nvidia-optimus-kill
A tool to easily end all processes pinned to the discrete GPU on an Nvidia Optimus laptop, thus allowing it to switch the dGPU off. (by eduojeda)
g14control
A small tray app to control Asus Zephyrus G14 power options (by CappyT)
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nvidia-optimus-kill
Posts with mentions or reviews of nvidia-optimus-kill.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-25.
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My Asus Strix AE is always using like 20w of power on battery mode. I think it should be more like 8-10w. What's up?
Your dedicated GPU is probably on. Use this app to identify apps running on it and kill them: https://github.com/eduojeda/nvidia-optimus-kill. And try limiting the clock speed, turbo clocks are exponentially less energy efficient
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Average battery life of msi gaming laptops
You might want to run this script right after unplugging your laptop so nothing uses your dGPU and your battery life will doubled or tripled depending on what you are working on.
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selling for 500 bucks, for parts. we had a great run
The 30 mins web browsing might be because your GPU is constantly on. Check this out.
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DOES YOUR GAMING LAPTOP HAVE BAD BATTERY? An investigation into the inconsistent NVIDIA Optimus implementation on Windows
nvidia-optimus-kill by GitHub user eduojeda: Finds processes that are currently utilizing the dGPU and restarts them. Useful after you unplug an external monitor from your laptop and there are still processes running on your GPU. Actually works in my experience
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Legion 5 15ACH6H Abysmal Battery life
This .bat will solve that issue, killing any background tasks still running on dGPU: https://github.com/eduojeda/nvidia-optimus-kill
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Legion 5 Pro 2021 3060 Idle Power Draw
Is this with the battery saving tips? there are a lot of factors than can affect power draw, at the very first try disabling apps running on dgpu. https://github.com/eduojeda/nvidia-optimus-kill
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Not correctly switching between iGPU and discrete gpu
Sometimes, certain application uses dGPU so MUX Switch/Nvidia has problem switching. By resetting the graphic card [WIN+Ctrl+Shift+B] or using nvidia-optimus-kill [https://github.com/eduojeda/nvidia-optimus-kill], you'll be able to close the applications using dGPU and make sure it properly switches. I use this, but it doesn't always switch as intended.
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Legion 7i battery life. Need help!
Then in Nvidia Control Panel, click Desktop > Display GPU activity in the notification area . This adds a small icon in the bottom right of the desktop. If anything appears in the icon's list, the Nvidia GPU won't be able to sleep. Follow these instructions to get those apps running on the AMD GPU. You could also try Optimus Kill, though I've had mixed success with it.
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[Laptop] ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 1080p 120Hz - AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS - 16GB Memory (8GB Soldered)- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q (65W) - 1TB SSD - Moonlight White - $1149.99 ($1449.99-300)
I have this PowerShell script pinned to my taskbar and have found it to be pretty handy for killing processes on the dGPU after disconnecting from an external monitor.
g14control
Posts with mentions or reviews of g14control.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-18.
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Just to let y'all know. Reinstall Armoury Crate and you'll get the temps on home screen back plus no more User Session cpu hogging bug!
@ItsSkyWo so I just reinstalled G14 control app but how do I know it's actually working? This is the one I installed by the way G14 Control
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Asus Tuf Dash F15 - Can the WASD keys be replaced with normal keys?
CappyT
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Is there a fan boost feature?
You could use this G14 app for your G15 : https://github.com/CappyT/g14control
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Figuring out GPU Power Management
Have you tried using the G14 control app? (this)?
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[Laptop] ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 1080p 120Hz - AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS - 16GB Memory (8GB Soldered)- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q (65W) - 1TB SSD - Moonlight White - $1149.99 ($1449.99-300)
is the app you're talking about this one?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing nvidia-optimus-kill and g14control you can also consider the following projects:
electron-G14Control - Electron desktop application replacement for G14ControlR3.
ExplorerPatcher - This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows
guiscrcpy - A full fledged GUI integration for the award winning open-source android screen mirroring system -- scrcpy located on https://github.com/genymobile/scrcpy/ by @rom1v
asus-touchpad-numpad-driver - Activate Numpad inside the touchpad with top right corner switch
asusctltray - Simple tray profile switcher for asusctl
G14ControlR3 - Windows tray application which allows for control over processor boost mode, fan speed, CPU TDP, and Windows power plans for the ASUS Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen 4000 series CPUs.
persepolis - Persepolis Download Manager is a GUI for aria2.