GTX 1050M 4GB 0% usage

BeretGuy · October 19, 2020

Hey all,

My laptop's GTX 1050 is reporting 0% usage in the task manager and other apps (like MSI afterburner) after several months of it working just fine. The laptop seems to be using the Vega 8 onboard (Ryzen 5 3500U) instead, because my framerate in games drops to an unplayable rate and the usage goes way up. I have tried using the nvidia control panel and set physX processor to the GTX 1050, as well as specifying the that I want the nvidia graphics card used for my games in the 3D settings. I have uninstalled and reinstalled my drivers, and they're all up to date. I've also tried disabling the Vega 8 graphics to try and force it into using the 1050, but nothing seems to work. I still get 0% usage.

At this point, I'm at a total loss of what to do, and any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

jthenderson00 · October 19, 2020

there are settings in windows to tell apps to use specific drivers. try to go through the apps settings and make sure its not stuck using the integrated graphics. let me know what you find