Is it worth disabling the intel graphics driver after installing an NVIDIA graphics card? It seems like sometimes it defaults to the intel graphics unless I specifically tell it to use the NVIDIA. Then randomly it goes back to the intel one. I only use my PC for Autocad and drone imagery. I had nothing but problems using windows for music production and video editing. Went back to Mac for that.
Hi Matt! So it sounds like your computer uses a cpu with integrated graphics. My laptop has that setup. It is VERY annoying when the nvidia control panel splits when the integrated graphics or gpu handles graphics. On laptops they do this to save battery. So anything windows and browser related typically uses the cpu for graphics (less power) and anything 3d uses the gpu. You can disable the integrated graphics just be aware if its a laptop the power consumption im battery will go way up and won't last as long. You should be able to disable the integrated graphics from being used in the nvidia control panel ( if its an nvidia gpu). You would right click on desktop and open the nvidia control panel. The setting for it is pretty easy to find. I disabled mine on my laptop because when set to auto decide sometimes it won't use the gpu for editing, gaming, rendering and performance suffers greatly. Hope this helps! I know exactly the frustration you are talking about!
There is a global setting you can set to use nvidia gpu for graphics. You can also set autocad to always use the gpu as well as whatever editing software you use. That is the best split usage case. Force the 3d, rendering, gpu intensive programs to use the gpu only. Then allow the browser, windows and light image intensive programs/software to just use the cpu. This is the intended use of integrated graphics but as you know sometimes it doesn't work right. Once you get it set right it usually sticks. Sometimes windows updates or gpu driver updates revert these settings. I swear driver issues are the most annoying!
Last thing... power settings for windows also mess with this stuff. If a desktop you want it set to ultimate performance or whatever its called. If a laptop you want it set on ac power to that and balanced or similar on battery. Laptops are the tricky ones. But its always better to have laptops plugged in when editing and rendering anyway. So many settings to get the pc to just work the best. Also if only using your pc for those things the studio driver is what you should be using.
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Is it worth disabling the intel graphics driver after installing an NVIDIA graphics card? It seems like sometimes it defaults to the intel graphics unless I specifically tell it to use the NVIDIA. Then randomly it goes back to the intel one. I only use my PC for Autocad and drone imagery. I had nothing but problems using windows for music production and video editing. Went back to Mac for that.
Hi Matt! So it sounds like your computer uses a cpu with integrated graphics. My laptop has that setup. It is VERY annoying when the nvidia control panel splits when the integrated graphics or gpu handles graphics. On laptops they do this to save battery. So anything windows and browser related typically uses the cpu for graphics (less power) and anything 3d uses the gpu. You can disable the integrated graphics just be aware if its a laptop the power consumption im battery will go way up and won't last as long. You should be able to disable the integrated graphics from being used in the nvidia control panel ( if its an nvidia gpu). You would right click on desktop and open the nvidia control panel. The setting for it is pretty easy to find. I disabled mine on my laptop because when set to auto decide sometimes it won't use the gpu for editing, gaming, rendering and performance suffers greatly. Hope this helps! I know exactly the frustration you are talking about!
There is a global setting you can set to use nvidia gpu for graphics. You can also set autocad to always use the gpu as well as whatever editing software you use. That is the best split usage case. Force the 3d, rendering, gpu intensive programs to use the gpu only. Then allow the browser, windows and light image intensive programs/software to just use the cpu. This is the intended use of integrated graphics but as you know sometimes it doesn't work right. Once you get it set right it usually sticks. Sometimes windows updates or gpu driver updates revert these settings. I swear driver issues are the most annoying!
Last thing... power settings for windows also mess with this stuff. If a desktop you want it set to ultimate performance or whatever its called. If a laptop you want it set on ac power to that and balanced or similar on battery. Laptops are the tricky ones. But its always better to have laptops plugged in when editing and rendering anyway. So many settings to get the pc to just work the best.
Also if only using your pc for those things the studio driver is what you should be using.