The thunderbolt port is hard-wired to the nVidia GPU on this model - the main screen is hardwired to the Intel GPU, with the nVidia GPU being a co-processor. Someone else may have other ideas, but my understanding is that these devices are designed to run best with true, dedicated GPUs - not with hybrid systems (particularly those controlled by software rather than hardware, which is what your system has).
If the device will run on a Thunderbolt connection, that will almost certainly produce more satisfactory results.
This system is however VR-capable, even using USB 3.1 -- you may just have to accept a lower level of performance than you would with a system having a true, dedicated GPU.
Ah, thank you! I have been trying to figure out which ports are hard-wired to the NVIDIA with no luck... so would you suggest connecting to thunderbolt instead of the HDMI 2.0, or just instead of the USB (since the headset requires hookups to both HDMI and USB). Would it be worthwhile to just get a dock, or some adapter, to hook up both HDMI and USB to the thunderbolt?
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The thunderbolt port is hard-wired to the nVidia GPU on this model - the main screen is hardwired to the Intel GPU, with the nVidia GPU being a co-processor. Someone else may have other ideas, but my understanding is that these devices are designed to run best with true, dedicated GPUs - not with hybrid systems (particularly those controlled by software rather than hardware, which is what your system has).
If the device will run on a Thunderbolt connection, that will almost certainly produce more satisfactory results.
This system is however VR-capable, even using USB 3.1 -- you may just have to accept a lower level of performance than you would with a system having a true, dedicated GPU.
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April 20th, 2018 10:00
Thanks again!