optimus-manager provides a solution for GPU switching on Optimus laptops (i.e laptops with a dual Nvidia/Intel or Nvidia/AMD configuration).
GPU offloading and power management with Nvidia cards are not properly supported on Linux. optimus-manager provides a workaround to this problem by allowing you to run your whole desktop session on the Nvidia GPU, while the Intel/AMD GPU only acts as a “relay” between the Nvidia GPU and your screen.
Only Arch and Arch-based distros are supported. This utility isn’t necessary on Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based distros as Canonical developed a solution called nvidia-prime.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Only Xorg sessions are supported (Wayland is not supported).
- Supports SDDM, LightDM, and GDM display manager.
- It also works with other display managers but this requires manual configuration:
- It uses Xorg (no Wayland)
- It runs the script /usr/bin/prime-offload just after starting its display server for the login screen
- It runs the script /usr/bin/prime-switch as root after the current user has logged out.
Website: github.com/Askannz/optimus-manager
Support:
Developer: Askannz
License: MIT License
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