{"id":2147,"date":"2024-11-12T09:08:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T09:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/?post_type=knowledge-base&#038;p=2147"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:28:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:28:29","slug":"setting-drawings-to-use-the-high-performance-graphics-card-on-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/knowledge-base\/setting-drawings-to-use-the-high-performance-graphics-card-on-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting DRAWings to Use the High-Performance Graphics Card on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your computer has two graphics cards (typically an integrated card and a more powerful dedicated NVIDIA or AMD graphics card), you may need to configure Windows 11 to use the NVIDIA\/AMD card for DRAWings. This can improve the performance and stability of the software. Follow these steps to set DRAWings to run on your NVIDIA\/AMD card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Open Graphics Settings in Windows 11<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>Settings<\/strong> app by pressing <strong>Windows + I<\/strong> on your keyboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Settings window, select <strong>System<\/strong> in the left sidebar, then click <strong>Display<\/strong> on the right side.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"276\" class=\"wp-image-2148\" style=\"width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/System-Display.webp\" alt=\"System-Display\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/System-Display.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/System-Display-300x104.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/System-Display-768x265.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down and click on <strong>Graphics<\/strong> under the <strong>Related settings<\/strong> section.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"218\" class=\"wp-image-2149\" style=\"width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Graphics.webp\" alt=\"Graphics\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Graphics.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Graphics-300x82.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Graphics-768x210.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Add DRAWings PRO to the Graphics Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the <strong>Graphics<\/strong> page, you will see a list of installed applications. If DRAWings does not appear on this list, you need to add it manually.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>Add an app<\/strong>, choose <strong>Desktop app<\/strong> from the drop-down list, <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"218\" class=\"wp-image-2150\" style=\"width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AddAnApp.webp\" alt=\"Add An App\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AddAnApp.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AddAnApp-300x82.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AddAnApp-768x210.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>then click <strong>Browse<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the file explorer window, navigate to the location of the DRAWings executable:<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"411\" class=\"wp-image-2151\" style=\"width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SelectTheApp.webp\" alt=\"Select The App\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SelectTheApp.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SelectTheApp-300x154.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SelectTheApp-768x395.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_0bbfa9-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_0bbfa9-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_0bbfa9-0f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_0bbfa9-0f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_0bbfa9-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_0bbfa9-0f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_0bbfa9-0f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_0bbfa9-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_0bbfa9-0f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading2147_0bbfa9-0f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_0bbfa9-0f\">For DRAWings PRO 8<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   C:\\Program Files (x86)\\DRAWStitch\\DRAWings 8.0\\System\\DraWings.exe<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_e1d85a-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_e1d85a-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_e1d85a-c4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_e1d85a-c4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_e1d85a-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_e1d85a-c4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_e1d85a-c4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_e1d85a-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_e1d85a-c4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading2147_e1d85a-c4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_e1d85a-c4\">For DRAWings PRO X<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>  C:\\Program Files\\DRAWStitch\\DRAWings X\\System.x64\\DraWings.exe<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_c577b6-72, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_c577b6-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_c577b6-72\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_c577b6-72 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_c577b6-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_c577b6-72\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_c577b6-72 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_c577b6-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_c577b6-72\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading2147_c577b6-72 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_c577b6-72\">For DRAWings PRO XI<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   C:\\Program Files\\DRAWStitch\\DRAWings XI\\System.x64\\DraWings.exe<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_6c58ca-f6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_6c58ca-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_6c58ca-f6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_6c58ca-f6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_6c58ca-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_6c58ca-f6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_6c58ca-f6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2147_6c58ca-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_6c58ca-f6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading2147_6c58ca-f6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2147_6c58ca-f6\">For DRAWings PRO XII<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   C:\\Program Files\\DRAWStitch\\DRAWings XII\\System.x64\\DraWings.exe<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the <strong>DraWings.exe<\/strong> file and click <strong>Add<\/strong> to include it in the Graphics settings list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Configure DRAWings to Use the High-Performance NVIDIA\/AMD Graphics Card<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After adding DRAWings to the list of manageable apps, locate it on the Graphics settings page, click on it, and select <strong>Options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Graphics preference<\/strong> dialog that appears, you should see two options:<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"210\" class=\"wp-image-2153\" style=\"width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/high-performance.webp\" alt=\"high-performance\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/high-performance.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/high-performance-300x79.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.drawstitch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/high-performance-768x201.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Power saving<\/strong> &#8211; Typically your integrated graphics card.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>High performance<\/strong> &#8211; The more powerful <strong>NVIDIA\/AMD<\/strong> graphics card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select <strong>High performance<\/strong> (the NVIDIA \/AMD card) to ensure DRAWings uses the NVIDIA\/AMD graphics for better performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> to apply the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Test DRAWings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start <strong>DRAWings PRO<\/strong> and check if the software runs smoothly with the new settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the software still experiences issues, consider reinstalling DRAWings to ensure all components are properly installed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Help<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you encounter any errors during the reinstallation or if the software continues to have issues after setting it to use the NVIDIA\/AMD card, please contact support for further assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your computer has two graphics cards (typically an integrated card and a more powerful dedicated NVIDIA or AMD graphics card), you may need to configure Windows 11 to use the NVIDIA\/AMD card for DRAWings. 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