No, it’s not hard. By default open source drivers will run, but you can install the nvidia ones through driver manager and everything should just work.
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Nvidia GPU can be troublesome on Linux indeed. Mint might not be the best option in that case. If you are flexible, distro-wise, I cannot recommend Bazzite enough.
You can get an image with all the needed Nvidia drivers and configs, that should bring you the smoothest possible experience with your hardware, especially for gaming!
Good luck!
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