If you disable nvidia 3D vision would this increase battery life on a laptop?
Hello I have nvidia optimus but somehow I also have the 3d vision folder which has *enable 3d vision and *disable 3d vision* so my question is if I disabled the 3d vision would this improve the battery life on the laptop or would this affect the hardware/software side of the graphics card making it unstable
Hello

I have nvidia optimus but somehow I also have the 3d vision folder which has *enable 3d vision and *disable 3d vision* so my question is if I disabled the 3d vision would this improve the battery life on the laptop or would this affect the hardware/software side of the graphics card making it unstable

#1
Posted 07/14/2013 11:46 PM   
Wouldn't make a difference outside of games.
Wouldn't make a difference outside of games.

#2
Posted 07/15/2013 12:17 AM   
In games with 3D VISION ON - yes, outside of games - no. If you dont use 3d vision just uninstall it from control panel->uninstall a program.
In games with 3D VISION ON - yes, outside of games - no.


If you dont use 3d vision just uninstall it from control panel->uninstall a program.

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#3
Posted 07/15/2013 12:44 AM   
The entire point of having Optimus is so that you don't have to care or worry about this. It will use the better video card only when you are playing something in 3D, and use the inferior Intel onboard video card for every other situation. If you really care about battery life over playability, you can disable your better video card altogether, and have it always use the crappy Intel stuff. Bad frame rates, but better battery life.
The entire point of having Optimus is so that you don't have to care or worry about this.

It will use the better video card only when you are playing something in 3D, and use the inferior Intel onboard video card for every other situation.

If you really care about battery life over playability, you can disable your better video card altogether, and have it always use the crappy Intel stuff. Bad frame rates, but better battery life.

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#4
Posted 07/15/2013 03:56 AM   
I don't play games but usually surf the web or just streaming videos. I thought you could only have either optimus or 3D vision but I don't understand why I have 3d vision folder because I have optimus instead. let me clarify is if I disabled 3d vision (I have optimus) would this also disable my nvidia graphics card? Does it affect my nvidia graphics card Does it improve the battery life from laptop?
I don't play games but usually surf the web or just streaming videos. I thought you could only have either optimus or 3D vision but I don't understand why I have 3d vision folder because I have optimus instead. let me clarify is if I disabled 3d vision (I have optimus)

would this also disable my nvidia graphics card?
Does it affect my nvidia graphics card
Does it improve the battery life from laptop?

#5
Posted 07/15/2013 08:19 AM   
I forgot to mention my laptop(60hz) not 120(hz) but why do I have 3d vision installed because I have optimus instead?
I forgot to mention my laptop(60hz) not 120(hz) but why do I have 3d vision installed because I have optimus instead?

#6
Posted 07/15/2013 08:23 AM   
Optimus is not a video card like the Nvidia, it's just a switcher that decides when to use the NVidia card, and when to use the built in Intel card (built into the CPU). The Intel one is pretty bad in terms of performance, but is perfectly adequate for streaming video and web. Optimus will automatically decide which of the two video cards to activate, based on the workload. For your streaming video and web, I would expect the NVidia to never be activated. If you want to see if it makes a difference, you can disable the NVidia card altogether in the bios. No idea why you'd have 3D Vision installed on a 60Hz laptop, it requires 120. Maybe you installed 3D TV Play? In any case, the Disable 3D Vision only turns off the stereoscopic, and has nothing to do with Optimus, or the two video cards, it's only for stereoscopic.
Optimus is not a video card like the Nvidia, it's just a switcher that decides when to use the NVidia card, and when to use the built in Intel card (built into the CPU). The Intel one is pretty bad in terms of performance, but is perfectly adequate for streaming video and web.

Optimus will automatically decide which of the two video cards to activate, based on the workload. For your streaming video and web, I would expect the NVidia to never be activated.

If you want to see if it makes a difference, you can disable the NVidia card altogether in the bios.


No idea why you'd have 3D Vision installed on a 60Hz laptop, it requires 120. Maybe you installed 3D TV Play?

In any case, the Disable 3D Vision only turns off the stereoscopic, and has nothing to do with Optimus, or the two video cards, it's only for stereoscopic.

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#7
Posted 07/15/2013 09:38 AM   
Is it really installed (and can be enabled) or is it just that there is a "3d vision folder which has *enable 3d vision and *disable 3d vision*"?
Is it really installed (and can be enabled) or is it just that there is a "3d vision folder which has *enable 3d vision and *disable 3d vision*"?
#8
Posted 07/15/2013 01:13 PM   
[quote="TsaebehT"]Is it really installed (and can be enabled) or is it just that there is a "3d vision folder which has *enable 3d vision and *disable 3d vision*"?[/quote] I'm not sure but I think is just a folder and when I click enable 3d vision it doesn't do anything except the fan quiets down(not sure if this has anything to do with 3d)
TsaebehT said:Is it really installed (and can be enabled) or is it just that there is a "3d vision folder which has *enable 3d vision and *disable 3d vision*"?



I'm not sure but I think is just a folder and when I click enable 3d vision it doesn't do anything except the fan quiets down(not sure if this has anything to do with 3d)

#9
Posted 07/15/2013 09:49 PM   
[quote="bo3b"]Optimus is not a video card like the Nvidia, it's just a switcher that decides when to use the NVidia card, and when to use the built in Intel card (built into the CPU). The Intel one is pretty bad in terms of performance, but is perfectly adequate for streaming video and web. Optimus will automatically decide which of the two video cards to activate, based on the workload. For your streaming video and web, I would expect the NVidia to never be activated. If you want to see if it makes a difference, you can disable the NVidia card altogether in the bios. Well I would like to use optimus instead of the builty in gpu but what I am wondering is does my laptop have 3d vision since I don't know why I have this 3d vision folder and worried by clicking enable 3d vision it will drain my battery faster No idea why you'd have 3D Vision installed on a 60Hz laptop, it requires 120. Maybe you installed 3D TV Play? In any case, the Disable 3D Vision only turns off the stereoscopic, and has nothing to do with Optimus, or the two video cards, it's only for stereoscopic.[/quote] The problem is I don't even know if I have 3d vision on my laptop because I have optimus+the 3d vision files
bo3b said:Optimus is not a video card like the Nvidia, it's just a switcher that decides when to use the NVidia card, and when to use the built in Intel card (built into the CPU). The Intel one is pretty bad in terms of performance, but is perfectly adequate for streaming video and web.

Optimus will automatically decide which of the two video cards to activate, based on the workload. For your streaming video and web, I would expect the NVidia to never be activated.

If you want to see if it makes a difference, you can disable the NVidia card altogether in the bios.

Well I would like to use optimus instead of the builty in gpu but what I am wondering is does my laptop have 3d vision since I don't know why I have this 3d vision folder and worried by clicking enable 3d vision it will drain my battery faster

No idea why you'd have 3D Vision installed on a 60Hz laptop, it requires 120. Maybe you installed 3D TV Play?

In any case, the Disable 3D Vision only turns off the stereoscopic, and has nothing to do with Optimus, or the two video cards, it's only for stereoscopic.



The problem is I don't even know if I have 3d vision on my laptop because I have optimus+the 3d vision files

#10
Posted 07/15/2013 09:51 PM   
Hello can any1 help me out
Hello can any1 help me out

#11
Posted 07/16/2013 11:28 AM   
Of what i've read in this thread and about your usage of the computer, there's no need to worry about decreased batterylife because of 3d-visiondrivers, installed or not. If you just intend to browse the net and play some online games, then 3d-vision won't be active anyway. 3d-vision itself does not require extra juice from the battery but it will increase the load on the gpu (if active). What you say about your usage, the onboard graphics (3d-vision as well as the nvidiacard inactive = lowest batteryconsumtion) will be used only. So you do not need to do anything. It's good as it is. As for better batterylife: Turn down the brightness of the screen, try to find and use different "economic" settings and find a compromise between performance/batterylife. If your computer has a LithiumIon battery (all has these days), then try to keep it charged as much as possible for a total better batterylifetime. It's not like the old NiCd/NiMh of which were best to discharge fully before charging again. Edit about LiIon batteries: It's good to fully discharge LiIon once and a while to reset the electronics that keeps track of the batterycharge. Just immediately charge it after that.
Of what i've read in this thread and about your usage of the computer, there's no need to worry about decreased batterylife because of 3d-visiondrivers, installed or not. If you just intend to browse the net and play some online games, then 3d-vision won't be active anyway. 3d-vision itself does not require extra juice from the battery but it will increase the load on the gpu (if active). What you say about your usage, the onboard graphics (3d-vision as well as the nvidiacard inactive = lowest batteryconsumtion) will be used only.
So you do not need to do anything. It's good as it is.
As for better batterylife: Turn down the brightness of the screen, try to find and use different "economic" settings and find a compromise between performance/batterylife.
If your computer has a LithiumIon battery (all has these days), then try to keep it charged as much as possible for a total better batterylifetime. It's not like the old NiCd/NiMh of which were best to discharge fully before charging again.

Edit about LiIon batteries: It's good to fully discharge LiIon once and a while to reset the electronics that keeps track of the batterycharge. Just immediately charge it after that.

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#12
Posted 07/16/2013 11:33 AM   
[quote="Likay"]Of what i've read in this thread and about your usage of the computer, there's no need to worry about decreased batterylife because of 3d-visiondrivers, installed or not. If you just intend to browse the net and play some online games, then 3d-vision won't be active anyway. 3d-vision itself does not require extra juice from the battery but it will increase the load on the gpu (if active). What you say about your usage, the onboard graphics (3d-vision as well as the nvidiacard inactive = lowest batteryconsumtion) will be used only. So you do not need to do anything. It's good as it is. As for better batterylife: Turn down the brightness of the screen, try to find and use different "economic" settings and find a compromise between performance/batterylife. If your computer has a LithiumIon battery (all has these days), then try to keep it charged as much as possible for a total better batterylifetime. It's not like the old NiCd/NiMh of which were best to discharge fully before charging again. thanks very the detailed explaination Edit about LiIon batteries: It's good to fully discharge LiIon once and a while to reset the electronics that keeps track of the batterycharge. Just immediately charge it after that.[/quote]
Likay said:Of what i've read in this thread and about your usage of the computer, there's no need to worry about decreased batterylife because of 3d-visiondrivers, installed or not. If you just intend to browse the net and play some online games, then 3d-vision won't be active anyway. 3d-vision itself does not require extra juice from the battery but it will increase the load on the gpu (if active). What you say about your usage, the onboard graphics (3d-vision as well as the nvidiacard inactive = lowest batteryconsumtion) will be used only.
So you do not need to do anything. It's good as it is.
As for better batterylife: Turn down the brightness of the screen, try to find and use different "economic" settings and find a compromise between performance/batterylife.
If your computer has a LithiumIon battery (all has these days), then try to keep it charged as much as possible for a total better batterylifetime. It's not like the old NiCd/NiMh of which were best to discharge fully before charging again.

thanks very the detailed explaination
Edit about LiIon batteries: It's good to fully discharge LiIon once and a while to reset the electronics that keeps track of the batterycharge. Just immediately charge it after that.

#13
Posted 07/16/2013 01:18 PM   
thanks very the detailed explaination
thanks very the detailed explaination

#14
Posted 07/16/2013 01:19 PM   
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