the way, which desktop environment are you using? GNOME or something else? Switching from X11 to Wayland could also help with performance issues!
Thanks for your response! I did have some trouble installing drivers before that caused boot issues, but I fixed it by using recovery mode. So I’ll be cautious about blindly running commands!
What exactly do you mean by slow? It's essential to be careful with advice from AI; running commands without understanding can mess things up. Make sure to benchmark your system to identify what exactly is lagging.
Hey! Thanks for jumping in! I tried playing a game on Steam and it felt similar to how it did on Windows. The performance in gaming is fine. But everything else, like dragging on the desktop and browser performance, feels sluggish. Here's my output:
```
nvidia-smi
...
glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"
...
echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
x11
echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
ubuntu:GNOME
```
Any ideas based on that?