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NVIDIA and SteamOS (valve) Target GNU/Linux Gamers
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SteamOS is Getting Native NVIDIA GPU Driver Support
Valve is officially adding NVIDIA GPU driver support to SteamOS, as confirmed by the company's software developer Pierre-Loup Griffais. Until now, AMD has been the primary choice for SteamOS, both for CPUs and GPUs, since all of Valve's products are based on AMD hardware. However, this is changing as Valve aims to expand SteamOS to more PCs, allowing gamers to realize the Steam Machine dream on their own hardware, even if it is based on a different GPU manufacturer.
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TechSpot ☛ Valve says Nvidia GeForce support for SteamOS is progressing, but could take years
Why it matters: More and more users prefer gaming on Linux distros such as SteamOS and Bazzite over Windows, but Linux still lacks up-to-date support for Nvidia graphics chips. Although Valve hasn't resolved the issue for SteamOS yet, the company claims it is making steady progress.
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GeForce NOW’s native Linux client works on Ubuntu—but your network still makes the call [Ed: The site NeoTeo seems like a slopfarm though]
NVIDIA officially supports Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and later. A reported Ubuntu 26.04 test shows the client can deliver playable cloud gaming, while Wi‑Fi quality, queues and video decoding remain decisive.