Question | Can we set which GPU this runs on?

[MRBerkey]

I have both an Intel GPU and an NVIDIA RTX GPU in my laptop. I would like to set the NVIDIA GPU as the default for running the visualizations.

Is anyone aware of a method to select which GPU will be used?

[ansh0506kabaap]

I ran into this same issue recently. My system was lagging because Windows was defaulting the wallpaper simulations to my integrated AMD GPU (hitting 100% usage) instead of using my dedicated card.

This worked for me:

• Open Windows Settings (Win + I).
• Navigate to System > Display.
• Scroll down and click on Graphics.
• Under "Custom options for apps," ensure the dropdown is set to Desktop app (or "Microsoft Store app" if you downloaded it there) and click Browse to find the Lively executable if it's not in the list.
• Once Lively Wallpaper appears in the list, click it and select Options.
• Change the GPU preference to High performance (your NVIDIA/Dedicated GPU).
• Restart Lively or your PC for the changes to take effect.

[rocksdanister]

Linked to this discussion:
https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Common-Problems#laptopssystems-with-multiple-gpu