how to switch gpu's

[Xander Baan]

Hello,

 

I just bought this Acer Aspire 7 A715-75G-78MA and it has 2 gpu's, an intel UHD graphics and an geforce GTX 1650 ti. My intergrated laptop monitor uses the intel graphics but not the nvidia card, is there a way to switch this?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

- Ignore, misunderstood question. - 
 

[Slottr]

It should automatically switch when you run something graphically intensive 

[Xander Baan]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

It should automatically switch when you run something graphically intensive 

is there a way that i can set the nvidia card as perminant 

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, Xander Baan said:

is there a way that i can set the nvidia card as perminant 

Why?

[Xander Baan]

Just now, Slottr said:

Why?

because i when i run a game such as minecraft it uses the intel uhd graphics and not the nvidia. Because it get shitty framerates.

[Som3a]

4 minutes ago, Xander Baan said:

is there a way that i can set the nvidia card as perminant 

There is but not worth the effort (you have to go into the windows graphics settings and manually select each program you want to run with the 1650, that's the way I know of at least), also make sure your monitor is plugged into the GPU and not the motherboard. 

 

EDIT: just noticed it's a laptop, welp there isn't really a way around it unless you use the method I mentioned above

Edited August 31, 2020 by Som3a

[Xander Baan]

1 minute ago, Som3a said:

There is but not worth the effort (you have to go into the windows graphics settings and manually select each program you want to run with the 1650, that's the way I know of at least), also make sure your monitor is plugged into the GPU and not the motherboard. 

its not an pc, its an laptop

 

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, Xander Baan said:

because i when i run a game such as minecraft it uses the intel uhd graphics and not the nvidia. Because it get shitty framerates.

Go into Nvidia control panel > 3D Settings 

 

There you should find settings to change which processor it will use

[Som3a]

1 minute ago, Xander Baan said:

its not an pc, its an laptop

 

yeah just noticed earlier and edited the post, my bad

[minibois]

Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D settings > Program Settings > Choose the programs/games you want to apply this to > choose the videocard instead of auto/Intel HD graphics

[Xander Baan]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

Go into Nvidia control panel > 3D Settings 

 

There you should find settings to change which processor it will use

i know tis. But is there a way so my intergrated monitor uses my nvidia card insteal of my intel card

[Slottr]

Just now, Xander Baan said:

i know tis. But is there a way so my intergrated monitor uses my nvidia card insteal of my intel card

Again, why? 

[Xander Baan]

Just now, Slottr said:

Again, why? 

because my games dont use the nvidia card and i dont have the full nvidia control panal option.

i know the hp omen laptops have an program to switch the gpu but is there a way to use it on my laptop.

[Som3a]

3 minutes ago, Xander Baan said:

i know tis. But is there a way so my intergrated monitor uses my nvidia card insteal of my intel card

Nothing to do with the monitor AFAIK, it depends on what each program is using

[Slottr]

2 minutes ago, Xander Baan said:

because my games dont use the nvidia card and i dont have the full nvidia control panal option.

i know the hp omen laptops have an program to switch the gpu but is there a way to use it on my laptop.

Disable the iGPU in Device Manager 

[Xander Baan]

Just now, Slottr said:

Disable the iGPU in Device Manager 

i did that but then nvidia control panal says that there is no monitor connected to the nvidia card

[Slottr]

Just now, Xander Baan said:

i did that but then nvidia control panal says that there is no monitor connected to the nvidia card

What does task manager say in regards to what graphics processor its using?

[Xander Baan]

9 minutes ago, Slottr said:

What does task manager say in regards to what graphics processor its using?

its using my intel graphics

[PorkishPig]

21 minutes ago, Xander Baan said:

i did that but then nvidia control panal says that there is no monitor connected to the nvidia card

You need to disable your integrated graphics within the BIOS, though doing will likely prevent you from booting at all.

Keep in mind that disabling your integrated graphics will tank your battery life.

34 minutes ago, Xander Baan said:

because my games dont use the nvidia card and i dont have the full nvidia control panal option.

...what does this mean? You can set your preferred graphics processor in 3D Settings:

[thanatos03]

Change the graphics device in the bios from 'Switchable Graphics' to 'Discrete Graphics'. Ps. Changing to discrete graphics will heavily impact your battery performance. 

[Freelance Bum]

I feel like there's some misunderstanding from everyone on what you're asking, as well as from you (The OP) about what the laptop is doing which is causing some miscommunication. That's all totally fine and understandable. I've had this exact issue before, so let me help clear up some confusion.

 

Windows and Nvidia are reporting that Intel UHD controls that monitor because UHD is your primary video output, even if you plugged in an external. This is fine, normal, and there's no way to change it. It does not work like a desktop, because the discrete GPU and the integrated one can still swap between output and control of programs. The UHD takes over for what it believes to be normal desktop programs because it is able to run those more efficiently (I.E. it's intended to save on power consumption).

 

Sometimes, however, the system controlling it doesn't recognize games and thinks they are normal programs, and tries to run them with UHD. This is where you have to individually set it in the 3d settings of the NVidia control panel.

 

Additionally, you can follow These Steps (It's a gigabyte site, but the steps involved are for Nvidia)

These steps will show you how to see which running programs are utilizing which GPU