Drivers & Software

[leggir]

Got a problem with the 23.12.1 driver at least. When trying to play a VR game on my new computer, the game renders on the Radeon iGPU instead of the 5700XT. This is despite that I told Windows to always use the 5700XT. After many reboots and trying every setting that would seem to have an effect, only disabling the iGPU via the device manager actually worked. On the iGPU it would muster 25 fps on Space Invaders a very basic game. I'd like to be able to keep both enabled and gain the benefit of low power GPU when doing mundane things. 

Just built a new computer and kept my graphics card. 

Prior system:

Intel i7-7700k @5.0 Ghz

24 GB DDR4 2666 

Gigabyte 5700XT 

1TB SN750 WD Black

HTC Vive Cosmos Elite w/Vive Wireless

Windows 11 Pro

New system

AMD Ryzen 5-7600X @5.4 GHz

32 GB DDR5-6000

Gigabyte 5700XT 

2TB Samsung 980 Pro

HTC Vive Cosmos Elite w/Vive Wireless

Windows 11 Pro

[GEM2]

"I told Windows to always use the 5700XT" : How did you tell, there is per program setting in win 11. 

[leggir]

Even with specifically telling the game to use the 5700XT, it would sit at 5% utilization and the iGPU would be pegged at 100%.

[GEM2]

It should look like above, per program.  Work-load scheduling is all windows, Driver may not be issue. 

[GEM2]

can u confirm you actually selected gfx preference per exe and still seeing issue ? 

Forgot to mention : (you will need to select "High Performance" for the game exe.)

[leggir]

As you can see here, the game (although I have 17 VR games installed, they all have this same problem, this seems like perhaps when the iGPU is drawing some VR dependancy it won't assign the game to the discrete gfx.)

[leggir]

[GEM2 · Accepted solution]

I presume you have connected DP/HDMI cable to discrete card and nothing is connected to MB socket.

try to experiment with another game VR/Non-VR, and prove windows is actually able to force select GPU based on user preference,. 

For me above procedure had worked well, eventually I disabled igpu to avoid hassle.

[nicolobos77]

Try to install driver 23.3.1 and check if it works better. It solved many problems that I have with new drivers.

[leggir]

I tried with the May release and it still wasn't working

[leggir]

I'll try it on Monday.

[nicolobos77]

And... Does it work?

[leggir]

Went home for Christmas, will test it today. 

[leggir]

No, 23.3.1 made no difference.

[leggir]

Ok, tested with the 23.11.1 driver, problem still exists.

[leggir]

As can be seen here, in the first picture with nothing else running besides the basics, the iGPU is pinned. Starting Space Invaders (although other VR titles all experience the same problem) and even with Windows settings set to start with the 5700XT it still is running at low fps on the iGPU.