diff --git a/modules/system/hardware/graphics.mod.nix b/modules/system/hardware/graphics.mod.nix
index ffd09ea..063e26e 100644
--- a/modules/system/hardware/graphics.mod.nix
+++ b/modules/system/hardware/graphics.mod.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
+  pkgs,
   ...
 }:
 let
-  inherit (lib.modules) mkIf;
+  inherit (lib.modules) mkDefault mkIf;
   inherit (lib.options) mkEnableOption;
 
   cfg = config.modules.system.hardware;
@@ -18,12 +19,21 @@ in
   };
   config = {
     hardware = {
-      graphics.enable = true;
-      nvidia = mkIf cfg.nvidia.enable {
-        # we want the open-source drivers
-        open = true;
+      graphics = {
+        enable = true;
+        extraPackages = [ pkgs.nvidia-vaapi-driver ];
+      };
 
+      nvidia = mkIf cfg.nvidia.enable {
+        open = mkDefault true;
+
+        # Whether to enable kernel modesetting when using the NVIDIA proprietary driver.
+        # Enabling this causes the proprietary NVIDIA driver to provide its own
+        # framebuffer device, which can cause Wayland compositors to work when
+        # they otherwise wouldn’t. .
         modesetting.enable = true;
+
+        # nvidia-settings is useless on NixOS.
         nvidiaSettings = false;
 
         # fixes sleep on nvidia devices
@@ -34,6 +44,27 @@ in
         package = config.boot.kernelPackages.nvidiaPackages.beta;
       };
     };
-    services.xserver.videoDrivers = mkIf cfg.nvidia.enable [ "nvidia" ];
+    services.xserver.videoDrivers = [
+      "nvidia"
+    ];
+
+    environment.systemPackages = builtins.attrValues {
+      inherit (pkgs)
+        mesa
+        vulkan-tools
+        vulkan-loader
+        libva
+        libva-utils
+        ;
+      inherit (pkgs.nvtopPackages) nvidia;
+    };
+    # Nouveau is a set of free and open-source drivers for NVIDIA GPUs
+    # that provide 2D/3D acceleration for all NVIDIA GPUs.
+    # Its use is in general not recommended due to its considerably worse
+    # performance compared to NVIDIA's kernel modules, as it does not
+    # support reclocking (changing the GPU clock frequency on-demand)
+    # for many NVIDIA GPUs.
+    # I therefore disable it to save myself from headaches.
+    boot.blacklistedKernelModules = mkIf cfg.nvidia.enable [ "nouveau" ];
   };
 }