Newbie Question - Switchable graphics

Hello everyone!

I have a Dell Precision 7550 with both a Intel UHD integrated graphics controller and a dGPU Nvidia Quadro T2000.

With the latest advancements in the Linux kernel is this supported? Can I switch between the two for power saving measures? Or would it be best for me to disable and run solo using the Nvidia Quadro T2000?

Thank you!!
Joe

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Would this be optimus hardware? I see a section on RPM Fusion’s documentation about it (and other Nvidia bits):

https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/NVIDIA#Optimus

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You can switch between the two if power saving is critical. Personally I set my nvidia GPU as primary as shown here and always use nvidia.

Using this method works when using the xorg DE but not with wayland.

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@computersavvy and @ankursinha Thank you both! I really don’t think I save that much power and will use your suggestion. Really new to the Linux world. I was thinking about purchasing a system with AMD cpu\AMD gpu as well.

Thank you again!!

Joe

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