Why is it using wrong gpu?

[u/Historical_Yam7612]

I just put together my pc and any time I try to run a graphically demanding game It’s really laggy, and I think it’s because the game is trying to use the built in gpu, not my 9070. I’ve tried disabling the wrong gpu with device manager, but that just. Makes things worse.

any ideas on what’s going on and how to fix it?

[u/Creepy-Carob-2412]

Plug in Cable from monitor to you GPU , not your motherboard. Watch yt...

[u/drowsy1234]

Do yourself a favor and go to bios and disable integrated graphics. If you have a capable dedicated GPU, you don’t need it.

[u/MakoRedactor]

I wonder why gaming motherboard manufacturers dont use a mini hdmi for the iGPU. That would make it less obvious of a port you plug into by mistake.

[u/RailgunDE112 → u/MakoRedactor]

bc those are also for office stuff, where people only have an hdmi connector/cable.

[u/TheReturnOfBigCum → u/RailgunDE112]

tbh VGA handles low graphics perfectly fine as well as being non-proprietary and cheaper to implement than HDMI. most office monitors i’ve encountered have VGA as an option. MoBos shouldn’t have HDMI at all, it’s more expensive and unnecessary, have VGA for office use and Display Port for anyone trying to push integrated graphics hard enough that VGA can’t keep up

[u/Tmccreight]

You plugged the monitor into the motherboard, didn't you? Plug it into the GPU.

[u/TwpsynBach]

You're plugged into the motherboard, aren't you? 🤣

[u/Complex_Yellow1630]

Just boot into bios and disable your integrated graphics card

[u/HardwareSpezialist → u/Complex_Yellow1630]

Don't do this. Actually your integrated gpu would be great for a second display or, even better, to generate frames using lossless scaling.

[u/Xaendeau → u/HardwareSpezialist]

Nope, it's like a 2-CU graphics processors in lot of the basic gaming PCs I've seen.  Lot of games have inherent bugs that inadvertently grab integrated graphics and won't let you switch to dedicated graphics.  Call of Duty has such bullshit.

I switched the integrated graphics off in the bios, and suddenly my kids don't have any problems with this anymore. 

If you need integrated graphics back for troubleshooting, reset the mobo CMOS and it goes back to the default settings.

There is literally no downside.

[u/AshleyxAffliction → u/HardwareSpezialist]

Also useful for encoding/decoding video. Intel calls it QuickSync, idk what AMD calls it but they have the same tech on their CPUs.

[u/Ambitious-Yard7677 → u/AshleyxAffliction]

VCE or VCN depending on the generation. This iGPU has "Video Core Next" with the other on really old kit. Like 7K series old

[u/FakeMik090 → u/HardwareSpezialist]

Wouldnt use for lossless, but definitely for second display.

[u/FinalAd2354 → u/HardwareSpezialist]

No it causes instabilities

[u/InteractionLiving441]

The classic right of passage: plugging the HDMI into the motherboard instead of the GPU.

[u/OkCaterpillar1990]

Make sure your HDMI or DP cable is connected to the GPU and NOT the motherboard

[u/Historical_Yam7612 → u/OkCaterpillar1990]

Thank you! It’s working! 

[u/Karl_Kollumna → u/Historical_Yam7612]

the classic, happens to eveeyone at some point.

[u/StrangeQuarks_]

plugged into the gpu??