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I have NVidia driver 375.66. I can go to nvidia-settings > PRIME profiles > Select GPU > Intel (Power Saving Mode). Logout to confirm the switch. When I do this my machine becomes extremely unstable. The entire OS freezes constantly. I switch back to Nvidia (performance mode) and the system runs fine.

Arch-Linux says I have several options: Open source driver, a proprietary driver with bumblebee, or Proprietary driver with PRIME output offloading. I don't know which is best for me. My goal is to save power by switching to the integrated graphics when I'm on battery (so the open-source driver is out the question because of power consumption issues, see arch Linux link). I want to keep the option to use the more powerful 1050 GPU.

Can I upgrade the Intel driver without impacting the Nvidia driver?

System: Intel HD Graphics on Dell XPS 15 9560 (2017 model).

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  • first I'd suggest upgrading the driver to Nvidia 381. it works better for me (xps 9560)
    – Mike Rodov
    Jun 10, 2017 at 21:04

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first I'd suggest upgrading the driver to Nvidia 381. it works better for me (xps 9560).

when I'm running in Nvidia driver the Intel HD card behaves perfectly. I usually switch Nvidia card off and use Intel HD solely, unless I'm goin to play games. didn't see much difference in battery life though, it still suck

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