Is it possible to use integrated and an external gpu at the same time?

[AU1]

Just wanted to know if its possible.

[AlHill]

Generally no, but it depends on how the BIOS of the motherboard is implemented.

If not an Intel board, contact support of the manufacturer of the board or system.

If an Intel board, what model is the board?

Doc

[Stefan3D]

There is a yet rarely used technology called "explicit multi-adapter rendering" if that's what you mean.

It requires every single application to be coded for that.

Here are some links:

https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/multi-adapter-support-in-directx-12 Multi-Adapter Support in DirectX* 12 | Intel® Software

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/directx/2016/07/08/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-explicit-directx-12-multigpu-and-a-peek-into-the-future/ Rise of the Tomb Raider, Explicit DirectX 12 MultiGPU, and a peek into the future – DirectX Developer Blog

https://developer.nvidia.com/explicit-multi-gpu-programming-directx-12 Explicit Multi-GPU with DirectX 12 – Control, Freedom, New Possibilities | NVIDIA Developer

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/5weg0b/how_is_support_for_dx12s_explicit_multiadapter/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/5weg0b/how_is_support_for_dx12s_explicit_multiadapter/

https://github.com/GameTechDev/DX12-Multi-Adapter GitHub - GameTechDev/DX12-Multi-Adapter: DirectX 12 Explicit Multi-adapter Sample

https://github.com/Microsoft/DirectX-Graphics-Samples/tree/master/Samples DirectX-Graphics-Samples/Samples at master · Microsoft/DirectX-Graphics-Samples · GitHub

Those 2 samples didn't knock my socks off though

[n_scott_pearson]

I vaguely remember this being possible at one point. This was way, way back in the days of the Z68 chipset. If I am remembering correctly, it was facilitated by a third-party software package called Lucid Virtu. I don't remember whether a similar capability was made available subsequently. I believe that Lucid had a patent on this that may be preventing others from delivering the capability...

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[idata]

Hi Asthetical,

I was reviewing this thread and I wanted to know if you need further assistance or if this thread can be closed?Regards,Juan V.