GPU Nvidia, Intel Graphics used

[DQRK]

Hi, evryone, I've an Nvidia graphic card ans when i play to Subnautica, it's my Intel Graphics who is used. I update my driver and my config in the Nvidia panel but it's always my Intel who is used. Can you help me please ?

[Ryan]

Go into control panel, power options, set to maximum performance.

also right click desktop, click nvidia control panel, then manage 3d settings, power management mode, set to max performance.

source: http://superuser.com/questions/630723/how-do-i-prevent-my-laptop-from-switching-to-the-integrated-graphic-card-when-it

[`¯¯'-=Wing=-'¯¯´]

check your bios settings...from mother board. maybe is in auto mode...and if the bios says that is this one to be used...the system will use it! maybe helps.

BIOS = basic informatiom operating system

[margalus]

Also make sure you have the monitor plugged into the NVidia gpu and not into the motherboard video socket if it's a desktop.

[DQRK]

It's a laptop and it's impossible to update gpu in the BIOS.

[Aracanthus]

Originally posted by DQRK:

It's a laptop and it's impossible to update gpu in the BIOS.

Are you using an External monitor? If not, I had this issue on my laptop, I had to use the drivers from the laptop manufacturer rather than the latest drivers from nVidia to make it work right.

[Zaphod]

I had this problem with Just Cause 2, but have not had issues with Subnautica. I also have a gaming laptop with built-in Intel graphics, but an added Nvidia (GTX-870M) graphics board.

For JC2, the ONLY thing that worked for me to force the game to use the Nvidia board and not the built-in Intel graphics was to get a utility called "Nvidia Inspector" (do a google search). I'm afraid you will have to do some research in the forums for that utiliity to find the correct settings to tweak, but that might actually get you going. For JC2 I had to change a setting called "Enable application for Optimus" to a specific setting before it would use the Nvidia board. I just looked in the program and there is a sub-section in the settings for Subnautica, so it may be worth trying.

Nvidia really threw a wrench in the works when they went to the Optimus drivers - they have gone the way of Windows by hiding a lot of settings that you need to be able to adjust to make things actually work right sometimes. That's maybe why YugenChaos was able to get things working right using the manufacturer's driver instead of the Nvidia driver.

[DQRK]

I use an external monitor but without it's same, I try to increase performance in Nvidia panel but nothing. It's just with Subnautica :/

[Karashata]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned this, but you need to set Subnautica to run on the NVIDIA GPU through NVIDIA Control Panel, otherwise by default it runs on the Intel GPU. You can do this by:
1) launching NVIDIA Control Panel,
2) selecting the "Manage 3D settings" task in the sidebar,
3) selecting the "Program Settings" tab,
4) clicking the "Add" button,
5) selecting the Subnautica executable (may be in the recently used programs list, otherwise click the "Browse..." button and navigate to "[your steam library]\SteamApps\common\Subnautica" and select "subnautica.exe"

Alternatively, you *could* change the preferred graphics processor to the NVIDIA GPU in the "Global Settings" tab and have everything that can run on the NVIDIA GPU by default instead of the Intel GPU.

[DQRK]

It has already been done for a long time but nothing :/

[Aracanthus]

Originally posted by DQRK:

It has already been done for a long time but nothing :/

uninstall drivers from nVidia. Install drivers from Laptop Manufacturer, even if they are an older version. Completely fixed my issues on my Asus with 940mx

[Cold-Bear]

The developers should just give us, the users, the option to chose a graphics card on our own, instead of relying on the auto-detection of Unity-engine.

I mean... does anyone remember in Half-Life (1) where you could and had to chose the right video-card, in options?
Software (CPU)
DirectX
OpenGL
3dfx Voodoo

Those were the days.

[Catawhompus]

Not to nitpick but that wasn't picking a card, that was picking the drivers the card would use. A bit different there.

[margalus]

Originally posted by Formerfriend:

The developers should just give us, the users, the option to chose a graphics card on our own, instead of relying on the auto-detection of Unity-engine.

I mean... does anyone remember in Half-Life (1) where you could and had to chose the right video-card, in options?
Software (CPU)
DirectX
OpenGL
3dfx Voodoo

Those were the days.

And when games support different standards they still do give you the option to select between DirectX, OpenGL or Vulkan.

[Nicholas Josey]

Originally posted by `¯¯'-=Wing=-'¯¯´:

check your bios settings...from mother board. maybe is in auto mode...and if the bios says that is this one to be used...the system will use it! maybe helps.

BIOS = basic informatiom operating system

Im pretty sure BIOS actually stands for "Basic Input Output System"

[IFIYGD]

Originally posted by Nicholas Josey:

Originally posted by `¯¯'-=Wing=-'¯¯´:

check your bios settings...from mother board. maybe is in auto mode...and if the bios says that is this one to be used...the system will use it! maybe helps.

BIOS = basic informatiom operating system

Im pretty sure BIOS actually stands for "Basic Input Output System"

Nice necro, to correct a post made 1 1/2 years ago.

Well done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW68goC4_es