{"id":210555,"date":"2026-02-06T03:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/nvidia-launches-native-geforce-now-app-for-linux-in-beta\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T04:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:25:08","slug":"nvidia-launches-native-geforce-now-app-for-linux-in-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/nvidia-launches-native-geforce-now-app-for-linux-in-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW app for Linux in beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Nvidia-launches-native-GeForce-NOW-app-for-Linux-in-beta.1221221.0.html\">Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW app for Linux in beta<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Nvidia-launches-native-GeForce-NOW-app-for-Linux-in-beta.1221221.0.html\">https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Nvidia-launches-native-GeForce-NOW-app-for-Linux-in-beta.1221221.0.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-06 03:58:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.notebookcheck.net\">www.notebookcheck.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u24d8 blogs.nvidia.com<\/p>\n<p>Nvidia\u2019s logo, shown here as an illustrative image for reporting on the GeForce NOW Linux app and its early feature limitations<\/p>\n<p>Nvidia\u2019s beta GeForce NOW app is now available for Linux (Ubuntu 24.04+). Here\u2019s what you can expect from the first release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Nvidia has released a native GeForce NOW app for Linux PCs in beta, starting with Ubuntu 24.04 and later. Nvidia says the desktop-focused app is meant to feel closer to the Windows and macOS clients than the earlier Linux experience, which was tuned for Steam Deck workflows.\n<\/p>\n<h2>What it changes versus browser streaming<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">On supported setups and plans, Nvidia is pitching streaming targets of up to 5K at 120 FPS, or 1080p at up to 360 FPS, depending on your configuration. Nvidia also frames the experience as tapping \u201cGeForce RTX 5080 performance from the cloud,\u201d including RTX features like ray tracing and DLSS (where supported by the service\/game).\n<\/p>\n<h2>Installation is Flatpak-based, delivered via Nvidia\u2019s installer<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The Linux beta is delivered via Nvidia\u2019s download page as a .bin installer (run chmod +x, then run the installer), and Nvidia\u2019s support docs say the app is distributed as a Flatpak (which includes a ~2 GB runtime download in many cases).\n<\/p>\n<h2>Requirements and current limitations (beta)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Nvidia\u2019s Linux setup guide includes bandwidth guidance, such as 65 Mbps for 5K at 120 FPS, and notes it wants latency under 80 ms to an Nvidia data center (and recommends under 40 ms). Nvidia also lists feature gaps on Linux right now, including no HDR, no AV1, and no Cloud G-Sync\/VRR, among other omissions.<\/p>\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/fileadmin\/_processed_\/6\/b\/csm_Darryl_Linington_profile_image_August_2025_e5c96493d5.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Darryl Linington\"\/>Darryl Linington &#8211; Tech Writer <span title=\"58\u00a0\"> &#8211; 58 articles published on Notebookcheck<\/span> since 2025<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a tech editor and journalist with over 20 years of experience covering everything from cutting-edge smartphones and AI breakthroughs to gaming hardware and future-forward tech. I have a passion for making complex technology accessible, relatable, and genuinely interesting\u2014especially when&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Nvidia-launches-native-GeForce-NOW-app-for-Linux-in-beta.1221221.0.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW app for Linux in beta https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Nvidia-launches-native-GeForce-NOW-app-for-Linux-in-beta.1221221.0.html Publish Date: 2026-02-06 03:58:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":210556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/fileadmin\/Notebooks\/News\/_nc5\/Official-Nvidia-Logo.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[71,79],"class_list":["post-210555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-linux","tag-linux","tag-ubuntu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210555"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210555"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210557,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210555\/revisions\/210557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}