3d graphics card help

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Good morning, I installed Garuda about 2 months ago, after many years of Ubuntu and Debian... this pc has a built in 3d card that I have never used and I would like to know what application or driver I need to install to use it! I don't even know what kind of card it is, if it is for watching fim with passive glasses or if it is more powerful! I hope someone can help me! I attach the details of the terminal:

lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Iris Plus Graphics G1 (Ice Lake) (rev 07)

inxi -Fxxxza
System:
  Kernel: 6.3.5-zen2-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.1.1
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=46df1d68-cf46-431e-a4a0-b9791adcdb6b rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
    resume=UUID=4aa4fb62-c1cf-44fd-91ea-1f1f5f9ece4b loglevel=3 ibt=off
  Desktop: GNOME v: 44.2 tk: GTK v: 3.24.38 wm: gnome-shell dm: GDM v: 44.1
    Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A315-57G v: V1.14
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: IL model: Happy_IL v: V1.14 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: Insyde v: 1.14 date: 09/02/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 9.6 Wh (49.0%) condition: 19.6/41.6 Wh (47.2%)
    volts: 11.0 min: 11.2 model: LGC AP19B8K type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
    status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-1035G1 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ice Lake
    gen: core 10 level: v4 note: check built: 2019-21 process: Intel 10nm
    family: 6 model-id: 0x7E (126) stepping: 5 microcode: 0xBA
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 320 KiB desc: d-4x48 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 2 MiB desc: 4x512 KiB L3: 6 MiB
    desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1223 high: 1299 min/max: 400/3600 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 1200 2: 1292 3: 1200
    4: 1200 5: 1200 6: 1200 7: 1299 8: 1200 bogomips: 19046
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: retbleed mitigation: Enhanced IBRS
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS, IBPB:
    conditional, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G1 vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-11 process: Intel 10nm built: 2019-21
    ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:8a56
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP108M [GeForce MX330] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: nvidia v: 530.41.03 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 530.xx+
    status: current (as of 2023-05) arch: Pascal code: GP10x
    process: TSMC 16nm built: 2016-21 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 4
    link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1d16
    class-ID: 0302
  Device-3: Chicony VGA WebCam driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-5:2 chip-ID: 04f2:b5e0
    class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1
    compositor: gnome-shell driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia
    unloaded: nouveau alternate: fbdev,intel,nv,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915
    display-ID: :1 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
    s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x15f5 built: 2017 res: 1920x1080
    hz: 60 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  API: OpenGL Message: Unable to show GL data. Required tool glxinfo
    missing.
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_icl
    bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:34c8 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.3.5-zen2-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
  Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.71 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:34f0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp0s20f3 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
    class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP) driver: btusb
    v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-10:3
    chip-ID: 8087:0aaa class-ID: e001
  Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 109.54 GiB (23.0%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Kingston model: OM8PCP3512F-AA
    size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: ECFK52.3 temp: 29.9 C
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 467.84 GiB size: 467.84 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 109.54 GiB (23.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 608 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 467.84 GiB size: 467.84 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 109.54 GiB (23.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 467.84 GiB size: 467.84 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 109.54 GiB (23.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 467.84 GiB size: 467.84 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 109.54 GiB (23.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.54 GiB used: 173.2 MiB (2.2%)
    priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
  ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 292 Uptime: 30m wakeups: 1 Memory: available: 7.54 GiB
  used: 4.19 GiB (55.6%) Init: systemd v: 253 default: graphical
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.1.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: pm: pacman
  pkgs: 1316 libs: 403 tools: pamac,paru Shell: fish v: 3.6.1 default: Bash
  v: 5.1.16 running-in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.3.27
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Hi there, welcome to the forum!
Maybe you just mean your discrete GPU?

If so, use prime-run when you want to use the Nvidia card. See:

PS: I’ve formatted your terminal output to be more readable according to our guidelines.
Please also consider that normally ask to use garuda-inxi instead of inxi -Fxxxza.

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The required drivers are preinstalled by garuda

as you can see here the modesetting is intel’s driver and nvidia is nvidia’s proprietary driver. The one that’s currently known to work the best for nvidia cards.

If it’s something as simple as streaming videos you don’t even need to switch your graphics card the integrated intel’s graphics card, the one that’s used by default will take care of it.

using your discrete nvidia graphics card can come in handy if you are looking for light gaming, using autocad and stuff like that.
As filo has attached the wiki above you can read it to switch between discrete and integrated graphics.

For example you want to offload some game you are playing say on steam you would add this to it’s launch option

prime-run %command%

btw, this is mentioned in wiki.
or if you want to launch some application in your discrete graphics you can launch a terminal and type

prime-run your-darling-package-bin-name

and it will be offloaded to your discrete gpu. to check your nvidia gpu’s usage you can use the command

nvidia-smi

it will show you all the running processes on your nvidia gpu along with other details.

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