Run PhpStorm with High-performance NVIDIA processor
Hello! Has anyone managed to run Storm using their high-performance GPU on a dual gpu laptop? I can't seem to make it choose the discrete GPU. I have tried setting phpstorm.exe / phpstorm64.exe in the Nvidia Control Panel as a custom rule, I tried selecting the GPU from the context menu "Run with graphics processor", yet it always runs on the integrated one. Other software starts just fine with the preferred card, but i suspect that java apps have some restrictions.
Any ideas?
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Why would you need to run PHPStorm on a GPU?
Long story short, the integrated GPU I have (i7-6700HQ Intel HD Graphics 530) can't handle 4k that well. I am experiencing poor performance even in simple scenarios, like resizing an excel column, or desktop animations. I can't tell if it's a driver, or a hardware issue.
Honestly, PHPStorm isn't that affected, but I'm curious about the difference the discrete GPU could make.
I also need the same things to do with my windows i5, Nvidia GPU.
Thank you.
> it always runs on the integrated one
Why do you think so? Any direct indications of that?
IDE is running off Java which should be using system properties. Previous IDE versions were using OpenGL which in turn should've been using system-default GPU.
The latest IDE version uses new engine and I'm not entirely sure about the differences but I'm pretty much sure it should use the system-default GPU.