Bug 449372 - Option to run on secondary GPU isn't present
Summary: Option to run on secondary GPU isn't present
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: frameworks-kio
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Component: Properties dialog (show other bugs)
Version: 5.90.0
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KIO Bugs
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Reported: 2022-01-30 14:45 UTC by Steve Zakulec
Modified: 2022-02-02 19:49 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Attachments
The advanced options window of Kate (130.55 KB, image/png)
2022-01-30 14:45 UTC, Steve Zakulec
Details
screenshot of the KDE InfoCenter showing the additional card (42.37 KB, image/png)
2022-02-02 02:42 UTC, Steve Zakulec
Details

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Description Steve Zakulec 2022-01-30 14:45:11 UTC
Created attachment 146072 [details]
The advanced options window of Kate

SUMMARY
Based on comments in https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=392523 & https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444709, I should be able to right click an application in the menu, choose edit application, go to advanced settings and set it to run on my secondary GPU. I am not seeing that option.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Click menu
2. Right click on an application in Favorites, choose Edit Application
3. Go to advanced tab

OBSERVED RESULT
No "run on dedicated GPU" option.

EXPECTED RESULT
There would be an option to mark this application as run on dedicated GPU.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Neon  5.23, kernel 5.13.0-27
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.90
Qt Version: 5.15.3

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Supposedly this was a thing that's available very recently based on the comment from bug 444709:
 Nicolas Fella 2021-10-31 13:24:02 UTC

There is a way to request the DGPU being used: Right-click on an application, "Edit Application...", go to 'Application' tab, go to "Advanced options", check "Run using dedicated graphics card". 

See a screenshot of me editing Kate, and opening the advanced options.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-02-01 22:32:10 UTC
Sounds like your other GPU isn't being detected or something.
Comment 2 Steve Zakulec 2022-02-02 02:42:58 UTC
Created attachment 146156 [details]
screenshot of the KDE InfoCenter showing the additional card
Comment 3 Steve Zakulec 2022-02-02 02:45:51 UTC
(In reply to Steve Zakulec from comment #2)
> Created attachment 146156 [details]
> screenshot of the KDE InfoCenter showing the additional card

Here's the lspci output:
01:00.0 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Sun XT [Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M / R5 M330 / M430 / Radeon 520 Mobile] (rev 83)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Sun XT [Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M / R5 M330 / M430 / Radeon 520 Mobile]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 132
        Memory at 90000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Memory at b3200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
        I/O ports at 5000 [size=256]
        Expansion ROM at b3240000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
        Kernel modules: radeon, amdgpu

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 131
        Memory at b1000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
        Memory at a0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        I/O ports at 6000 [size=64]
        Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [virtual] [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: i915
        Kernel modules: i915

Is there anything else you need, or should this be filed as a separate bug? Thanks