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I wanted to mimic Windows behavior of switching GPUs on Linux (Pop!_OS) now that it supports running certain applications on the discrete graphics card while the rest runs on the integrated one.

My question is: if a Windows application is running on integrated GPU, can it switch to the dedicated one without restarting the application if the application demands more graphics power? This is not the case in Pop_OS! since an application can either use the dedicated or integrated graphics card.

Thank you

Omar.B
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No.

I use windows 10 with a mobile 3070 and I essentially have to reboot the machine when I unplug as a fast way to make sure all applications stop using the Nvidia GPU and eat my battery in 10 minutes.

When I plug I don't bother restarting applications until I run into performance hitches etc and am motivated to restart the applications so I can have them run smoother on the dedicated GPU.

Bradley Hayes
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