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Gregory Opera
Asked: 2020-09-12 06:21:46 +0800 CST

Can "Snap" packages use the GPU?

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Pretty straightforward - can "Snap" packages use the dedicated (NVIDIA) GPU in my laptop?

For example, if I download a game via a "Snap" package (e.g. "SuperTuxKart"), will it use the GPU, or will I need to download the "traditional" package instead?

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    Yes, snap package can use the GPU. To check whether a snap package has access to GPU acceleration, run the following command. Assuming you want to check for chromium, you can see that the snap package has been configured to use GPU acceleration.

    $ snap connections chromium
...
opengl                    chromium:opengl                    :opengl                         -
...
$

    For the case of chromium, you can test with WebGL demo pages.

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