Game not recognizing my NVIDIA RTX 4070 GPU (using Radeon 610M instead)

[NorManis]

Hi everyone,
I’m experiencing an issue where Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is not using my NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU. Instead, it keeps defaulting to my integrated GPU, AMD Radeon(TM) 610M.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

I set the NVIDIA RTX 4070 as the preferred GPU in both Windows settings and in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
I disabled all energy-saving options and ensured my laptop is running in performance mode.
Despite these steps, the game still only detects and uses the Radeon 610M. I can’t find a way to manually select the RTX 4070 in the game’s graphics settings, and it’s causing performance issues.

System specifications:

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (dedicated)
Integrated GPU: AMD Radeon(TM) 610M
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
RAM: 32GB
Laptop: Lenovo Legion Pro 5
Has anyone else encountered this issue or found a solution? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Dr. Peppermill]

Do you ever use the integrated GPU ? If not, disable it in the BIOS.

[Wild Grant]

Just get a better gpu
That appears to be the answer to every question on this topic. If you're not running a 5090 you're poor and entitled.

[Marsson]

Originally posted by Dr. Peppermill:

Do you ever use the integrated GPU ? If not, disable it in the BIOS.

That's what I would try as well, disabling the integrated GPU to see if it works properly then.

[DJukor]

The games main EXE is located FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH\End\Binaries\Win64
Perhaps you can add the EXE manually in Nvidia control panel.
Maybe its defaulting to the louncher EXE that most Unreal engine games use in the root folder so try and add the one above to Nvida control panel and set it to use only the RTX 4070

[JamieLinux]

Originally posted by NorManis:

Hi everyone,
I’m experiencing an issue where Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is not using my NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU. Instead, it keeps defaulting to my integrated GPU, AMD Radeon(TM) 610M.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

I set the NVIDIA RTX 4070 as the preferred GPU in both Windows settings and in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
I disabled all energy-saving options and ensured my laptop is running in performance mode.
Despite these steps, the game still only detects and uses the Radeon 610M. I can’t find a way to manually select the RTX 4070 in the game’s graphics settings, and it’s causing performance issues.

System specifications:

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (dedicated)
Integrated GPU: AMD Radeon(TM) 610M
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
RAM: 32GB
Laptop: Lenovo Legion Pro 5
Has anyone else encountered this issue or found a solution? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

if the per app in the windows settings and NVIDIA control panel does not work. You can try Nvidia inspector or Nvidia profile Inspector and try and force it that way. IF that does not work.

Open the Registry Editor: Press Windows + R, type regedit, and hit Enter.

Navigate to the Key: Go to the following path:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftDirect3D
Create a New Key:

Right-click on the Direct3D folder, select ‘New’, and choose ‘DWORD (32-bit) Value’.
Name it UseAlternateDevice.
Set the Value:

Double-click on the newly created UseAlternateDevice entry and set its value to 1 to force usage of the discrete GPU.
Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

That should system wide force the DGPU

[NorManis]

I was having some issues when disabling the integrated GPU—it actually made things worse. However, I managed to force the use of the dedicated GPU by manually setting it through Lenovo Vantage, where all the performance optimization settings are available. Unfortunately, this solution only works for users with a laptop similar to mine.

In any case, I want to thank everyone for their suggestions. The solution was the same, even though I reached it in a different way. I’ll also try adding the game to the NVIDIA Control Panel, as for now, it doesn’t recognize the game and doesn’t allow me to optimize it through the NVIDIA program.

[Purzifal]

Originally posted by Dr. Peppermill:

Do you ever use the integrated GPU ? If not, disable it in the BIOS.

laptops these days display everything though the integrated graphics so you cannot disable it in the bios

[Dr. Peppermill]

Originally posted by Purzifal:

Originally posted by Dr. Peppermill:

Do you ever use the integrated GPU ? If not, disable it in the BIOS.

laptops these days display everything though the integrated graphics so you cannot disable it in the bios

OK, I didn’t know. I use only desktops for gaming and my first job is to disable the integrated GPU if there is one.

[Lys]

Same problem here.
Nvidia app can't optimize and in game settings it shows amd gpu only.
The thing is that I don't think the game runs under the amd gpu. Game looks too good and it's fluid. Also we see the Nvidia pop-up when the game starts. But it still weird anyways.
I will check Lenovo vantage later