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76561198305137923 Sep 30, 2017 @ 8:16am
Nvidia control panel settings
I have a dedicated nvidia card and an integrated intel card.
In the Nvidia control panel settings, should I set "steam.exe" adaptive or max performance (by default it's adaptive)?
Should I set "steam.exe" integrated or dedicated (by default it's dedicated)?
Should I set "nvcplui.exe" adaptive or max performance (by default it's adaptive)?
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Cathulhu Sep 30, 2017 @ 8:19am 
Steam should be adaptive. The client doesn't need the dedicated videocard.
Same with the nvcplui.exe, the UI of the nVidia Control Panel doesn't need to be rendered on your dedicated videocard.
Last edited by Cathulhu; Sep 30, 2017 @ 8:20am
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76561198305137923 Sep 30, 2017 @ 8:47am 
nvcplui.exe adaptive too? And what about "nvidia geforce experience.exe", adaptive-integrated too? I noticed that I cannot switch adaptive/max performance if the process runs on the integrated (I must switch before with the dedicated), so I'm not sure if adaptive-integrated really works.
Last edited by Inferno; Sep 30, 2017 @ 8:48am
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Retroburn Dec 31, 2017 @ 4:48am 
Why are you guys doing global settings? Shouldn't it be per game? That way, you won't have problems running next-gen games on your rig and you can abuse the settings (i.e., max them all out) with very old games.

The Nvidia control panel is very convenient in that it lets you tweak settings per game. I made a guide about it. It's detailed here:

http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/1621724915810259550/
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