system76-power

system76 does not develop special Nvidia drivers, but they do work on integrating GPU switching etc. in the Linux desktop: https://github.com/pop-os/system76-power/ I don't think this is necessarily about Linux nerds. For any kind of work laptop, time saved tinkering easily worth the extra $$$.

I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but I use the system76-power extension (https://github.com/pop-os/system76-power) to toggle between the integrated Intel Xe unit and the dedicated Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 in my Galago Pro. While at first glance it might seem that it's a System76 utility for a System76 distribution on System76 hardware, I'm currently using it on Fedora, and the hardware itself should be pretty standard despite the System76 branding. Using the glxgears graphics demo, I can invoke 'glxgears -info' to use the Intel GPU, or '__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia glxgears -info' to force use of the dGPU. You don't get the fancy-shmancy menu that you do under Pop!_OS, but it has a perfectly workable CLI.

I’ve tried both. There is no magic except few additional tools to enhance desktop experience like power manager [0] and hi resolution daemon[1] [0]https://github.com/pop-os/system76-power [1]https://blog.system76.com/post/174414833678/all-about-the-hi...

Give Pop_OS[1] a shot, it lets you switch between iGPU and dGPU. Been using it on my Thinkpad P1 works well for my workflow, I almost always use the iGPU and for tasks that need dGPU I am usually plugged into power. I get good battery life this way. But I agree, MX250 option isn't worth it for the amount of GPU power it gives and the complications it brings under Linux. >I hope the next generation fixes this and/or we finally get good nvidia drivers. GPU offloading is being worked on by nvidia[2] so there is indeed hope. [1] https://system76.com/pop [2] https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/08/nvidia-43517-linux-bet... [3] https://github.com/pop-os/system76-power/pull/111