The Linux 'Desktop Entry Specification' gets a way to automatically use a discrete GPU, merged into GNOME | Linux Today

The Linux ‘Desktop Entry Specification’ gets a way to automatically use a discrete GPU, merged into GNOME

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Liam Dawe
May 7, 2020

For some time now, the GNOME desktop has had the ability to launch specific games and applications using a more powerful GPU if you’re in a multi-GPU environment and now it’s advancing further.

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Liam Dawe

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