AMD integrated graphics with a Physical Nvidia video Card


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I am noticing two different GPUs on my system: AMD Radeon Graphics and a physical Nvidia RTX 3060 but my concern is how do i fully turn off or disable the AMD Integrated Graphics when i already use a physical Nvidia video card and i'm not entirely sure where to look on how to fully turn that AMD GPU off.
 
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Windows 11 25H2

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home 25H2
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7700X-8-Core Processor
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming B650E-E WIFI
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060
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    Samsung C27RG50
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
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    ReDragon Surara K582
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You can disable it from BIOS setup screen.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
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    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
Hello, :alien:

There's usually a UEFI/BIOS setting available to disable the integrated GPU. Option Two in the tutorial below can help show an example.

 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Logitech MX Master 4
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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
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    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
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    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
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    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
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    1 TB SSD
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    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
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    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
Hello, :alien:

There's usually a UEFI/BIOS setting available to disable the integrated GPU. Option Two in the tutorial below can help show an example.

i've tried that option, but it still shows up as installed on here, as I am using an AMD System but there isn't a AMD card installed inside my PC.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7700X-8-Core Processor
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming B650E-E WIFI
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung C27RG50
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Keyboard
    ReDragon Surara K582
    Mouse
    ReDragon Impact M908
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Total Security
Usually an integrated GPU is part of the CPU or a chip on the motherboard instead.

Are you able to use option one to disable it instead?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Amazon Basics Wired Full Keyboard MD005
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 4
    Internet Speed
    2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
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    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
Usually an integrated GPU is part of the CPU or a chip on the motherboard instead.

Are you able to use option one to disable it instead?
Yes, but what's the proper method, so it doesn't show up like for example, in Task Manager.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7700X-8-Core Processor
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming B650E-E WIFI
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung C27RG50
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Keyboard
    ReDragon Surara K582
    Mouse
    ReDragon Impact M908
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Total Security
Disabling it and saving your changes in UEFI/BIOS usually removes it. Device Manager disables.

Task Manager shows running processes instead though. If something is still running, then it could be for a driver or software that needs to be uninstalled.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Amazon Basics Wired Full Keyboard MD005
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 4
    Internet Speed
    2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
I am noticing two different GPUs on my system: AMD Radeon Graphics and a physical Nvidia RTX 3060 but my concern is how do i fully turn off or disable the AMD Integrated Graphics when i already use a physical Nvidia video card and i'm not entirely sure where to look on how to fully turn that AMD GPU off.
I would confirm that your monitor is attached to the back of the Nvidia card and not the integrated AMD graphics (the connector for the integrated AMD chip is going to be on the motherboard). As long as there's nothing connected to the AMD port, it won't be using any resources regardless of whether it appears to be installed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 3910
    CPU
    Intel i7
    Memory
    32 Gigabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy FX PCI-E
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I would confirm that your monitor is attached to the back of the Nvidia card and not the integrated AMD graphics (the connector for the integrated AMD chip is going to be on the motherboard). As long as there's nothing connected to the AMD port, it won't be using any resources regardless of whether it appears to be installed.
I have fully disabled it in the BIOS and uninstalled the AMD Graphics Software
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7700X-8-Core Processor
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming B650E-E WIFI
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung C27RG50
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Keyboard
    ReDragon Surara K582
    Mouse
    ReDragon Impact M908
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Total Security
I have fully disabled it in the BIOS and uninstalled the AMD Graphics Software
Sounds like you're good to go! (y) By the way, I have an Nvidia board also, and I found the Nvidia app for Windows. It notifies when there are driver updates and offers a number of configuration features.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 3910
    CPU
    Intel i7
    Memory
    32 Gigabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy FX PCI-E

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