Nvidia Driver installed properly but not used? | Switcherooctl |

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Ok, this does tend to happen with some applications.

There’s 2/3 ways to enable/force the use of the GPU onto an application.

  • The popular way of using DRI_PRIME=1 %command% for Steam games

  • Other applications can also use this with just DRI_PRIME=1 <APPLICATION NAME>

  • There is the switcherooctl method by utilizing it directly:

    • switcherooctl <application> /path/to-file/

  • Or the Desktop way:

    • On Gnome Desktop you can right click on the application launcher and choose:
      Screenshot from 2024-06-21 16-01-30

Take note:

Your Device has the following:

Screenshot from 2024-07-13 11-16-08

Device-2 is your Nvidia card, if you choose DRI_PRIME so your commands would be DRI_PRIME=1

NOTE
Device 1 would be 0 and device 2 would be 1

If for some reason this does not work, and you really want the Nvidia GPU all the time, there are other steps to achieve this through Environment varibales or Disabling your Intel GPU from the UEFI/BIOS

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