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Is there a way to tell web browsers to use integrated graphics and ignore your dedicated gpu?

Space Lynx

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In settings in all web browsers there is a feature called hardware acceleration, if I enable this (I assume it is using my dedicated gpu since that is where the cable to my monitor is connected), since I have OLED monitor sometimes Twitch streaming will flicker, if I turn hardware acceleration off, flickering goes away and twitch looks great, but with it off scrolling websites sometimes feels a bit janky.

So, is there a way to point web browsers to use only your integrated graphics (my 7800x3d has integrated graphics) and keep hardware acceleration on, but not utilize my dedicated gpu at all? I am just thinking maybe that will also stop the flickering, but keep websites running smooth at the same time, I dunno
 
Not sure if this will help but I use my motherboard ports for my secondary screens where my browsers live and it seems to work well.
 
This sounds more like it could be OLED freesync flicker, which is a known issue with many panels? Could be wrong but should be easy to test for...
 
Outside SLI/CF, and not counting IGPU video passthrough mode, is there even a theoretical possibility of dividing work (image generation) between two GPUs, which also implies separate frame buffers?
 
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As far as I know using the motherboard HDMI connector will use the onboard GPU to provide video. All web pages opened on that panel will use the integrated GPU.
I dont think its possible to have it power the video running through your dedicated GPU.

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Jtuck9 said:
What OS are you using? I know under "Graphics performance preference" in Windows 10 you can specify what each "app" uses...
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This ^
That is exactly how you do it

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Click the GPU Preference and choose the GPU you want to use for your Browser + low power or High Power
 
Jtuck9 said:
What OS are you using? I know under "Graphics performance preference" in Windows 10 you can specify what each "app" uses...
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^^^ This. You can even get away with your GPU output passing through your motherboard display if you have a iGPU or vice versa but there is a bit of a GPU/iGPU utilization penalty for that so the best outcome is to use your iGPU monitor when specifically using your iGPU and your GPU monitor when specifically using your GPU.
 
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