许多计算机使用带有内置集成显卡的处理器，这有助于它们以低功耗(power consumption)提供基本的视频功能。但是，一些 PC 也有专用的视频卡(video card)，用于要求更高的应用程序和游戏(apps and games)。通常，Windows 11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(app or game)使用独立显卡(video card)或内置集成显卡。那么如何强制游戏使用您专用且功能更强大的显卡呢？在Windows 11中，您可以直接从设置中执行此操作(Settings)应用程序，而无需通过 Nvidia 或 AMD 的应用程序搜索正确的设置。这是如何做：
为什么要更改游戏使用的默认显卡？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的处理器中集成了显卡。集成显卡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(Nvidia or 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。
许多笔记本电脑和一些电脑有两个显卡
为了平衡性能与功耗(performance versus power usage)，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。(app and game)如果集成图形芯片对Paint 3D(Paint 3D)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(Steam)视频游戏(video game)，则应该切换到使用功能更强大的Nvidia 或 AMD(Nvidia or 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，某些游戏（可能处于早期开发阶段或(development or games)存在错误的游戏）可能不会切换到专用显卡(video card)。此功能的另一个用例(use case)是对专用显卡进行故障排除，在这种情况下，您需要在计算机上选择集成显卡而不是独立显卡(video card)，以查看应用程序或游戏(application or game)是否正确显示。
提示：如果您不知道您的(TIP:)笔记本电脑或 PC(laptop or PC read)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 5 种方法。
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(Step 1)。在Windows 11(Windows 11)中打开图形设置
首先打开“设置”(Settings)应用。一种快速的方法是按键盘上的Windows + I在“设置”(Settings)应用中，确保在左侧窗格中选择了“系统(System)”部分。然后，选择右侧的显示。(Display)
(Click)打开设置应用程序后(Settings app)单击或点击显示(Display)
接下来，滚动直到看到一个名为Graphics的链接，然后单击或点击(click or tap)它。您应该在相关设置(Related settings)下找到它。
打开图形部分
在图形(Graphics)页面上，有一个已安装应用程序的列表（不一定详尽），以及它们默认使用的图形卡。如果您要更改的游戏或应用不在列表中，请转到第 2 步。如果在列表中，请转到第 3 步。
步骤 2(Step 2)。选择要更换显卡的应用或游戏(app or game)
要配置特定应用程序或游戏(application or game)，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安装的应用程序或游戏(application or game)，请选择“ Microsoft Store 应用程序。(Microsoft Store app.)” 否则，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。点击(Click)“添加应用(Add an app)”下方的按钮，展开下拉列表并选择游戏或应用类型(game or app type)。
选择您要配置的游戏或应用类型
现在单击或点击浏览(Browse)按钮。如果您选择桌面应用程序(Desktop app)，请浏览您的 Windows 11 计算机并选择应用程序或游戏(app or game)的可执行文件。按下添加(Add)按钮后，应用程序或游戏(application or game)将添加到您可以设置使用哪种显卡的应用程序列表中。
选择强制使用显卡的游戏
如果您选择配置“ Microsoft Store 应用程序(Microsoft Store app)”，按浏览(Browse)会打开一个新的“选择应用程序(Choose an app)”窗口(” window)。滚动(Scroll)到您要配置的应用程序，然后单击或点击它。这会将应用程序添加到图形(Graphics)窗口的列表中。
从列表中选择应用程序 - 如有必要，向下滚动。
步骤 3(Step 3)。如何更改游戏或应用使用(game or app uses)的显卡
在图形(Graphics)窗口的可管理应用程序和游戏(apps and games)列表中，搜索您感兴趣的应用程序，然后单击或点击(click or tap)它。现在，单击或点击(click or tap)其选项(Options )按钮。
要强制使用特定图形卡进行游戏，请按选项
一个名为“图形首选项(Graphics preference)”的新对话框打开。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 UHD Graphics 芯片(Intel UHD Graphics chip)位于Intel Core i7-10510U CPU 处理器(CPU processor)中，以及
- “高性能(High performance)” - 笔记本电脑内部更强大的NVIDIA 独立(NVIDIA discrete)显卡。
选择要用于所选应用程序的应用程序，然后按保存(Save)。
如何更改游戏使用的显卡
如果您想恢复更改，请在列表中选择游戏，单击选项(Options)，选择“让 Windows 决定(Let Windows decide)”选项，然后按保存(Save)。
让Windows选择要使用的视频卡
您(Did)是否强制游戏或应用程序使用您的专用显卡？
现在您知道如何让游戏（或应用程序）在Windows 11(Windows 11)中的特定显卡上运行。我们很想知道您是否使用此功能对硬件组件(hardware component)进行故障排除，或者您是否出于其他原因更改了默认显卡。(default video card)另外，你认为这个Windows 11功能是否比在 Nvidia 或 AMD 的视频驱动程序中配置相同的设置更加用户友好？使用下面的评论让我们知道。
How to choose the default GPU for games or apps in Windows 11
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Why change the default graphics card a game uses? Why change the GPU used by specific apps?
Some desktop PCs and most laptops have graphics cards integrated into their processors. 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.
Many laptops and some computers have two graphics cards
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 chip is powerful enough for Paint 3D, that is what your computer should use. However, if you want to play the latest 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, some games (maybe in early development or games with bugs) might not switch to the dedicated video card. Another use case for this feature is troubleshooting the dedicated graphics card, in which case you would want to choose the integrated graphics over the discrete video card on your computer to see if the application or game is displayed correctly.
TIP: If you don’t know which video cards you have inside your laptop or PC read: 5 ways to find your exact graphics card model without opening your PC.
Now let’s see how to change what graphics card a game or an app uses.
Step 1. Open the graphics settings in Windows 11
Start by opening the Settings app. A quick way to do that is to press Windows + I on your keyboard. In the Settings app, make sure the System section is selected in the left pane. Then, select Display on the right side.
Click or tap on Display after opening the Settings app
Next, scroll until you see a link called Graphics and click or tap on it. You should find it under Related settings.
Open the Graphics section
On the Graphics page, there is a list of installed apps (which is not necessarily exhaustive), along with the graphics card they use by default. If the game or app you want to change is not on the list, go to step 2. If it is on the list, move on to step 3.
Step 2. Choose the app or game for which you want to change the graphics card
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. Click on the button below “Add an app” to expand the drop-down list and select the game or app type.
Choose the type of game or app that you want to configure
Now click or tap on the Browse button. If you chose a Desktop app, navigate through your Windows 11 computer and select the executable file of the app or game. After pressing the Add button, the application or game is added to the list of apps for which you can set what graphics card is used.
Selecting a game for which to force the graphics card used
If you chose to configure a “Microsoft Store app,” pressing Browse opens a new “Choose an app” window. Scroll to the app you want to configure and then click or tap on it. This adds the app to the list in the Graphics window.
Select the app from the list - scroll down if necessary.
Step 3. How to change what graphics card a game or app uses
In the list of manageable apps and games in the Graphics window, search for the app you’re interested in, then click or tap on it. Now, 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 laptop, we can “Let Windows decide,” or we can choose between:
- “Power saving” - the laptop’s integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics chip found inside the Intel Core i7-10510U CPU processor, and
- “High performance” - the more powerful NVIDIA discrete graphics card found inside the laptop.
Choose the one you want to use for the selected app and then press Save.
How to change what graphics card a game uses
If you want to revert the change, select the game in the list, click on Options, select the “Let Windows decide” option and press Save.
Let Windows choose which video card to use
Did you force a game or an app to use your dedicated graphics card?
Now you know how to get a game (or app) to run on a specific graphics card in Windows 11. We are curious to know whether you used this feature to troubleshoot a hardware component or if you changed the default video card for other reasons. Also, do you think that this Windows 11 feature is more user-friendly than configuring the same settings in Nvidia’s or AMD’s video drivers? Use the comments below to let us know.
