I'm curious if it's possible to connect one monitor to my graphics card and another to my motherboard. I'm asking because I have an Xbox Series S that only supports HDMI, and my main monitor has just one HDMI port. My second monitor only has a DisplayPort. So I'm thinking I could use one DisplayPort cable for the GPU and connect the other to my motherboard's integrated graphics to avoid switching cables around. Here's how I'm planning to set it up:
Main Monitor: HDMI --> Xbox
DP --> GPU
Secondary Monitor: DP --> Mobo (Integrated Graphics)
Will this work without any issues? I really don't want to sacrifice the quality on my main monitor, and I can provide specifics about my PC if needed!
3 Answers
How many ports does your GPU have? Like, what types are we working with here?
I did a bit of digging and found that it is usually possible to get display output from both the integrated GPU and the dedicated GPU at the same time, but this mainly applies if you're using Intel hardware. Just make sure both GPUs show up in your task manager to confirm that they can work together.
Honestly, it's not the best idea to connect the second monitor to the motherboard. You're doing this to connect your Xbox and GPU to a monitor, right? Instead, look for an HDMI splitter if you want to avoid constantly switching cables. Also, your GPU has other outputs, so just use those instead of relying on the integrated graphics. It mostly depends on your CPU, motherboard, and driver compatibility if you even can use both at once. But if you have to, you can get converters for HDMI to DP or vice versa, if that's necessary.
Thanks for the advice! I guess I'll explore the HDMI splitter option instead.
That's interesting! But what if I'm using an AMD GPU? Will it still work the same way?