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> The idea of Optimus is to use the lower-spec GPU for the general activities |
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> and only enable the higher-spec GPU (NVidia) for processes requiring the |
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> extra |
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> processing power (generally 3D games or rendering). |
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> Using bumblebee, you can start an application using "optirun |
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> <application>". |
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> The application then can use the Nvidia-chip. Other applications will still |
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> use the lower-spec GPU. |
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Well actually I dont play games on linux, but I like to see how it is |
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performing. |
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What is interesting for is using a set up that does the offloading |
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automatically. |
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However it seems that the optimus support for linux is not good at all, and |
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I hope it get better eventually. |
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I am beginning to thinks that maybe Linus was right NVIDIA!! |
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