How do I use my Nvidia GPU instead of Intel?

Close the Intel Graphics Control Panel and right click on the desktop again. This time select the control panel for your dedicated GPU (usually NVIDIA or ATI/AMD Radeon). 5. For NVIDIA cards, click on Adjust Image Settings with Preview, select Use my preference emphasizing: Performance and click Apply.

What will happen if I install the wrong graphics driver?

2 Answers. You can’t kill hardware by installing the wrong drivers. You can certainly make it function improperly, but the hardware itself won’t die or ‘Brick’. The only way to kill hardware with a software update is to install the wrong firmware directly to the hardware, which is nothing to do with drivers.

Should I remove Intel graphics driver?

You do not need to uninstall the drivers, just set it in the bios for the dedicated GPU.

How can I use Intel HD graphics and Nvidia?

Re: Using Nvidia Geforce and Intel hd graphics both at once for gaming. One thing you can do to ensure highest perfomance on games is go to the Nvidia Control Panel, Manage 3D Settings, Programs, then find the game you want and set it to use only NVIDIA High Performance (or Discrete) graphics.

Can I use both GPU and integrated graphics?

Most of the time a dedicated GPU disables the integrated graphics provided from the CPU. Of course if your graphics card has two outputs and supports two monitors, which almost all do, then you could connect both to the GPU.

What’s the difference between dedicated and integrated graphics?

Very basically, integrated graphics cards don’t have their own CPU (or ‘processor’) instead using system RAM and system CPU. Dedicated graphics cards have their own CPU that’s known as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and RAM of their own.