A Simple question

[Twiker]

Was wondering how to check if my Intel igpu is disabled or not,and i'm only using my dedicated GPU?
Btw under diplay adaptor section of Device manager there is only my dedicated GPU showing,nothing else,so that defines by itself that only one GPU is active,that is the GTX 970,right?
https://gyazo.com/8a3a505b54b3c01383d33463ccb75a4a

 

[Quarkzquarkz]

If you plug in your HDMI or DVI into the proper gpu slot, the other will automatically disable. There's no way it can be enabled as it's physically impossible due to the circuitry in the motherboard.

In other words, if you plug into your Dedicated graphics card, your integrated will automatically be disabled upon startup. And if you plug into your integrated graphics card, your dedicated GPU will be disabled upon start up. Good luck!

 

[Gallarian]

Head over to your BIOS and see if its enabled in there.

Just wondering; why did you want to check anyway?

 

[rgd1101]

If your monitor connect to the gtx 970, it using the dedicated gpu.

 

[Gallarian]

If you plug in your HDMI or DVI into the proper gpu slot, the other will automatically disable. There's no way it can be enabled as it's physically impossible due to the circuitry in the motherboard.

In other words, if you plug into your Dedicated graphics card, your integrated will automatically be disabled upon startup. And if you plug into your integrated graphics card, your dedicated GPU will be disabled upon start up. Good luck!

That used to be the case; not so anymore. In fact, Microsoft and Intel have both been talking about the possibility of DX12 letting you actually use both simultaneously and give each GPU specific jobs in the same application.

 

[10tacle]

Yes. Generally if you have a dedicated video card installed, the motherboard will automatically shut down the IGPU on the chip. This of course varies by motherboards and BIOS settings, but that's generally the way it works. You can confirm it by going into BIOS and looking for the IGPU option to turn enabled or disabled some may even have an auto option). The jury is out if Windows automatically shuts down *all* of the IGPU processing recourses. The only real way to confirm is like I said go into BIOS and check if it is disabled.

 

[10tacle]

That used to be the case; not so anymore. In fact, Microsoft and Intel have both been talking about the possibility of DX12 letting you actually use both simultaneously and give each GPU specific jobs in the same application.

I've been hoping for that option to help offload some dedicated GPU resources in games similar to PhysX since the i5/i7 Sandy Bridge days. It has always seemed to me to have IGPU power wasted. Especially these days when they are powerful enough to run games not that old at 720p on their own at 30fps in low settings.

 

[Twiker]

Thanks guys,just wanted to make things clearer....

 

[Twiker]

Microsoft and Intel have both been talking about the possibility of DX12 letting you actually use both simultaneously and give each GPU specific jobs in the same application.

That'd be cool