What is NVIDIA Advanced Optimus?

NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is a feature that enhances the performance and battery life of laptops that have both integrated and discrete graphics cards. It works by intelligently switching between the two graphics cards depending on the usage scenario.

For example, when you are gaming, NVIDIA Advanced Optimus will enable the discrete graphics card to deliver high frame rates and low latency. When you are not gaming, NVIDIA Advanced Optimus will switch to the integrated graphics card to save power and extend the battery life.

NVIDIA Advanced Optimus also supports G-SYNC, which is a technology that synchronizes the display refresh rate with the graphics card frame rate, resulting in smoother and tear-free gaming.

NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is available on select laptops that have NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series or RTX 40 Series graphics cards and 13th Gen Intel Core or AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors. It is compatible with Windows 11 and various gaming platforms such as Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox Game Pass, etc. To use NVIDIA Advanced Optimus, you need to enable it in the NVIDIA Control Panel or the laptop’s BIOS settings.

NVIDIA Advanced Optimus offers several benefits for laptop users, such as:

• Improved performance: NVIDIA Advanced Optimus boosts the performance of your laptop by maximizing the potential of your discrete graphics card. It ensures that your laptop can handle any game or application with ease, whether it is ray tracing, DLSS, or NVIDIA Broadcast.
• Longer battery life: NVIDIA Advanced Optimus extends the battery life of your laptop by reducing the power consumption of your discrete graphics card when it is not needed. It also supports Rapid Charge technology that allows you to charge your laptop from 0% to 50% in just 15 minutes.
• Cooler operation: NVIDIA Advanced Optimus lowers the temperature of your laptop by adjusting the fan speed of your discrete graphics card according to its workload. It also uses a dual-fan cooling system that improves airflow and cooling efficiency.
• Enhanced gaming experience: NVIDIA Advanced Optimus supports G-SYNC, which enhances the gaming experience by eliminating screen tearing and stuttering. It also supports Dolby Vision, which enhances the contrast, brightness, and color of the images, making them more realistic and immersive.