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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
External Graphics Card = Better Office productivity?
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1918807" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>Your computer is easily powerful enough to smoothly do what you are trying to do. Your lag problem is due to your year MBP having two separate GPU's, one that is power-saving and one that is designed for performance. You need to force your MBP to use the discrete GPU instead of the much less capable (but power-saving) integrated GPU.</p><p></p><p>The discrete GPU uses a ton of power, so you only want to force your MBP to use it while it is plugged in. You do this by typing this into the command line (in the Terminal app):</p><p></p><p>sudo pmset -c gpuswitch 1</p><p>You’ll be asked for your password</p><p></p><p>To reset things, type in the following:</p><p></p><p>sudo pmset -c gpuswitch 2</p><p></p><p>Remember to only do this when your MBP is plugged it, it won't work when your MBP is running off of the battery.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://nathansnelgrove.com/how-to-force-your-macbook-pro-to-use-its-discrete-graphics-card-when-its-plugged-in/" target="_blank">https://nathansnelgrove.com/how-to-force-your-macbook-pro-to-use-its-discrete-graphics-card-when-its-plugged-in/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1918807, member: 190607"] Your computer is easily powerful enough to smoothly do what you are trying to do. Your lag problem is due to your year MBP having two separate GPU's, one that is power-saving and one that is designed for performance. You need to force your MBP to use the discrete GPU instead of the much less capable (but power-saving) integrated GPU. The discrete GPU uses a ton of power, so you only want to force your MBP to use it while it is plugged in. You do this by typing this into the command line (in the Terminal app): sudo pmset -c gpuswitch 1 You’ll be asked for your password To reset things, type in the following: sudo pmset -c gpuswitch 2 Remember to only do this when your MBP is plugged it, it won't work when your MBP is running off of the battery. [URL code="true"]https://nathansnelgrove.com/how-to-force-your-macbook-pro-to-use-its-discrete-graphics-card-when-its-plugged-in/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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