How to: Force Dedicated GPU

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NVIDIA users can use the NVIDIA control panel to ensure that the game always runs on the dedicated GPU by doing the following.


Forcing WFTO to use your NVIDIA GPU

  1. Open Nvidia control panel as above
  2. Select 3D Settings and reset your settings to default
  3. Select "Program Settings" tab from the 3D Settings menu
  4. Add WFTOGame.exe from your WFTO Directory (You can find this by right clicking the game in steam, going to properties and clicking "Browse local files")
  5. In addition be sure to add "CoherentUI_Host.exe" with the same settings below.
  6. Select "High-performance Nvidia Processor" as the preferred graphic processor as above.


If the above did not work or if you have an AMD device then please try the below. This will increase the general power consumption of your laptop!


Force the more powerful AMD GPU to be always on:

  1. First, go to the AMD website[support.amd.com] and download and install the latest drivers for your GPU.
  2. Right click on your desktop -> Select "AMD Catalyst Control Center" This should open your graphics card control panel.
  3. Select "Power" -> "Switchable Graphics".
  4. In the page displayed, disable Switchable Graphics.
  5. Launch the game to test.

Force the more powerful NVIDIA GPU to be always on:

  1. First, go to the NVIDIA website[www.nvidia.co.uk] and install the latest drivers for your GPU.
  2. Right click on your desktop -> Select "NVIDIA Control Panel" This should open your graphics card control panel.
  3. Select "3D settings" -> "Manage 3D settings" -> "Global settings". In the drop-down menu "Preferred graphic processor" select "High-performance NVIDIA processor" instead of "Auto-select".
  4. Launch the game to test.

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