Some default NVIDIA settings can have an impact on performance, we recommend to create a profile and to disable the following parameters (set them to off): Threaded Optimization; Vertical Synchronization. By default, Windows has settings that allow you to set up any integrated graphics. But in some cases, it is crucial to force an app or game to use Nvidia GPU or integrated Graphics GPU to check or troubleshoot performance. In such cases, this guide will be helpful to you. Layout of the nvidia-settings GUI. The nvidia-settings GUI is organized with a list of different. $ nvidia-settings -q InitialPixmapPlacement $ nvidia-settings -q GlyphCache. If different values (than the below?) are reported, these commands can be added to /.xsession for improving application performance: nvidia-settings -a InitialPixmapPlacement=2 nvidia-settings -a GlyphCache=1.

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This page describes additional configuration and settings relating to the NVIDIA proprietary display driver.

Default Nvidia Settings

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It is possible to create an Xorg server configuration file using the nvidia-settings GUI:

Select 'X Server Display Configuration', click 'Reset' and then setup your monitors. Use TwinView for dual display. Click 'Save To X Configuration File', but make sure you remove the checkbox for 'Merge with existing file'. Then restart your PC.

Performance

The driver options below can be included for increased performance:

Nvidia Default Color Settings

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf

Vertical Refresh Rate

The typical default vertical refresh rate is 60 Hz. For higher performance monitors, such as BenQ XL2411Z model which supports 144 Hz refresh used in eSports FPS games, additional xorg.conf options may be added. One can force a higher refresh rate by adding to the 'Screen' section an 'Option ?VertRefresh' stanza. Additional details are available in the /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README.txt file that comes with the proprietary driver.

One can review the current vertical refresh rate from the command line with nvidia-settings -q RefreshRate or using the X utility xvidtune from the x11-server-utils debian package.

Install Nvidia Control Panel Windows 10

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Use the following commands to determine the current values of InitialPixmapPlacement and GlyphCache:

Reset Nvidia Control Panel Settings

If different values (than the below?) are reported, these commands can be added to ~/.xsession for improving application performance:

Default Or Nvidia Color Settings

See Also

• NvidiaGraphicsDrivers

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