Help Needed: NVGS Not Switching to NVIDIA Graphics in Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 Intel (16") with RTX™ 4050

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Hi Everyone

I’m facing an issue with my gaming laptop , specifically with the NVGS not switching to the NVIDIA graphics card. I’ve been trying to troubleshoot this problem on my own, but I haven’t been successful so far. I was hoping someone in this community could help me out.

Details of my laptop:

Model: Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 Intel (16")
Graphics Card: NVIDIA RTX™ 4050

Issue:
The problem I’m experiencing is that the NVGS (NVIDIA Graphics Switch) is not automatically switching to the dedicated NVIDIA graphics card when running games or other graphic-intensive applications. It seems like my laptop is relying on the integrated Intel graphics instead.

Steps I’ve taken:
Here are the steps I’ve tried to resolve the issue, but none of them have worked:

Checked the NVIDIA Control Panel settings to ensure that the preferred graphics processor is set to “High-performance NVIDIA processor.”
Updated the graphics drivers to the latest version provided by the manufacturer.
Restarted the laptop multiple times.
Verified that the power settings are not set to “Power Saving” mode.

Despite these attempts, the laptop continues to use the integrated graphics, resulting in lower performance and reduced gaming experience.

If anyone has encountered a similar issue or knows of a potential solution, I would greatly appreciate your assistance. Your suggestions, tips, or workarounds would be invaluable.

Thank you in advance for your help!

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Hi there @charleskaren732 and welcome to the NVIDIA developer forums.

Generally speaking, this is more of an end-user, GeForce related issue and more likely connected to Lenovo.

But since you are already here:

  • there is no such thing as “NVGS”, the tech is called Optimus
  • In the NVIDIA Control Panel under “Manage 3D settings” you can also add per application settings, you shuld try that
  • Very often, especially with new designs like this Lenovo Laptop, the BIOS is not quite complete and might cause integrated graphics to override dedicated GPUs. That means another option is to disable integrated graphics in your BIOS manually

But first of all you should install the latest Lenovo BIOS version, chipset drivers and other software updates Lenovo offers in their support section for your Laptop model.
Then run all the latest Windows updates as well.

If it still does not use the NVIDIA GPU, it is time to contact Lenovo support and return the device.

Hope that helps!