Envy Control
EnvyControl is a CLI tool that provides an easy way to switch between GPU modes on Nvidia Optimus systems (i.e laptops with hybrid Intel + Nvidia or AMD + Nvidia graphics configurations) under Linux.
https://github.com/bayasdev/envycontrol
Features
Written in Python 3+ for portability and compatibility
Supports GDM, SDDM and LightDM display managers
Save battery with integrated graphics mode
PCI-Express Runtime D3 (RTD3) Power Management support for Turing and later
Coolbits support for GPU overclocking
Fix screen tearing with ForceCompositionPipeline
works for both dracut and mkinitcpio
The tool offers 3 Graphics modes:
Integrated: The integrated Intel or AMD iGPU is used exclusively
Hybrid: Enables PRIME render offloading
Nvidia: The Nvidia dGPU is used exclusively
detailed info here: README.md#-graphics-modes
You will find an AUR PKGBUILD and can install it over yay:
yay -S envycontrol
to run it use this commandline and check the usage box for options (graphics modes):
sudo envycontrol -s <MODE>
Usage:
usage: envycontrol.py [-h] [-v] [-q] [-s MODE] [--dm DISPLAY_MANAGER] [--force-comp] [--coolbits [VALUE]] [--rtd3 [VALUE]] [--reset-sddm] [--reset] [--verbose]
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version Output the current version
-q, --query Query the current graphics mode
-s MODE, --switch MODE
Switch the graphics mode. Available choices: integrated, hybrid, nvidia
--dm DISPLAY_MANAGER Manually specify your Display Manager for Nvidia mode. Available choices: gdm, gdm3, sddm, lightdm
--force-comp Enable ForceCompositionPipeline on Nvidia mode
--coolbits [VALUE] Enable Coolbits on Nvidia mode. Default if specified: 28
--rtd3 [VALUE] Setup PCI-Express Runtime D3 (RTD3) Power Management on Hybrid mode.
Available choices: 0, 1, 2, 3. Default if specified: 2
--reset-sddm Restore default Xsetup file
--reset Revert changes made by EnvyControl
--verbose Enable verbose mode
for detailed help and info on how to use this awesome tool read the detailed wiki at the source:
https://github.com/bayasdev/envycontrol/blob/main/README.md
EnvyControl Frequently-Asked-Questions have also a lot of good information.
Thank’s @VictorBayas at the telegram chat to hint me on his helpful tool perfectly fitting for EndeavourOS indeed!
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