# NVIDIA GPU not being used (Bazzite 41 NVIDIA Edition) **URL:** \ **Category:** Bazzite\ **Created:** [December 25, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/nvidia-gpu-not-being-used-bazzite-41-nvidia-edition/5907 "2024-12-25T06:21:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LavenderRebellin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LavenderRebellin](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/LavenderRebellin)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/nvidia-gpu-not-being-used-bazzite-41-nvidia-edition/5907/1 "2024-12-25T06:21:19Z")
I’ve been trying to benchmark games on Bazzite but for whatever reason, my RTX 3050 is just not being used. (Context: im using a laptop that has an Intel iGPU alongside the NVIDIA dGPU with Secure Boot enabled) I have SuperGFX and I’ve it set to Hybrid and the dGPU to always be active yet Steam will use the iGPU. ---
**Author:** ![shishimaru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@shishimaru](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/shishimaru)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 10:36am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/nvidia-gpu-not-being-used-bazzite-41-nvidia-edition/5907/2 "2024-12-25T10:36:25Z")
Hi. As far as I know, the hybrid graphics should be used automatically without using any additional software. Probably switcheroo’s being used by default and you can just launch Steam with your dGPU. I suspect that you might have destroyed something in the process because of this SuperGFX I’ve never heard about. ---
**Author:** ![gghardwareissues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gghardwareissues](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/gghardwareissues)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/nvidia-gpu-not-being-used-bazzite-41-nvidia-edition/5907/3 "2024-12-27T02:29:51Z")
You might need to specify that steam launches with the external GPU. From the Arch wiki: [PRIME - ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PRIME#Configure_applications_to_render_using_GPU) You can edit the application to add the environment variables permanently (always use nvidia gpu). Go application launcher → right click → edit applications → search for steam → add environment variables → save. Pictures for my setup on KDE below. ![step1_edit_applications](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/univeral_blue/original/2X/2/21670de2d2cf4d6fbd9f9861e8c8bca41aa11a93.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![gghardwareissues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gghardwareissues](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/gghardwareissues)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/nvidia-gpu-not-being-used-bazzite-41-nvidia-edition/5907/4 "2024-12-27T02:30:24Z")
Part 2 as I can only post an image at a time. ![step2_search_for_steam_and_add_env_variables](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/univeral_blue/original/2X/1/1b06495b5dcb46b00fd290decd1a57de3d3f8326.png) Make sure to click save (top left) or ctrl + s to keep your changes. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderRebellin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LavenderRebellin](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/LavenderRebellin)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/nvidia-gpu-not-being-used-bazzite-41-nvidia-edition/5907/5 "2024-12-28T01:07:14Z")
Didn’t work sadly. I think a reinstall might be my only solution. ---
**Author:** ![Andrus73](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/andrus73/32/6377_2.png) [@Andrus73](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/Andrus73)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/nvidia-gpu-not-being-used-bazzite-41-nvidia-edition/5907/6 "2025-05-23T20:24:42Z")
Hi, did not work on Bazzire 41. Seems Nvidia Control Panel part has left out , and i have sofar unable to find way to get NVIDIA 570.153.02 drivers reinstalled. unable to stop KDE , somewhy trying to boot to emergrency mode from Grub, i end up in BIOS. Next boot KDE is up and running and from console , i get error on module compilation… Kind of odd. ---
**Author:** ![roopezero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/roopezero/32/7209_2.png) [@roopezero](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/roopezero)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/nvidia-gpu-not-being-used-bazzite-41-nvidia-edition/5907/7 "2025-07-02T14:29:32Z")
I had the same problem on my system with - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 I solved the it by first following [Secure Boot Instructions - Bazzite Documentation](https://docs.bazzite.gg/General/Installation_Guide/secure_boot/) to enroll the NVIDIA driver & KMOD signing key for secure boot and then creating the following configuration file in my home directory. `~/.config/environment.d/nvidia.conf`: ```auto __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia ``` Now **logout and log back in** and run the following command to confirm that the NVIDIA GPU is being used: ```bash glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer" ``` A bit late to the party, but I hope this helps out someone! 😅 ---
**Author:** ![ivxvm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/ivxvm/32/7242_2.png) [@ivxvm](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/ivxvm)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 12:03am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/nvidia-gpu-not-being-used-bazzite-41-nvidia-edition/5907/8 "2025-07-05T00:03:39Z")
I noticed some games were suspiciously underperfoming. I couldn’t believe at first a system called “Bazzite 42 NVIDIA Edition” could somehow ignore my NVIDIA GPU and use integrated one - but that glxinfo command you provided indeed confirmed it was the case, even though “Secure Boot” was disabled the whole time in my BIOS. I did the same steps and enabled “Secure Boot” and performance skyrocketed. Thanks a lot!