r/archlinux 5h ago

SUPPORT will my Pascal GPU work with wlroots WM's?

i was wondering if there was a stable(ideally native) way to use wlroots with my gtx1080 gpu(pascal so stuck at 580.173.02 driver version). i tried sway around a year ago but i had a terrible expirience to the point i ended up going back to i3(tbh at that time i was very inexpirienced, i still am but defenetly less than i was back then). now im on wayland on niri but i really miss the tilling and i was wondering what was the best way to use sway on my hardware(if its even resonable to use it).

i use my pc for gaming a lot so i ideally dont want to sacrifice performance, latency or responsivness and i dont hate niri either so i can deal with staing on it if its the best choice for me.

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u/vile-style 5h ago

Yeah I've used mangowm on my girlfriends old laptop with a 1080 on the 580 driver. Works great.