Could Gnome be OP's problem?:
# zypsei Mesa veau nel-def lease session
i | Mesa-dri | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i | Mesa-gallium | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i | Mesa-libEGL1 | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i | Mesa-libglapi0 | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i | libdrm_nouveau2 | package | 2.4.115-2.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i | lsb-release | package | 3.2-1.4 | noarch
| OSS
i | openSUSE-release-ftp | package | 20230318-2171.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i | release-notes-openSUSE | package | 84.87.20180228.827b030-1.37 | noarch
| OSS
i+ | Mesa | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i+ | Mesa-demo-x | package | 8.5.0-2.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i+ | Mesa-dri-nouveau | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i+ | Mesa-libGL1 | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i+ | Mesa-libOpenCL | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i+ | Mesa-libd3d | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i+ | Mesa-libva | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i+ | Mesa-vulkan-device-select | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i+ | Mesa-vulkan-overlay | package | 23.0.0-346.1 | x86_64
| OSS
i+ | kdebase3-session | package | 3.5.10.1-372.32 | x86_64
| KDE3
i+ | openSUSE-release | package | 20230318-2171.1 | x86_64
| OSS
> inxi -GSIxxz
System:
Kernel: 6.2.6-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
Desktop: KDE v: 3.5.10 tk: Qt v: 3.3.8c wm: kwin dm: 1: KDM 2: XDM
Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20230318
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GF119 [NVS 310] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: nouveau
v: kernel arch: Fermi pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports:
active: DP-1,DP-2 empty: none bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:107d
temp: 49.0 C
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.7 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa alternate: nouveau,nv,nvidia dri: nouveau gpu: nouveau
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 4240x1440 s-dpi: 120
Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: primary,left model: Acer K272HUL res: 2560x1440
dpi: 109 diag: 686mm (27")
Monitor-2: DP-2 pos: right model: Dell P2213 res: 1680x1050 dpi: 90
diag: 558mm (22")
API: OpenGL v: 4.3 Mesa 23.0.0 renderer: NVD9 direct-render: Yes
Info:
Processes: 179 Uptime: 10h 33m Memory: 3.82 GiB used: 1.61 GiB (42.1%)
Init: systemd v: 253 target: graphical (5) default: graphical Compilers:
gcc: N/A Packages: pm: rpm pkgs: N/A note: see --rpm Shell: Bash v: 5.2.15
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.25
Most actual use during that uptime was using an image viewer quickly perusing a
large collection, but FF 102esr was open to Youtube as well (and unable to
produce sound), run from Konsole to watch messages.