Graphics cards question?

[paulyron]

Have a dell xps 15 9550 laptop for many years.  Specs are

 

 

i5-6300hq processor

1tb ssd nvme  - Upgraded from 250gb ssd a while back

32gb ram  -  Upgraded from 8gb a while back.

 

 

Intel ® HD Graphics 530
NVidia Geforce GTX 960M

 

 

 

Would like all my programs to use the nvidia geforce gtx 960m as oppose to the intel.  Such as programs that i want to run would want to use the faster gpu.  Notice when running some of these programs, on task manager some of them show GPU 0 ... which is the intel hd 530 graphics.  Some use the nvidia geforce gtx 960m.  

 

 

Had went to nvidia settings where 

 

Global settings... I changed it to high-performance NVIDIA processor. By default it was the Auto select I believe. I don't think it was integrated graphics which is the only other option. I also see tab of program settings where you can click on programs like chrome, firefox etc and select the preferred graphics processor for this program. By default its integrated graphics. Should i change chrome to High Performance NVIDIA Processor? What about the other programs on dropdown menu like Control, Intel Control Panel, Calculator etc? 

[paulyron]

When i go to settings - displays - I see display with 3 monitors. It looks like 1 2 3. The 1 is my laptop monitor screen, 2 is the 32' 4k screen and 3 is the 24' 1920x1200 screen.

When I click on graphics settings at the bottom for any of these 3 monitor screens, it ask to


Choose an app to set preference


Default is

Desktop app


If click on dropdown menu, it's microsoft store. You can click browse... but when you click browse, you suppose to idchoose all the programs on your idcesktop that you want it to run high performance right?  Because i did that with several of the programs.  But when i ran one of the programs, how come it still shows using the gpu 0?  Even when i right click that shortcut icon on the desktop, and look at graphics driver - it shows nvidia high performance (default) yet it seem to still use the intel graphics card?

[paulyron]

anyone?

[paulyron]

How do I know for sure if my Intel HD 530 Graphics Card and the NVidia Geforce GTX 960M is indeed up to date?  Because when I check the GPU 1 which is the Nvidia Geforce GTX 960M on the task manager, the driver version it shows is 26.21.144270.  That seem to be the same when checking my xps 9550 on the dell driver site?  If i were to right click on Nvidia panel, then go to help and system information, it show Driver Version 442.70.  Is that updated or not?

[paulyron]

so am i using the latest Intel HD 530 Graphics Card and the NVidia Geforce GTX 960M then?


the Intel HD 530 Graphics Card driver on task manager seem to be 30.0.101.1340

[KillingFreak]

Can you please tell which monitor is connected to which port like usb c or hdmi ? 

 

If you use the app or game on a monitor connected to usb c it is definately goin to use intel igpu because usb c on that xps only uses the igpu , while the hdmi uses the nvidia 960m

 

And on if its on main laptop screen you could just fix that by opening

 

In start search "Graphics Settings"

Open graphics settings , and disable variable refreshrste 

Now there will be an add option down select it it will open a selection windows now navigate to the executable file of the programme you want to change gpu use of and select it and add it 

 

Once is added there will be an option like i dont remember its mame but it will be only option except for remove , you just have to click that option , now you will be popped with a windows with three options 

Auto - automatically select gpu while app opens 

Power saving - selects intel igpu 

High performance - nvidia egpu

 

Select accordingly

[paulyron]

The 32' 4k monitor is connected to my laptop via usb-c from laptop to the display port on the monitor.

 

The 24' 1920x1200 monitor is connected to my laptop via hdmi from laptop to the display port on the monitor.

 

 

Well both external monitors and my xps 15 9550 lapop screen in display properties seem to show it connected to the intel hd graphics 530.  Are they all suppose to no matter what?   Could you make it connect to the nvida geforce gtx 960m or you can't?  And if so, which screens?  Or there is no point?

 

 

I went to that browse and added several exe programs on my desktop and made them run high performance -nvidia gpu though.  Some of those programs do run the nvidia gpu but one program for some reason still runs the gpu 0 - intel hd graphics 530.

[paulyron]

So i went to add/remove programs and notice these nvidia programs showing.  Note, I had clean reinstalled my windows 10 pro back in December.  So apparently the first 2 nvidia got installed in May.  How did this happen?  I assume when there was a windows update, it installed both of these?  So before May, I did not have nvidia Geforce Experience?  Or I already did but it was an earlier version?

 

 

 

So which of these programs should I remove?  Someone mentioned that nvidia geforce experience is bloatware and removing it could make computer faster?  Heard someone said it uses a decent amount of ram so removing it would be good?  Do I remove the NvidiaFrameview?  You do not uninstalled the nvidia graphics driver or the nvidia Phys System right?

 

 

 

 

NvidiaFrameview SDK 1.2.7521.31103277  Installed in May

 

 

Nvidia Geforce Experience 3.25.127  Installed In May

 

 

Nvidia Graphics Driver 442.70         Installed in December

 

 

Nvidia PhysX System Software 9.20.0221  Installed In December