I am running plasma 5 on System 76 laptop with an nvidia 560M graphics card using the proprietary driver and it does work for me. Here is what chrome://gpu reports
Graphics Feature Status Canvas: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable Flash: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable Flash Stage3D: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable Flash Stage3D Baseline profile: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable Compositing: Hardware accelerated Multiple Raster Threads: Disabled Rasterization: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable Threaded Rasterization: Enabled Video Decode: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable Video Encode: Hardware accelerated WebGL: Hardware accelerated Driver Bug Workarounds clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use disable_post_sub_buffers_for_onscreen_surfaces init_gl_position_in_vertex_shader init_vertex_attributes scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args use_current_program_after_successful_link Problems Detected Accelerated 2d canvas is unstable in Linux at the moment Disabled Features: accelerated_2d_canvas Stage3D is not supported on Linux: 129848 Disabled Features: flash_stage3d Accelerated video decode is unavailable on Mac and Linux: 137247, 133828 Disabled Features: accelerated_video_decode NVIDIA linux drivers are unstable when using multiple Open GL contexts and with low memory: 145600 Disabled Features: flash_3d, accelerated_video_decode, flash_stage3d GPU rasterization is blacklisted on non-Android: 362779 Disabled Features: gpu_rasterization Always call glUseProgram after a successful link to avoid a driver bug: 349137 Applied Workarounds: use_current_program_after_successful_link Program link fails in NVIDIA Linux if gl_Position is not set: 286468 Applied Workarounds: init_gl_position_in_vertex_shader Clear uniforms before first program use on all platforms: 124764, 349137 Applied Workarounds: clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use Linux NVIDIA drivers don't have the correct defaults for vertex attributes: 351528 Applied Workarounds: init_vertex_attributes Disable partial swaps on linux drivers: 339493 Applied Workarounds: disable_post_sub_buffers_for_onscreen_surfaces Always rewrite vec/mat constructors to be consistent: 398694 Applied Workarounds: scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args Raster is using a single thread. Disabled Features: multiple_raster_threads -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Kubuntu PPA. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1392533 Title: Google chrome do not have hardware acceleration under Plasma 5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/+bug/1392533/+subscriptions -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs