Gaming Laptop with GTX 1050 ti is connecting to Intel UHD Graphics 630 instead

[Edison2nd]

Just got this laptop. When I look at display settings it says the laptop's display is connected to the Intel UHD Graphics 630 which I assume is the mobo/processor on board display adapter.

Why is it not connected to the GTX 1050 ti instead?

I don't even see the option to connect the display to the GTX 1050 ti.

How do I connect the generic pnp monitor (laptop display) to the GTX 1050 ti?

[Photoray002]

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@Edison2nd wrote:

Just got this laptop. When I look at display settings it says the laptop's display is connected to the Intel UHD Graphics 630 which I assume is the mobo/processor on board display adapter.

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That is correct. Your system is doing what its supposed to be doing. It uses Optimus (the newest form of switchable graphics) to automatically switch between integrated and discrete graphics as the demand dictates. When you're doing simple tasks, the system will run the monitor on the UHD graphics. If you start gaming, the system will auto switch to the Nvidia card.

You can change the way it performs in the Nvidia Control Panel.

Personally, I would leave it alone for the moment and test it out. It will save your battery life if it uses UHD.

Know that gaming is not recommended on battery only. You should be plugged in to the AC cord so the system doesnt throttle the cpu to save power. 

If you have to game on battery only, then set the Nvidia control panel to Manage 3D settings>Program Settings (tab) and select the game from the drop down list. Then go down to Power Management Mode and choose Prefer Maximum Performance. This will force the system to use the Nvidia card for that game. It wont however, run the game as well as if you were plugged in to the AC.

[Edison2nd · Accepted solution]

@Photoray002 - thank you for the reply. While plugged in, the system stays on the integrated graphics when the launcher opens, when the game client launchs it shows the monitor also as connected to the integrated graphics. I researched this switchable graphics (which I had never seen before as none of my prior laptops were gaming and did not have upgraded graphics cards) and went into the 3d settings which only showed the launcher in the programs and set to integrated following the global automatic setting. I added the game client to the list of programs and set it to only use the GTX1050ti. It now appears to be functioning as anticipated.