Manjaro uses integrated graphics card instead of dedicated

[waxta]

Hi there. Command lspci | grep VGA shows, that manjaro uses integrated Intel graphics. How to change my default GPU to dedicated graphics card (Nvidia)?

[anika200]

Is it a laptop or PCI graphics or what?

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[vetzki]

either you can switch via bios setting
or:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA_Optimus#Using_nvidia (right modules must be loaded)

edit:
install nvidia via mhwd

[jonathon]

@waxta

How to change my default GPU to dedicated graphics card (Nvidia)?

Assuming you're using a laptop, you can use primusrun to run particular applications with the NVIDIA GPU, e.g.

primusrun glxgears

Alternatively, if you want to use only the dGPU you can use the PRIME approach:

[HowTo] Set up PRIME (output offload) with NVIDIA proprietary driver

The latest versions of Xorg, kernel, and NVIDIA driver all support PRIME output but setting this up is a bit of a faff. What follows is a method to get this working on an Optimus-enabled laptop. 440xx update: If you have something which supports driver series 440xx then you should switch to video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-440xx-prime and ignore this guide (unless you want to use only the dGPU). Specify using the dGPU with e.g. prime-run glxinfo. Note: Fermi-based GPUs should use nvidia-390xx inste…

If you're new to Linux I suggest you stick with the defaults and run applications with primusrun.

[AgentS]

@anika200

Is it a laptop or PCI graphics or what?

And to add the (recently noticed) xyproblem

[anika200]

@AgentS

And to add the (recently noticed) xyproblem

I laughed then I cried now I have to ask, what the hell is it? It seems like there was some problem???

[AgentS]

@anika200

some problem???

The eternal problem of how to ask the right questions for a problem.
Also similar but more strict guide is from Linux Mint . I suggest we fork it to Manjaro!!

[anika200]

@AgentS

I suggest we fork it to Manjaro!!

Yes good idea, never read it until now but it has all the good concepts as is needed in a nice format.

[anika200]

@AgentS

I suggest we fork it to Manjaro!!

If by "fork" you mean more whipping and less crying, then I totally agree.

Hahaha, of course I am totally kidding, we love all questions here no matter how vague or ill supported by facts or sound reasoning.