EnvyControl is a program aimed to provide an easy way to switch GPU modes on Nvidia Optimus systems (i.e laptops with Intel + Nvidia or AMD + Nvidia configurations) under Linux.
Envycontrol is licensed under the MIT license which is a permissive, free software license (see LICENSE).
EnvyControl should work on any distribution of Linux, see tested distros.
If you're using Ubuntu please read this.
- GDM
- SDDM
- LightDM
If your display manager isn't currently supported by EnvyControl you might have to manually configure it.
If /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup file is missing on your system please run sudo envycontrol --reset_sddm.
- integrated
- hybrid
- nvidia (X.org only)
Read a detailed explanation here.
Install the envycontrol package from the AUR manually or by using an AUR helper:
# with Paru
paru -S envycontrol
# with Yay
yay -S envycontrol
# with Pamac (Manjaro)
pamac install envycontrol
Now you can run sudo envycontrol -s <MODE> to switch graphics modes.
- Clone this repository with
git clone https://github.com/geminis3/envycontrol.gitor download the latest tarball from the releases page. - Run
sudo python envycontrol.py -s <MODE>from the root of the repository to switch to a different graphics mode.
You can also install EnvyControl globally as a pip package:
- From the root of the cloned repository run
sudo pip install . - Now you can run
sudo envycontrol -s <MODE>from any directory to switch graphics modes.
usage: envycontrol.py [-h] [-v] [-s MODE] [-q] [--dm DISPLAY_MANAGER] [--reset_sddm]
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version show this program's version number and exit
-s MODE, --switch MODE
switch the graphics mode, supported modes: integrated, hybrid, nvidia
-q, --query query the current graphics mode set by EnvyControl
--dm DISPLAY_MANAGER Manually specify your Display Manager. This is required only for systems without systemd. Supported DMs: gdm, sddm, lightdm
--reset_sddm restore original SDDM Xsetup file
Set current graphics mode to integrated (power off the Nvidia dGPU):
sudo envycontrol -s integrated
Set current graphics mode to nvidia (automatic display manager setup)
sudo envycontrol -s nvidia
Set current graphics mode to nvidia and setup SDDM display manager
sudo envycontrol -s nvidia --dm sddm
Query the current graphics mode:
envycontrol --query
The following options can now be enabled when switching graphics mode:
- RTD3 power management (for Turing and newer GPUs)
- ForceCompositionPipeline (fixes tearing on external screens wired to the Nvidia GPU)
- Coolbits (allows overclocking on supported GPUs)
Also read fixes for some common problems
Feel free to open an issue, don't forget to provide some basic info.
- Linux distribution
- Linux kernel version and type
- Desktop Environment or Window Manager as well as your Display Manager
- Nvidia driver version
- EnvyControl version