![]() You may find yourself loading up a demanding game (or other 3D-graphics-using application) and noticing poor performance – a sign that the game is using your integrated Intel graphics hardware. While the NVIDIA graphics driver does a pretty good job of auto-detecting when the NVIDIA graphics are necessary, it isn’t perfect. Some laptops may have a BIOS option to disable the integrated graphics and use the NVIDIA graphics exclusively. If you left Steam open all the time, your battery life would be reduced because the NVIDIA graphics would remain powered on constantly. For example, Steam wants to remain running in the background, but, by default, the NVIDIA graphics stay powered on when it’s running. ![]() Some laptops may have an LED that lights up when the NVIDIA graphics is in use, so you can see whether the battery-draining NVIDIA graphics is running.īear in mind that you won’t see any benefits from Optimus if you leave applications that require the NVIDIA graphics running constantly.
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