许多计算机使用带有内置集成显卡的处理器，可帮助它们提供基本的视频功能。但是，一些 PC 也有专用的视频卡，用于要求更高的应用程序和游戏。通常，Windows 10会根据您使用的应用程序和正在玩的游戏自动在显卡之间切换。但是，有时，您可能希望强制特定应用程序或游戏使用独立显卡或内置集成显卡。那么如何强制游戏使用专用显卡呢？在Windows 10中，您可以直接从设置(Settings)应用程序执行此操作，而无需通过 Nvidia 或 AMD 的应用程序搜索正确的设置。就是这样：
为什么要更改游戏使用的显卡？为什么要更改特定应用程序使用的GPU ？
一些台式电脑和大多数笔记本电脑都集成了显卡，这是一种简短的说法，即它们的处理器具有内置视频芯片。但是，集成显卡的功能不足以管理需要大量图形功能的苛刻应用和游戏。这就是为什么许多计算机也有专用的显卡，这些显卡使用通常由Nvidia或AMD制造的图形芯片。专用显卡功能强大得多，但它们也比集成显卡更耗电。
图形偏好：省电或高性能
为了平衡性能与功耗，计算机必须能够为您运行的每个应用程序和游戏使用正确的图形选项。如果集成显卡对于Paint 3D(Paint 3D)来说足够强大，那就是您的计算机应该使用的。但是，如果您想在Steam上玩最新的 3D 视频游戏，则应该改用功能更强大的Nvidia或AMD显卡。
通常，两个图形选项之间的切换是由您的图形驱动程序自动完成的。但是，有时，您可能希望自己指定应用程序或游戏应该使用计算机上的集成显卡还是独立显卡。
现在让我们看看如何更改游戏（或应用程序）使用的显卡：
步骤 1. 在Windows 10(Windows 10)中打开图形设置
首先打开设置(Settings )应用程序(opening the Settings app)。一种快速的方法是单击或点击开始菜单(Start Menu)上的按钮。
在 Windows 10 中打开设置
在“设置”(Settings)应用中，单击或点击“系统”。(System.)
Windows 10设置中的系统(System)类别
如果“显示”(Display)页面尚未显示，请确保通过在窗口左侧选择它来打开它。
Windows 10的显示(Display)设置
在右侧，滚动直到看到一个名为“图形设置”的链接。(“Graphics settings.”)您应该在“多显示器”(“Multiple displays”)和“睡得更好”之间找到它。(“Sleep better.”)然后，单击或点击“图形设置”。(“Graphics settings.”)
打开图形设置
现在应该显示“图形设置”页面。(“Graphics settings”)微软(Microsoft)在上面清楚地解释了你可以做什么：“在使用应用程序时，在更好的性能或电池寿命之间做出选择。您可能需要重新启动应用程序才能使更改生效。”(“Choose between better performance or battery life when using an app. You might need to restart the app for your changes to take effect.”)
图形性能偏好
提示：(TIP:)如果您不知道您的笔记本电脑或 PC 中有哪些显卡，请阅读：无需打开 PC 即可找到确切显卡型号的 2 种方法(2 ways to find your exact graphics card model without opening your PC)。
步骤 2. 选择您要更改正在使用的显卡的应用程序或游戏的类型
要配置特定应用程序或游戏，您必须首先选择其类型：“桌面应用程序”(“Desktop app”)或“Microsoft Store 应用程序”。(“Microsoft Store app.”)如果要配置从 Microsoft Store 安装(installed from the Microsoft Store)的应用程序或游戏，请选择“Microsoft Store 应用程序”。(“Microsoft Store app.”)否则，请选择“桌面应用程序”(“Desktop app”)选项。如果您想更改游戏使用的显卡，后一个选项（桌面应用程序）(Desktop app))通常是您需要选择的选项。
选择您要配置的游戏或应用类型
步骤 3. 选择要更换显卡的应用或游戏
如果您选择配置“桌面应用程序”，(“Desktop app,”)您应该会看到一个浏览(Browse)按钮。单击(Click)或点击它以浏览您的 Windows 10 计算机并选择应用程序或游戏的可执行文件。
选择强制使用显卡的游戏
在您按下添加(Add)按钮后，应用程序或游戏将添加到您可以设置使用何种显卡的应用程序列表中。
该游戏已添加到列表中
如果您选择配置“Microsoft Store 应用程序”，(“Microsoft Store app,”)您将获得第二个选择字段，称为“选择应用程序”。(“Select an app.”)单击或点击它。
选择一个应用
您现在可以查看已从Microsoft Store安装的所有应用和游戏的列表。
Microsoft Store 应用程序列表
单击(Click)或点击要配置的Microsoft Store应用，然后按其下方的添加按钮。(Add)
添加强制使用图形卡的Microsoft Store应用
按添加(Add )按钮后，您选择的应用程序或游戏将添加到您可以管理其图形首选项的应用程序列表中。
Microsoft Store应用包含在列表中
第 4 步：如何更改游戏或应用使用的显卡
在可管理的应用程序和游戏列表中，单击或点击要配置的应用程序或游戏。然后，单击或点击其选项(Options)按钮。
要强制使用特定图形卡进行游戏，请按选项
打开一个名为“图形首选项”的新对话框。(“Graphics preference” )您可以查看可以在您的计算机上使用的显卡，以及哪个更省电或提供更好的图形性能。例如，在我们的游戏笔记本电脑上，我们可以“让 Windows 决定”，(“Let Windows decide,”)或者我们可以选择：
- “省电”(“Power saving”) - 笔记本电脑的集成显卡Intel HD Graphics 630芯片位于Intel Core i7 7700HQ 处理器中，以及
- “高性能”(“High performance”) - 笔记本电脑内部功能更强大的NVIDIA独立显卡。
做出您喜欢的选择，然后单击或点击保存(Save)。
如何更改游戏使用的显卡
对您要配置的每个应用程序或游戏重复该过程，下次启动它们时，Windows 10 将使用您选择的视频卡，根据您的偏好为您提供更高的性能或更长的电池使用时间。
如何删除应用或游戏图形性能配置文件
如果您改变主意，不想再使用“图形性能”(“Graphics performance”)功能管理应用或游戏使用的视频卡，您可以。在托管应用程序和游戏列表中，单击或点击要停止管理的应用程序和游戏，然后按删除(Remove)按钮。
在Windows 10(Windows 10)中删除游戏的GPU首选项
该应用程序或游戏的图形性能配置文件将立即删除并且不再使用。
您(Did)是否强制游戏使用您的专用显卡？或者可能是Microsoft Store应用程序？
...或者您更喜欢离开Windows 10以自动选择最佳选项？无论哪种方式，现在您都知道如何让游戏（或应用程序）在Windows 10(Windows 10)中的特定显卡上运行。我们很想知道您是否喜欢自己做出选择，或者这太麻烦了。另外，你认为这个Windows 10功能是否比在 Nvidia 或 AMD 的视频驱动程序中进行相同的设置更好？使用下面的评论让我们知道。
How to choose the default GPU for gaming or apps in Windows 10
Many computers use processors with built-in integrated graphics that help them provide basic video features. However, some PCs аlso have dediсated video cards that are used for more demanding аpps and games. Usually, Windows 10 aυtomatically switches bеtwеen graphics cards, depending on the apps you are using and the gаmes you’re playing. Howevеr, sometimeѕ, you might want to force a рarticulаr app or game to use the discrete video card or the built-in integrаted graphics. So how do you force a game to use a dedicated graphics card? In Windows 10, you can do this dіrectly from the Settings app without having to search through Nvidia’s or AMD’s apps for the right settings. Here's how:
Why would you want to change what graphics card a game uses? Why change the GPU used by specific apps?
Some desktop PCs and most laptops have integrated graphics cards, which is a short way of saying that their processors have built-in video chips. However, integrated graphics are not powerful enough to manage demanding apps and games that require a lot of graphical power. That’s why many computers also have dedicated video cards, which use graphics chips usually manufactured by either Nvidia or AMD. The dedicated video cards are a lot more powerful, but they are also more power-hungry than the integrated graphics.
Graphics preference: Power saving or High performance
To balance performance versus power usage, computers must be able to use the right graphics option for every app and game you run. If the integrated graphics is powerful enough for Paint 3D, that is what your computer should use. However, if you want to play the latest 3D video game on Steam, it should switch to using the much more powerful Nvidia or AMD video card.
Usually, the switch between the two graphics options is done automatically by your graphics drivers. However, sometimes, you might want to specify by yourself whether an app or game should use the integrated graphics or the discrete video card on your computer.
Now let’s see how to change what graphics card a game uses (or an app):
Step 1. Open the graphics settings in Windows 10
Start by opening the Settings app. A quick way to do that is to click or tap on its button on the Start Menu.
Open Settings in Windows 10
In the Settings app, click or tap on System.
The System category in Windows 10's Settings
If the Display page is not already shown, make sure you open it by selecting it on the left side of the window.
The Display settings from Windows 10
On the right side, scroll until you see a link called “Graphics settings.” You should find it between “Multiple displays” and “Sleep better.” Then, click or tap on “Graphics settings.”
Open Graphics settings
Now the “Graphics settings” page should be displayed. On it, Microsoft explains what you can do in a clear manner: “Choose between better performance or battery life when using an app. You might need to restart the app for your changes to take effect.”
Graphics performance preference
TIP: If you don’t know which video cards you have inside your laptop or PC read: 2 ways to find your exact graphics card model without opening your PC.
Step 2. Select the type of application or game for which you want to change the graphics card that’s being used
To configure a particular application or game, you must first choose its type: “Desktop app” or “Microsoft Store app.” If you want to configure an application or game that you installed from the Microsoft Store, choose the “Microsoft Store app.” Otherwise, choose the “Desktop app” option. If you want to change what graphics card a game uses, the latter option (Desktop app) is usually the one you need to select.
Choose the type of game or app that you want to configure
Step 3. Choose the app or game for which you want to change the graphics card
If you chose to configure a “Desktop app,” you should see a Browse button. Click or tap on it to navigate through your Windows 10 computer and select the executable file of the app or game.
Selecting a game for which to force the graphics card used
After you press the Add button, the application or game is added to the list of apps for which you can set what graphics card is used.
The game was added to the list
If you chose to configure a “Microsoft Store app,” you get a second selection field called “Select an app.” Click or tap on it.
Select an app
You can now see a list of all the apps and games you have installed from the Microsoft Store.
List of Microsoft Store apps
Click or tap on the Microsoft Store app that you want to configure, and then press the Add button beneath it.
Add a Microsoft Store app for which to force the graphics card used
After you press the Add button, the app or game you selected is added to the list of apps for which you can manage graphics preferences.
The Microsoft Store app was included in the list
Step 4. How to change what graphics card a game or app uses
In the list of manageable apps and games, click or tap on the app or game that you want to configure. Then, click or tap on its Options button.
To force the use of a specific graphics card for a game, press Options
A new dialog called “Graphics preference” opens up. You can see the graphics cards that you can use on your computer, and which one saves power or offers better graphical performance. For instance, on our gaming laptop, we can “Let Windows decide,” or we can choose between:
- “Power saving” - the laptop’s integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics 630 chip found inside the Intel Core i7 7700HQ processor, and
- “High performance” - the much more powerful NVIDIA discrete graphics card found inside the laptop.
Make the selection you prefer and click or tap Save.
How to change what graphics card a game uses
Repeat the process for every app or game that you want to configure and, the next time you launch them, Windows 10 will use the video card you chose, offering you either higher performance or longer battery time, depending on your preferences.
How to remove an app or game graphics performance profile
If you change your mind and no longer want to manage what video card is used by an app or game using the “Graphics performance” feature, you can. In the list of managed apps and games, click or tap on the one that you want to stop managing and then press the Remove button.
Removing the GPU preference for a game in Windows 10
The graphics performance profile for that app or game is deleted immediately and is no longer used.
Did you force a game to use your dedicated graphics card? Or maybe a Microsoft Store app?
...or do you prefer leaving Windows 10 to automatically choose the best option? Either way, now you know how to get a game (or app) to run on a specific graphics card in Windows 10. We are curious to know whether you like making choices on your own or if it’s too much of a hassle. Also, do you think that this Windows 10 feature is better than making the same settings in Nvidia’s or AMD’s video drivers? Use the comments below to let us know.
