Questions tagged [dual-gpu]
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Intel HD Graphics 4000 is used instead of nVidia Geforce 630M for old game?
I have recently bought an Toshiba Satellite P855-32X laptop.
Firs thing after I did launch this laptop is ofcourse update all drivers to the newest ones.
Configure everything I needed and it works ...
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Why does my laptop have two graphics cards?
I've recently discovered when troubleshooting performance issues with PC games that my computer has two built in GPUs (My particular computer is the Lenovo U530 Touch for those interested - specs). ...
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Is it possible to mount video cards via USB or Thunderbolt or...?
I need to build a (cheap) computer that might serve to:
mine digital currency
render 3D animations
solve SETI problems
...etc
Basically I am just using the GPU's to solve math problems. I need very ...
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Windows: Use Intel Onboard GPU for bootup, then switch to NVidia
I have a Desktop PC with an Intel H87 chipset, a CPU with integrated graphics and a dedicated NVidia GeForce 560Ti. Both are connected to the same display, because I only ever want to use one of them ...
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GPU priority for BIOS boot display?
When a PC with more than one GPU installed boots, how does it determine which display adapter to use for the boot display when you have more than one GPU?
And how to specify which gpu to use for ...
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Can I run programs on a specific GPU?
I have some programs that reserve large amounts of VRAM, leading to issues for other programs. For example, SnagIt, a screenshot tool, will hold this VRAM for an extended period of time, amounting to ...
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On a dual-GPU laptop, is using the discrete GPU ever more power efficient? [closed]
Given a laptop with a dual integrated/discrete GPU configuration, is it ever more power efficient to use the discrete GPU instead of the integrated?
Obviously when writing an email or working on a ...
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How to Disconnect Virtual Display from Nvidia P40's Virtual VGA Port in WDDM Mode on Windows 11?
I have a Nvidia Tesla P40 GPU set up on my Windows 11 machine, and I'm using it through WSL2 for applications that need its CUDA capabilities. These applications are running in various CUDA toolkit ...
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How to disable the windowsinternal.composableshell.experiences.textinput.inputapp.exe which uses a dedicated GPU on a laptop?
This app runs on a dedicated GPU instead of integrated graphics:
windowsinternal.composableshell.experiences.textinput.inputapp.exe
It drains my battery.
I cannot configure it via NVIDIA Control ...
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Windows 10: Set default GPU
I'm using a GTX 760 graphics card and a GT 710 graphics card. Some of my programs run on the (much slower) GT 710 instead of my GTX 760. So following some tutorials they expect me to tweak the ...
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HDMI to DVI works on Linux but not Windows
Equipment:
1x Laptop (Gigabyte U24F) with VGA and HDMI output options for additional monitors with dual boot Win7 and Fedora
2x Different monitors with only DVI input. Both DVI-D
1x HDMI(m) to DVI-D(...
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Can I have Radeon 6950 + RX 580 installed together on Windows 10?
I'm a game dev and I use RX 580 as my main GPU. I'd like to install older Radeon 6950 and optimize the game for it. I plan to use two displays.
I tried doing this on Windows 7, but it's impossible ...
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Is It Possible To Run Two Graphics Cards For Different Applications Simultaneously (NOT SLI)
I am building a workstation PC for Autodesk and Adobe CC work. Maybe a little bit of gaming on the side but it is by no means a priority. Is it possible to run separate drivers for each card, at the ...
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Vulkan drivers are not working like they should causing Steam to not function as expected
I'm trying to play the games SimplePlanes, SimpleRockets, and Bloons TD 6, but I am on linux. I am using the Steam Play compatibility tool Proton, but Steam is stuck "launching" the game ...
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Does a single Tesla K80 look like one GPU or two in Windows 10?
Does a Tesla K80 appear as 1 GPU or 2 in Windows 10 with standard NVidia drivers. It is CUDA Compute Level 3.5. That is good enough for TensorFlow. It is good enough for Torch and other packages? ...
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