It appears you don't have the official Nvidia driver installed, which should avoid the problem. Please try installing it:
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-390 ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => ubuntu ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1793607 Title: GPU Overheats and laptop shuts off To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1793607/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp