From: behrouz khosravi <bz.khosravi@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia and optimus
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:41:43 +0330 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAO5-k+oA0khJCvku_NuhvfPUhUNd4tvMANQpGDmN-Lk_Zy=v_g@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2862842.mSLXqejs7b@andromeda>
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>
> The idea of Optimus is to use the lower-spec GPU for the general activities
> and only enable the higher-spec GPU (NVidia) for processes requiring the
> extra
> processing power (generally 3D games or rendering).
>
> Using bumblebee, you can start an application using "optirun
> <application>".
> The application then can use the Nvidia-chip. Other applications will still
> use the lower-spec GPU.
>
> --
> Joost
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>
Well actually I dont play games on linux, but I like to see how it is
performing.
What is interesting for is using a set up that does the offloading
automatically.
However it seems that the optimus support for linux is not good at all, and
I hope it get better eventually.
I am beginning to thinks that maybe Linus was right NVIDIA!!
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Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-12-16 10:42 [gentoo-user] Nvidia and optimus behrouz khosravi
2014-12-16 11:08 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-12-16 11:55 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-12-16 12:54 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-12-16 18:11 ` behrouz khosravi [this message]
2014-12-16 19:49 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-12-16 20:59 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-12-16 21:29 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-12-17 9:23 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-12-17 9:50 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-12-17 15:19 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-12-18 4:53 ` [gentoo-user] " »Q«
2014-12-16 21:39 ` [gentoo-user] " Heiko Baums
2014-12-16 22:37 ` Sid S
2014-12-16 23:46 ` Erik Mackdanz
2014-12-17 1:40 ` Sid S
2014-12-17 6:35 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-12-17 10:45 ` Heiko Baums
2014-12-17 13:16 ` Erik Mackdanz
2014-12-17 13:59 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-12-17 9:39 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-12-17 9:53 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-12-17 10:49 ` Heiko Baums
2014-12-17 11:50 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-12-17 14:27 ` Christian Kruse
2014-12-18 5:28 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-12-18 18:40 ` Fábio Emilio Costa
2014-12-18 19:03 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-12-18 19:34 ` Heiko Baums
2014-12-19 6:48 ` Sid S
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