None of the solutions for switching between discrete and integrated graphics cards on Linux are particularly great (compared to Windows where it just works automagically). Pop OS at the very least has some nice UI to switch modes, and doesn’t default to Nouveau etc. Nothing you can’t achieve elsewhere but nice that they’re thought about it.

I believe cinnamon has integration where you can right click on the launcher and run with discrete GPU.

default Ubuntu has the same. (Make sure you are in on-demand mode in Nvidia).

I know Ubuntu works with the nvidia-* drivers but does it detect and select them for use by default or does it use nouveau until a (knowledgable) user reconfigures which driver is in use? And with legacy nvidia such as 340 there isn’t Wayland support and so enabling by default could lead to a broken system.

Same with a kernel greater >= 5.10 and that particular driver series. So would be nice to hear what Pop OS is doing here that Ubuntu isn’t.

If the rumours of nvidia open sourcing their drivers are true (sorry no link - just something I heard) they’ll all work out of the box one day (hopefully !).

If, during the Ubuntu install process, you check the box to install proprietary drivers, it will automatically detect & install the nvidia-* drivers. You can also do this from the settings post-install. No Linux knowledge required really, it’s easier than the state of things on Windows.

Nice :)