How do make a monitor use a specific gpu?


Recommended Posts

Hi,

 

I've got a new gaming laptop. It has an AMD internal cpu/gpu (AMD Ryzen R9-7940HS) as well as a dedicated gpu (NVIDIA RTX 4070). I've never had a split gpu situation before because I usually use a PC and turn off the internal gpu anyway.

 

I have it attached to 2 external displays.

 

The laptops display is running on the internal gpu.

My middle monitor, connected via usb-c, is also running on the itnernal gpu.

However the farside monitor connected via hdmi runs off the dedicated gpu. This is the model of this monitor: https://www.dell.com/ae/business/p/dell-u2515h-monitor/pd

When I open nVidia control panel only the farside monitor shows up in any of the options. This is the model of the middle monitor: https://www.benq.eu/en-eu/monitor/gaming/ex2780q.html

When I open AMD Adrenalin it shows the laptop display and the middle monitor. But not the far side monitor.

 

I'm reluctant to disable the internal gpu so is there a way to get all monitors running off the internal gpu for non-gaming use? When I'm playing a game it'll switch to the dedicated gpu as I'd want.

 

I'm on Windows 11.

I'm not sure what you mean, but..

To help this along, what version of Windows 11 do you have? Do you have latest drivers for internal and dedicated cards?

There may be some software to help you with that, but not sure..

  On 04/07/2023 at 21:43, Mindovermaster said:

I'm not sure what you mean, but..

To help this along, what version of Windows 11 do you have? Do you have latest drivers for internal and dedicated cards?

There may be some software to help you with that, but not sure..

Expand  

Basically Monitor 1 & 2 are showing as being driven by the iGPU, monitor 3 is showing as being driven by the dGPU, he wants all monitors to be driven by the dGPU.

 

Would be helpful to know the Make/Model of the laptop as well, the manufacture may have software that allows switching the ports to direct to different gpus.

  • Thanks 1
  On 04/07/2023 at 16:38, WastedJoker said:

I'm reluctant to disable the internal gpu so is there a way to get all monitors running off the internal gpu for non-gaming use? When I'm playing a game it'll switch to the dedicated gpu as I'd want.

Expand  

Why?

I would. That internal 780M can't hold a candle to the 4060.. and even though the internal supports up to four monitors, the dedicated GPU isn't going to drag the system down when it's not doing 3D/encoding work. 

And wouldn't it get a touch irritating to remember to change your cards going from one to the other? Just curious, really... but I'm with Matthew S., here, in that the model of the machine helps a bunch. That way, we can at least see the options there are in a card's given control app.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • Stable..... No, he isn't..
    • Of course the sales are bad. Who even asked for a thinner phone with way less battery? Lightness? It's still a giant brick, it's just a thinner giant brick. It makes no sense at all. Making folding phones thinner, now that does make sense. Because when folded, the thinner it is unfolded, the more usable and pocketable it is when folded. You already expect worse battery at expense of actually being more pocketable. Galaxy Flip, when folded is half the size of S Ultra models and about as thick. That does make a big difference when fitting it in a pocket. But the phone that's as big as Ultra, making it thinner, you don't really solve anything, it's still a giant slab that barely fits into a pocket. All the "Mini" phones made way more sense than this thin crap. Especially now that it's literally impossible to find a phone smaller than 6.5". My dad only needs phone for calls and SMS and he doesn't want to go with smartphone because they are all so massive. Especially cheaper ones. Like, he'd be fine with Galaxy A06 for all he cares in terms of hardware, but it only comes in giant 6.7" format. It's useless. Or is he suppose to find a 800€ old gen iPhone Mini or Zenfone? He doesn't even need those stupid specs and such stupid price. And then you see old people fumbling around with giant smartphones and they don't even need 3/4 of features on them.
    • its funny now instead of robots built for a specific task which is more efficient we are focused on humanoid robots that are built for do anything but might not do it as well because of restrictions similar to how human body works and they were molded after...
  • Recent Achievements

    • First Post
      emptyother earned a badge
      First Post
    • Week One Done
      Crunchy6 earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Month Later
      KynanSEIT earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Month Later
      gowtham07 earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Collaborator
      lethalman went up a rank
      Collaborator
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      664
    2. 2
      ATLien_0
      270
    3. 3
      Michael Scrip
      218
    4. 4
      Steven P.
      162
    5. 5
      +FloatingFatMan
      158
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!