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Can someone explain pmset gpuswitch

Checking pmset using terminal, `pmset -g`, I see `gpuswitch` with a default value of `2` on a Mac Pro late 2013. I haven't been able to find documentation for this setting anywhere within the man pages or online. I see most settings posted online are, by default, `gpuswitch 2`. I would expect `0` to disable it, but without any docs, I am unsure. I think it's also possible this setting has no effect on my machine, but I would rather disable it to be sure.

Posted on Mar 26, 2018 5:04 PM

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Posted on Mar 26, 2018 6:51 PM

Definitely more information than I had. Thanks. It seems they’re guessing what the values mean but with no official docs, that might be the best we get.

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Can someone explain pmset gpuswitch

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