I've noticed that the integrated graphics driver for my AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D keeps reinstalling itself every time I reboot my PC. Is this a normal occurrence? I'm also curious if this affects my PC's performance at all. In the NVIDIA app, I've configured it to exclusively use my GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. In the Device Manager under Display adapters, I can see both 'AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics' and 'NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti'.
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If you want to prevent Windows from installing drivers for the integrated graphics, you can disable the iGPU in your BIOS settings. But honestly, having it enabled doesn’t really hurt anything.
It's totally normal for Windows to install drivers for devices that don’t have them yet. This shouldn't impact your performance at all. For desktops, just ensure that your display cable is connected directly to your 5070 Ti, not to the motherboard's output. That way, the system will primarily use the NVIDIA card for graphics.
I'd recommend keeping the iGPU enabled just in case you ever need to troubleshoot video issues later on. It's useful to have as a backup if something goes wrong!
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