EGPU stutter

[CerberusFlame99]

Hi everyone, I've been having trouble with stuttering on my laptop when using an eGPU. First

 

I'll start off with my laptop specs 

MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF

Intel Core i7-8750H w/ Intel HD Graphics (iGPU)

Nvidia GTX 1070 (dGPU)

Nvidia RTX 2080 Super (eGPU) in Akitio Node Pro

32GB DDR4 RAM 

2 M.2 SSDs 

Windows 11 Pro insider. 

 

So now for the explanation of the issue.

I recently got an Akitio Node Pro TB3 eGPU enclosure and a RTX 2080S to pair with it. However, I quickly noticed heavy stuttering in game and during stress tests. After doing some research online, I found the most likely culprit to be Nvidia Optimus. I believe this is the case because disabling the 1070 dGPU solves the issue as does having a load on the dGPU while using the egpu. However I don't like the thought of disabling both the iGPU and dGPU since I would like to use the dGPU for Stream labs encoding while I game on the 2080s.

 

So this is where I hand the mic to you after asking if y'all have any solutions. Maybe something like a program that will keep a small 5 or 10 percent load on my 1070 at all times? Like an OpenGL program that constantly renders in the background. 

 

Thank you in advance! 

 

 

 

 

[ahuckphin]

do you have an external monitor to test if stuttering happens if a monitor is plugged directly into the eGPU? 

[CerberusFlame99]

7 hours ago, ahuckphin said:

do you have an external monitor to test if stuttering happens if a monitor is plugged directly into the eGPU? 

I've only been using an external monitor.