Windows 10: How do I change what gpu is being used?

Hello, I recently realized that what I believe to be my integrated gpu is being used instead of the gpu I bought AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT. It shows up in device manager but in task manager it is shown as GPU 0 and is not utilized when I am gaming. I've seen a solution where I need to go to graphic settings and set it to high performance but when I go to do that both options given are the integrated GPU. I tried disabling the integrated GPU but it makes my games have a lot of lag and it seems my GPU is barely being used at 1-5% utilization.

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Any way to change in register which GPU is used for Energy saving?

Hi SweetArkhane,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Yes, you can change the default GPU used for energy-saving in Windows by following these steps:

1. Open the Windows search bar and type "Graphics Settings" and select the option that appears.
   
2. In the Graphics Settings window, click on the "Browse" button under the "Select an app to set preference" section and locate the program or application you want to set a GPU preference for.
   
3. Once you have selected the app, click on the "Options" button and then select "Power Saving" from the drop-down menu.
   
4. Click on the "Save" button to apply the changes.
   

To change the default GPU for all apps, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the Windows search bar and type "Device Manager" and select the option that appears.
   
2. Expand the "Display adapters" section and right-click on the GPU you want to set as the default and select "Properties".
   
3. In the Properties window, click on the "Driver" tab and then click on the "Disable" button to disable the GPU.
   
4. Click on the "Yes" button when prompted to confirm the action.
   
5. Once the GPU is disabled, repeat the same steps for the other GPU, but instead select "Enable" to enable it.
   

If there is anything not clear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Best Regards,

| Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Overclocking / Undervolting guide for Vega 56 or 64?

Here's a quick laundry list:

List of software to use for overclocking and testing
Examples:
Wattman (and how to find and use it, like an overview, including profiles)
Unigine Valley or Heaven (use this for quick testing while changing settings in Wattman and checking for stability / artifacts) ...just suggesting this
How to monitor cores / mem speeds and temps during testing (I've seen screen overlays, and others using GPUz)

Step-by step overclocking in Wattman
Fan speeds
Power limit
Temp limit
Voltages
Core speeds
Memory speeds

 

Is there a way to force a program to use a secondary GPU?

I have 2 GPU's (Nvidia GTX 970 and 1080) and I want to force a program to use the 1080 for certain programs/games. Going to Settings>System>Display>Graphics Settings should give me the option to switch GPU's. Unfortunately it does not list both of my GPU's
nor does it allow me to change to another one, only the default GPU is chosen (the 970). This is a desktop computer and I have tried the Nvidia control panel and UEFI settings without much luck. If I tried selecting a program to run on my 1080 (through the
Nvidia control panel), it would still run it on the 970. I have tried switching the GPU's around with not much luck there either. If I can suggest to Microsoft the option in the Graphics Settings to list both GPU's for selection, that would be great. Otherwise
I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you for your time.