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What is a good way to benchmark test a GPU in Linux? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Edit: I was able to run some benchmark tests, so I don't need help with this anymore, but after running the tests, I'm pretty sure my computer is having hardware issues. I don't really have any other options, though, so I just have to deal with it.

The computer I was using stopped working and I had to switch to a different computer but despite having a significantly better GPU, games are performing only slightly better. I want to benchmark test the GPU to see if it's a potential hardware problem or if something else is causing a bottleneck.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First check if the games are using the GPU. I had an issue where everything would launch with integrated graphics only.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually, the computer only has integrated graphics because it's a laptop.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My laptop has two graphics cards lol but I totally get what you meant

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What? How large is you laptop?? When you say "two graphics cards", do you mean two GPUs or two full boards?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It's pretty common for a laptop to have a dedicated gpu, plus the integrated gpu that's actually part of the cpu.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

https://www.techspot.com/review/1231-extreme-laptop-geforce-gtx-1080-sli/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do they make laptops that have two GPUs or are you using an external GPU?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://superuser.com/questions/908824/why-does-my-laptop-have-two-graphics-cards

It's not uncommon. The main use is running the powerful GPU only in games and such, while using the other one the rest of the time, to reduce power consumption, heat and noise.