hyprland on nVidia: wayland window manager for gamers

Spoiler alert: Hyprland shows promise with minimal flickering and impressive gaming performance, challenging the traditional X11 environments. But does it outshine the stability and compatibility of X11 for hardcore gamers? Join me as we uncover the answers in this in-depth exploration.

timecode:
0:00 - is window manager good for gaming on Linux?
0:33 - Overview: why am I trying out Window manager for gaming?
1:04 - which distributions to use with Hyprland?
1:24 - installing nVidia priprietary driver on nixOS
1:53 - games to benchmark on Linux
2:19 - install hyprland with required applications on NixOS after nVidia driver
2:27 - costomize hyprland
2:49 - how to change HIDPI and refresh rate settings for hyprland
3:12 - hyprland User Experiments: does hyprland flicker with nVidia GPU?
3:39 - hyprland User Experiments: does hyprland flicker in game with nVidia GPU?
4:05 - setting up i3 on NixOS
4:33 - i3 configuration to use gnome applications
4:46 - i3 user experiments: does i3 flicker in game with nVidia GPU?
5:00 - x11 vs wayland window manager for gaming: i3 vs hyprland in linux gaming (with benchmarks numbers)
5:33 - hyprland vs i3 vs gnome (x11 and wayland) gaming benchmarks comparison
6:13 - should you use hyprland on nVidia GPU as a gamer?
6:59 - nVidia 555 driver on Linux, with wayland hyprland, is it good?
7:06 - AI generated script: why testing different DE/WM on linux gaming
7:31 - AI generated script: is wayland ready for gaming with nVidia GPU compared to x11?
7:57 - AI generated script: outlook of linux gaming
8:18 - AI generated script: why am I making Linux gaming video?

[sherx]

I can't wait for the new video about the state of Nvidia + Hyprland + NixOS, especially in terms of daily usage and your workflow!

[jhonyortiz]

This was an awesome overall loook at hyprlands current state. When it comes to day to day use I dont really notice a difference between hyprland, gnome, and kde.

[TheAtoldasROCAS]

i highly suggest make a video about nvidia 555.xx drivers, it solves a lot of issues in Linux desktop enviroments.

[crausbeat]

Thank you very much! So useful for me!

[shApYT]

I wonder why hypr is slower than gnome. I would've thought it would be lighter.

[RCSky]

I can't believe Wayland is finally fixed, i'm using it right now, Steam and everything are perfect, better than X11 in some ways. I never thought I would see the day

[ryanmundell]

great video I am thinking of going fully Linux gaming with friends is the only thing that holds me back. Even if there is a 5% loss in performance I will switch

[korigun]

Driver 555 fixes all flickering on wayland, I am running hyprland as daily driver and also have KDEplasma installed for gaming with HDR, I have both installed at least until HDR on hyprland, running on arch btw
Edit: I have no issues switching between hyprland and plasma

[christiangabi]

It's really interesting. I recently installed Sway on my laptop running OpenSUSE with an Nvidia GPU to see if I'll get a better experience gaming on Wayland. I look like it's a "Yes" compared to my default DE - KDE. But I still experienced glitches while playing games (still an issue on Wayland + Nvidia driver). I hope to see the next driver 555.xx on OpenSUSE soon.

If possible, can you do benchmarks on Sway vs. Hyprland vs. another DE on Wayland?

[stalker]

Really didn't expect gnome to win considering how bloated it is. Maybe window managers excell on ram limited systems...

[dongetaro]

offtopic but what's the best linux distro for gaming on amd? i tried endeavouros and it had lots of issues for me