Wrong gpu

[haughty tinsel]

Hi! For some reason steam is using the default gpu instead of the NVIDIA one, how do I change that?

[left lynx]

What tier of Shadow?

[haughty tinsel]

Gaming boost

[left lynx]

Do you see your GPU in device manager or is it just the QXL controller?

[haughty tinsel]

I see both

But the QXL is disabled

[left lynx]

What wait. Are you trying to use hardware accelerated GPU scheduling?

[haughty tinsel]

Yes and no

I’m trying to see what works and what doesn’t

[left lynx]

HAGS isn't compatible with Shadow at all. So much so that it disables itself after a reboot because of how many issues it causes with the streamer.

[haughty tinsel]

I see

I turned it off

Still just trying to figure why its using this gpu

[left lynx]

That is an oddity. What about actual gaming performance though? That QXL adapter won't manage 10fps on most games.

It's just software accelerated graphics.

[haughty tinsel]

I haven’t tried any other games yet

Should I try uninstalling and reinstalling steam?

[supple patio]

QXL GPU is software GPU, used in essential tier, it's also used as a fallback when updating nvidia hardware GPU driver, case where there's no drivers or in GPU is in error

you may also check this for how to configure, what is compatible or not : https://shadow-codex.com/configure-your-game-correctly-why-is-full-low-bad-on-shadow/ (made some updates recently)

[haughty tinsel]

This is very confusing