Question Is there anyway to force G-Sync through integrated graphics ?

[nelska]

I can use optimus via nvidia to play in a window on my screen. The desktop uses integrated gpu and the game window uses the gpu but I cannot enable G-Sync unless I drop the whole thing and turn the integrated gpu off entirely. That's totally not what I want to do. I don't see why it wouldn't work even at low low low frame rates? Can someone explain? Thanks!

 

[Lutfij]

The desktop uses integrated gpu and the game window uses the gpu but I cannot enable gsync unless I drop the whole thing and turn the integrated gpu off entirely.
Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

That's totally not what I want to do.
And what is it that you want to do with your platform? Using the iGPU takes some of your system ram, having your monitors all hooked up to your discrete GPU would be the most efficient way of doing things and you dump less heat into your system

I don't see why it wouldn't work even at low low low frame rates?
Perhaps it's because the resources necessary to do so aren't worthwhile or generate positive yields.

Question - Is there anyway to enable G-sync via the motherboard port?

I have my g-sync monitor plugged into the motherboard and the gpu works through it. But, I cannot enable g-sync. I can't even use any of the functions or features of nvidia control panel. Is there anyway to enable all of that without having to port the monitor to the gpu itself? Thanks.

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^ you've had a go at it, prior, it seems.

 

[nelska]

The desktop uses integrated gpu and the game window uses the gpu but I cannot enable gsync unless I drop the whole thing and turn the integrated gpu off entirely.
Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU: i7 13620h
CPU cooler:? its a stock laptop heatsink
Motherboard: zephyrus g16
Ram:16
SSD/HDD:500gb
GPU:4060
PSU:240watts
Chassis:zephyrus g16
OS:w11
Monitor:zephyrus g16
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

That's totally not what I want to do.
And what is it that you want to do with your platform? Using the iGPU takes some of your system ram, having your monitors all hooked up to your discrete GPU would be the most efficient way of doing things and you dump less heat into your system

I don't see why it wouldn't work even at low low low frame rates?
Perhaps it's because the resources necessary to do so aren't worthwhile or generate positive yields.

Question - Is there anyway to enable G-sync via the motherboard port?

I have my g-sync monitor plugged into the motherboard and the gpu works through it. But, I cannot enable g-sync. I can't even use any of the functions or features of nvidia control panel. Is there anyway to enable all of that without having to port the monitor to the gpu itself? Thanks.

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^ you've had a go at it, prior, it seems.

Why do you want to know any of that ?
All you'd want to know is if my monitor could do G-Sync and of course it can. Its a generalized question about G-Sync. The previous question was about porting to an external monitor. my laptop can do G-Sync through HDMI 2.1 it has one port for it but the only monitors available with it as a feature cost about half as much as the laptop atm.

This was a generalized question about any known workarounds to get G-Sync to run in a window on top of the iGPU. I know its defaulted to not be possible but was just wondering. thanks.

 

[Lutfij]

For the sake of clarity, a laptop is not a desktop...this is why we ask for details. You could've stated you were on a laptop and merely included the make, model and SKU to your laptop.

Why do you want to know any of that ?
To see what you have to work with and if what you're asking for is even remotely possible.

G-Sync was proprietary to Nvidia only GPU's and requiring specific model(s) of monitor to work in tandem with said GPUs. They were the one's who hold the patent and essentially the keys to that door, which is often times held courtesy of a licensing fee.

The cost of implementation for an iGPU platform would be moot. To add, on a laptop, no one's going to go through the headache and expense of implementing G-Sync for an iGPU that's abysmal in performance apart from low load tasks.

 

[nelska]

For the sake of clarity, a laptop is not a desktop...this is why we ask for details. You could've stated you were on a laptop and merely included the make, model and SKU to your laptop.

Why do you want to know any of that ?
To see what you have to work with and if what you're asking for is even remotely possible.

G-Sync was proprietary to Nvidia only GPU's and requiring specific model(s) of monitor to work in tandem with said GPUs. They were the one's who hold the patent and essentially the keys to that door, which is often times held courtesy of a licensing fee.

The cost of implementation for an iGPU platform would be moot. To add, on a laptop, no one's going to go through the headache and expense of implementing G-Sync for an iGPU that's abysmal in performance apart from low load tasks.

yeh, my bad. i did switch from a gsyncable desktop to a "laptop with gsync" but I still dont understand why the motherboard ports cant do gsync it has to be plugged directly into the gpu to work. even though gaming laptops have optimus. desktops can do that by default its just the thing. I guess it gets caught trying to process twice through the igpu from the dgpu. so its technically buffering twice making gsync a big broken bulb. ect

I do wish you could gsync in optimus mode. That would look so awesome in operation. maybe one day the technology is over a decade old at this point.