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Using Nvidia-Prime to switch to dedicated nvidia GPU instead of integrated intel gpu for high performance tasks
sudo pacman -Syyu
sudo pacman -S nvidia
## to see list of video renderers available on system
lspci -k | grep -A 2 -E "(VGA|3D)"
## installing envycontrol
yay -S envycontrol
reboot
envycontrol --query
sudo envycontrol -s integrated/nvidia/hybrid
reboot
## check on boot which card is being used
glxinfo | grep "renderer"
## check resources game/software is using on nvidia GPU
watch -n 1 nvidia-smi
#### the same can also be done via nvidia-prime [ackage and `prime-run applicationname` to run it using nvidia card. Add to steam/lutris for gaymes
##### for more info/detailed manual guide see below.
https://wiki.denshi.org/hypha/software/nvidia
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PRIME
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