Linux Mint Debian Edition is very lightweight and easy to use.

Try one of the lightweight Ubuntu distros: Lubuntu or Xubuntu.

It's a little more of a setup but you could try endeavour. It's pretty lightweight and performant, they have every kind of DE imaginable to install during the setup.

In my experience, openSUSE is also pretty decent. You can enable system backup during installation as well, so if any updates bork your system, it’s pretty easy to go back. Installing NVIDIA drivers is a bit more involved than some of the other suggestions here, but it’s not hard.

I had a good experiences with nobrara. For non gamers it is a bit bloated, but everything worked out of the box or after just one reboot. nobaraproject.org

If you want lightweight, void is pretty good. Not sure about nvidia though.

Nobara. ITs the beyest.

also get rid of nvidia and throw it in the dumpster. they're making deals trying tell collect and sell data. Get AMD. Its easier. No driver madness.

Linux mint has delivered me a consistent experience on the verge of boring (Good for an OS) with great driver support and minimal intervention. I have wandered a long path of distro hopping and can say if you want to screw around, learn linux, and have to care about maintaining it (Like a car or house) try EndeavourOS or other major distros. If you want an OS that works for you without much intervention, give mint a try.

The default Cinnamon DE is quite light, but it also comes with an even lighter XFCE version. I prefer Cinnamon because it just hits the right spot for what I knew computing to be.