| fzninuse |
Monday 16 December 2013 at 13:32
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fzninuse
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Hi guys,
I want to run only specific games with the 'primusrun' command. After searching for a solution I've only found POL_Config_Write PRE_WINE 'primusrun' but this forces every game to be run with 'primusrun'.
e.g.: For Hearthstone I don't need to run the game with 'primusrun' and for Diablo III I want to use 'primusrun' to have nice graphics. |
| petch |
Monday 16 December 2013 at 16:00
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petch
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Hi, That was tried for integrated hybrid graphics support in PlayOnLinux 4.1.0 and soon removed as it broke the way PlayOnLinux controls processes. So I don't think it'll work that way, but any suggestion welcome.
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| fzninuse |
Monday 16 December 2013 at 16:52
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fzninuse
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So this is not possible at the moment? The only way to achieve this is to "POL_Config_Delete PRE_WINE" and start POL from console with 'primusrun POL game' if needed?
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| Dionysius |
Friday 27 December 2013 at 15:39
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Dionysius
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There is a trick/solution. I'm also using a laptop which needs bumblebee to run. I edit the .desktop files to decide if it should run with or without primus. If you don't have your shortcuts anymore, create a new one using the playonlinux gui.
Here's what for example my playonlinux-Guildwars2.desktop looks like:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Guild Wars 2
Comment=PlayOnLinux
Type=Application
Exec=optirun /usr/share/playonlinux/playonlinux --run "Guild Wars 2" %F
Icon=/home/dionysius/.PlayOnLinux//icones/full_size/Guild Wars 2
Name[fr_FR]=Guild Wars 2
StartupWMClass=Gw2.exe
Categories=Game;RolePlaying;
So in the Exec line you can decide if you want opti-/primus-run or not.
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| Clicksights |
Saturday 8 March 2014 at 16:36
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Clicksights
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I found out it is game dependend how to use optirun/primus run.
Some games like farcry 2 i also put primusrun in the shortcut to start the game.
In Ubuntu you can use the main menu app for it.
But for Diablo 3 that would not work at all.
I posted a tuto on it a while back.
Will be updating it shortly, cause i just had to reinstall my laptop...
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| stevenmark93 |
Thursday 29 January 2026 at 6:28
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stevenmark93
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Hy,
When people talk about using , it’s usually about squeezing better performance out of specific games on hybrid graphics setups. In my experience, it works best when the game is properly isolated and not doing anything unusual with rendering or input. Lighter titles and emulated games tend to behave more predictably than heavy AAA ones. I’ve even seen folks apply similar GPU-switching setups when running Android games on PC via emulators. If anyone’s experimenting with that angle, there’s a decent walkthrough on running mobile games smoothly on desktop here: https://subwaysurfersapkworld.com especially useful if you’re testing performance tweaks across different systems.
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| stickman44 |
Friday 27 February 2026 at 17:50
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stickman44
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Hy Guys,
When using primusrun, it’s usually about making sure the dedicated GPU is actually handling the game instead of the integrated one. I’ve noticed that lightweight titles and mini-game collections don’t always need heavy tweaks, but performance flags and proper driver setup still make a difference. For example, casual multiplayer games like Stickman Party can run smoothly even on modest hardware if the GPU switching is configured correctly. I wrote a quick overview of how that game performs and its Android build here: https://stickmanpartyapks.com might help if you’re testing similar low-resource games.
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