How to set the default GPU in Windows 10 wondering how to get better performance from resource intensive apps like video editors games, or 3D tools on your Windows 10 laptop. Knowing how to set a default, GPU is your solution. In this video, we'll teach you how to do that step-by-step. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to Ninja One's IT Video Hub and our YouTube channel. For more tech content like this, Checking the installed GPU in Windows 10, your device can have two types of GPUs. Knowing the difference between the two can help you choose which one is best suited as your default. GPU. The first type is an integrated GPU, which comes with the device and is best suited for lightweight applications. The second type is usually called a dedicated GPUA separately purchased component. That's better for intensive tasks. You can check which GPU types are installed using device manager or task manager. How to set preferred GPU on a Windows 10 laptop. There are three ways to set the default GPU in Windows 10. The first method is using the Windows graphic settings to set your default GPU. This method is recommended across different devices. To do this open settings, then go to system display. Scroll down and click graphic settings under Choose an app to set preference. Select either desktop app for installed programs and click browse. To find the EXE file Microsoft store app for Windows store apps and select the app from the dropdown. After adding the app, click it and choose options. Pick your preference. Let Windows decide to use the normal default GPU Power Saving for the integrated GPU High performance. For the dedicated GPU, click save. Then restart the app. For Nvidia GPUs, you can use the Nvidia control panel. Right. Click the desktop and open Nvidia control panel. Go to manage 3D settings, program settings. Select the app from the list or click add to browse. For the exe file, choose the preferred graphics processor. Then click apply to save changes. Finally, for a MD GPUs, you can use a MD radio on settings. Open a MD radio on settings. Navigate to system switchable graphics. Search for or add the app manually. Choose between power saving or high performance. Click apply. Then restart the app. For more information, check out our official blog post on how to set the default GPU in Windows 10 linked in the description below.