Which GPU is in use?

[András5D23]

Hi all, 
I have laptop where I have two GPU 1660Ti (6GB) and AMD 512MB. I think I've changed everything in order to Illustrator use my Nvidia GPU but I feel like it dosen't. Based on this log which of my GPU is in used?  
Thanks for the help!

Number of Displays: 1
Number of Drivers: 2
Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
Active Display Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
PrimaryDisplayAdapterIndex: 0
Display Adapter[0] VendorID: 10de
Display Adapter[0] DeviceID: 2191
Display Adapter[0] SubSysId: 16ff1043
Display Adapter[0] Revision: 161
Display Adapter[0] DedicatedVideoMemory: 5991
Display Adapter[0] DedicatedSystemMemory: 0
Display Adapter[0] SharedSystemMemory: 16086
Display Adapter[0] Attached Monitors: \\.\DISPLAY1
Display Adapter[0] PrimaryMonitor: 1
Display Adapter[1] VendorID: 1002
Display Adapter[1] DeviceID: 1636
Display Adapter[1] SubSysId: 16ff1043
Display Adapter[1] Revision: 198
Display Adapter[1] DedicatedVideoMemory: 496
Display Adapter[1] DedicatedSystemMemory: 0
Display Adapter[1] SharedSystemMemory: 16086
Display Adapter[1] Attached Monitors: None
Display Adapter[1] PrimaryMonitor: 0
Display Adapter[2] VendorID: 1414
Display Adapter[2] DeviceID: 8c
Display Adapter[2] SubSysId: 0
Display Adapter[2] Revision: 0
Display Adapter[2] DedicatedVideoMemory: 0
Display Adapter[2] DedicatedSystemMemory: 0
Display Adapter[2] SharedSystemMemory: 16086
Display Adapter[2] Attached Monitors: None
Display Adapter[2] PrimaryMonitor: 0
ActiveDriverIndex: 0
Driver[0] Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Driver[0] Driver Version: 30.0.15.1165
Driver[0] Driver Date: 20220128000000.000000-000
Driver[0] Adapter RAM: 4095
Driver[0] PNP DeviceID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_2191&SUBSYS_16FF1043&REV_A1\4&1BD08389&0&0009
Driver[0] Installed Display Drivers: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_72cfb1f98b341668\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_72cfb1f98b341668\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_72cfb1f98b341668\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_72cfb1f98b341668\nvldumdx.dll
Driver[1] Name: AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics
Driver[1] Driver Version: 27.20.11032.9001
Driver[1] Driver Date: 20210505000000.000000-000
Driver[1] Adapter RAM: 512
Driver[1] PNP DeviceID: PCI

[Anshul_Saini]

Hi there,

Sorry to hear about that. It seems your main renderer is Nvidia GPU. However, you can try a couple of steps to make sure that GTX 1660 Ti is used primarily in every app:

1.  - Open the "Nvidia Control Panel."

   - Select "Manage 3D Settings" under 3D Settings.
   - Click on the "Program Settings" tab > "select a program to customize" > Illustrator > Select the preferred graphics processor for this program > Integrated/ High Permonce/Global settings. Check one by one in which Illustrator runs fine.

2.  Try the steps shared on this AMD help article (https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/gpu-110#faq-Customizing-Graphics-Performance-Preference-for-a-...)

I hope it helps!

Regards,

Anshul Saini

[András5D23]

Hi Anshul, 
It should be Nvidia the 1660 Ti and as you sad that one is doing the job but still AI feels slow to me on my brand new laptop. Which has good enough power. 

AMD ryzen 4800H

32GB RAM

1TB SSD

and the 1660 Ti so I dont see the reason why AI is not working smoothly. 

[Anshul_Saini]

Thanks for sharing the detailed laptop specs. Your laptop is no doubt is fast in CPU & storage regards. But I won't consider the 1660Ti Mobile/ Notebook GPU to be fast. In my personal opinion, it is an entry-level GPU, and it is almost 3 years old. So for normal & intermediate tasks, it should have no problem. But if your workflow is complex and you use a large canvas with effects, then there can be some performance issues.

I would like to know if you have tried the steps suggested above? Also, would you please share your workflow and which GPU driver you are using, Game Ready/ Studio driver? Is there a performance difference while using Studio or Game-ready driver?

I required more info. So, I can assist you accordingly.

I will be looking forward to your response.

Regards,

Anshul Saini