Difference between revisions of "Configure Graphics Cards"

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For Optimus laptops or dual GPU hardware with intel and nvidia GPUs, you have three options to utilize the card driver usage at your preference or your hardware capabilities.

'''[[#~~Bumblebee~~]] (mhwd default)'''

'''[[#PRIME]] (mhwd default)'''

'''[~~https://forum.manjaro.org/t/howto-set-up-prime-with-nvidia-proprietary-driver/40225 Prime] or~~ [~~https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PRIME~~#~~Reverse_PRIME Reverse Prime~~]'''

'''[[#Bumblebee]]'''

'''[[Optimus Manager]]'''

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After forum [https://forum.manjaro.org/t/display-does-not-go-to-powersave/84004/5 issue]

~~==Bumblebee==~~

~~Bumblebee configuration~~ is ~~mainly developed~~ to ~~help minimize laptop battery consumption~~, ~~since Nvidia usually consumes significant power, while Intel cards are more power efficient~~. ~~So, bumblebee~~ detects both cards and automatically selects Intel card by default, ~~while uses~~ Nvidia for more demanding applications.

==PRIME==

~~You may also manually select for~~ an application to use the Nvidia card, ~~prepending~~ the application command with ~~optirun~~ or ~~primusrun~~. For example:

PRIME is a technology used to manage hybrid graphics found on recent desktops and laptops (Optimus for NVIDIA, AMD Dynamic Switchable Graphics for Radeon). PRIME GPU offloading and Reverse PRIME is an attempt to support muxless hybrid graphics in the Linux kernel. PRIME detects both cards and automatically selects Intel card by default, using Nvidia, when called, for more demanding applications.

For an application to use the Nvidia card, prepend the application command with prime-run. For example:

prime-run glxspheres64

prime-run gimp

If you want to specifically run some application with the nvidia driver, you may edit that application's .desktop file "Exec" property, or run it in terminal like this

Exec=prime-run firefox

Some applications (usually games like steam) may have an embedded option to specify the command line, where it is preferred to use this way.

For example, in Steam, select a game - that you want to run using your discrete Nvidia card - from the Library page of the Steam client, right-click, and select Properties.

Click the SET LAUNCH OPTIONS... button and specify for the command line options followed by the default launch hook %command%.

prime-run %command%

For "reverse-prime" see '''[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PRIME#Reverse_PRIME Reverse Prime]'''

And for more info: '''[https://forum.manjaro.org/t/howto-set-up-prime-with-nvidia-proprietary-driver/40225 Prime]'''

~~primusrun glxspheres64~~

~~primusrun steam~~

==Bumblebee==

~~If bumblebee fails~~ to ~~auto-detect nvidia as best option~~, ~~or if you want~~ to ~~specifically run some application with~~ the ~~nvidia driver~~, ~~you may edit that~~ application's .~~desktop file "Exec" property, or run it in terminal like this~~

Bumblebee configuration is mainly developed to help minimize laptop battery consumption, since Nvidia usually consumes significant power, while Intel cards are more power efficient. So, bumblebee detects both cards and automatically selects Intel card by default and can use the Nvidia for more demanding applications.

For an application to use the Nvidia card, prepend the application command with optirun ir primusrun. For example:

optirun glxspheres64

primusrun inkscape

~~primusrun steam~~

If you want to specifically run some application with the nvidia driver, you may edit that application's .desktop file "Exec" property, or run it in terminal like this

Exec=primusrun chromium

Some applications (usually games like steam) may have an embedded option to specify the command line, where it is preferred to use this way.

For example, in Steam, select a game - that you want to run using your discrete Nvidia card - from the Library page of the Steam client, right-click, and select Properties.

Click the SET LAUNCH OPTIONS... button and specify ~~primusrun %command%~~ for the command line.

Click the SET LAUNCH OPTIONS... button and specify for the command line options followed by the default launch hook %command%.

~~Save your changes.This method allows you to pick when the discrete NVidia GPU should be used on a per-game basis.~~

primusrun %command%

If you have problems with a bumblebee setup, refer to this [https://forum.manjaro.org/t/bumblebee-troubleshooting-20181229/40584 Forum Tutorial] for advice.

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 For Optimus laptops or dual GPU hardware with intel and nvidia GPUs, you have three options to utilize the card driver usage at your preference or your hardware capabilities.
-'''[[#Bumblebee]] (mhwd default)'''
+'''[[#PRIME]] (mhwd default)'''
-'''[https://forum.manjaro.org/t/howto-set-up-prime-with-nvidia-proprietary-driver/40225 Prime] or [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PRIME#Reverse_PRIME Reverse Prime]'''
+'''[[#Bumblebee]]'''
 '''[[Optimus Manager]]'''
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 After forum [https://forum.manjaro.org/t/display-does-not-go-to-powersave/84004/5 issue]
-==Bumblebee==
-Bumblebee configuration is mainly developed to help minimize laptop battery consumption, since Nvidia usually consumes significant power, while Intel cards are more power efficient. So, bumblebee detects both cards and automatically selects Intel card by default, while uses Nvidia for more demanding applications.
+==PRIME==
-You may also manually select for an application to use the Nvidia card, prepending the application command with optirun or primusrun. For example:
+PRIME is a technology used to manage hybrid graphics found on recent desktops and laptops (Optimus for NVIDIA, AMD Dynamic Switchable Graphics for Radeon). PRIME GPU offloading and Reverse PRIME is an attempt to support muxless hybrid graphics in the Linux kernel. PRIME detects both cards and automatically selects Intel card by default, using Nvidia, when called, for more demanding applications.
+For an application to use the Nvidia card, prepend the application command with prime-run. For example:
+  prime-run glxspheres64
+  prime-run gimp
+If you want to specifically run some application with the nvidia driver, you may edit that application's .desktop file "Exec" property, or run it in terminal like this
+  Exec=prime-run firefox
+Some applications (usually games like steam) may have an embedded option to specify the command line, where it is preferred to use this way.
+For example, in Steam, select a game - that you want to run using your discrete Nvidia card - from the Library page of the Steam client, right-click, and select Properties.
+Click the SET LAUNCH OPTIONS... button and specify for the command line options followed by the default launch hook %command%.
+ prime-run %command%
+For "reverse-prime" see '''[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PRIME#Reverse_PRIME Reverse Prime]'''
+And for more info: '''[https://forum.manjaro.org/t/howto-set-up-prime-with-nvidia-proprietary-driver/40225 Prime]'''
-  primusrun glxspheres64
-  primusrun steam
+==Bumblebee==
-If bumblebee fails to auto-detect nvidia as best option, or if you want to specifically run some application with the nvidia driver, you may edit that application's .desktop file "Exec" property, or run it in terminal like this
+Bumblebee configuration is mainly developed to help minimize laptop battery consumption, since Nvidia usually consumes significant power, while Intel cards are more power efficient. So, bumblebee detects both cards and automatically selects Intel card by default and can use the Nvidia for more demanding applications.
+For an application to use the Nvidia card, prepend the application command with optirun ir primusrun. For example:
+  optirun glxspheres64
+  primusrun inkscape
-  primusrun steam
+If you want to specifically run some application with the nvidia driver, you may edit that application's .desktop file "Exec" property, or run it in terminal like this
+  Exec=primusrun chromium
 Some applications (usually games like steam) may have an embedded option to specify the command line, where it is preferred to use this way.
 For example, in Steam, select a game - that you want to run using your discrete Nvidia card - from the Library page of the Steam client, right-click, and select Properties.
-Click the SET LAUNCH OPTIONS... button and specify primusrun %command% for the command line.
+Click the SET LAUNCH OPTIONS... button and specify for the command line options followed by the default launch hook %command%.
-Save your changes.This method allows you to pick when the discrete NVidia GPU should be used on a per-game basis.
+ primusrun %command%
 If you have problems with a bumblebee setup, refer to this [https://forum.manjaro.org/t/bumblebee-troubleshooting-20181229/40584 Forum Tutorial] for advice.