i3 Freezes When Launching Nvidia Accelerated Applications on Nvidia Optimus (RTX 3060, Intel Tiger Lake GPU)

i3 Freezes when Launching Nvidia Accelerated Applications with RTX 3060 and Intel Tiger Lake GPU

If you're using an i3 laptop with an Nvidia GPU (RTX 3060) and an Intel Tiger Lake GPU, you might have encountered issues where the system freezes when launching Nvidia accelerated applications. This article will provide a detailed explanation of the problem and possible solutions.

Background

Nvidia Optimus is a technology that allows a laptop to switch between the integrated and discrete graphics processors (IGP and dGPU) to balance performance and power consumption. However, some users have reported that their i3 laptops freeze when launching Nvidia accelerated applications with the RTX 3060 and Intel Tiger Lake GPU.

Possible Causes

The freezing issue could be caused by several factors, including:

• Driver conflicts between the Nvidia and Intel GPUs
• Power management issues
• DRM (Digital Rights Management) not enabled in the Nvidia driver

Solution

To resolve the freezing issue, you can try the following steps:

1. Update the Nvidia driver to version 550.67 or later.
2. Disable the Intel GPU in the BIOS or device manager.
3. Disable power management for the Nvidia GPU in the Nvidia control panel.
4. Enable DRM in the Nvidia driver.

Enabling DRM in the Nvidia Driver

To enable DRM in the Nvidia driver, follow these steps:

1. Open the Nvidia control panel.
2. Go to "3D Settings" > "Manage 3D settings" > "Program Settings".
3. Select the Nvidia accelerated application that causes the freezing issue.
4. Scroll down to "Power management mode" and select "Prefer maximum performance" instead of "Adaptive" or "Optimal power".
5. Check the "Use global setting (on/off)" box and select "On" for "OpenGL Rendering GPU".
6. Check the "Use global setting (on/off)" box and select "On" for "Threaded optimization".
7. Click "Apply" and restart the laptop.

Code Example

Here's an example of how to check the Nvidia driver version using the command line:

The freezing issue when launching Nvidia accelerated applications on i3 laptops with RTX 3060 and Intel Tiger Lake GPUs can be caused by driver conflicts, power management issues, or DRM not enabled in the Nvidia driver. To resolve the issue, you can update the Nvidia driver, disable the Intel GPU, disable power management for the Nvidia GPU, and enable DRM in the Nvidia driver.

References

• Nvidia Optimus:
• Nvidia driver version:
• Nvidia control panel: