Public bug reported: The NVIDIA graphics drivers include a daemon that upon detecting high GPU load it dynamically reduces the CPU frequency to redirect more power budget to the GPU; this feature is marketed as "Dynamic Boost".
This is implemented in the `/usr/bin/nvidia-powerd` daemon, and managed by the `nvidia-powerd.service` systemd unit. The service can be enabled on all NVIDIA systems and it will only run on supported hardware, that is all laptops with a modern enough Intel/AMD CPU and NVIDIA GPU. It does not have an effect on unsupported hardware. On unsupported hardware the `nvidia-powerd.service` systemd unit will get marked as failed (https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-powerd-exit-code/326726) We are not currently shipping the `nvidia-powerd.service` unit, so the feature is not enabled by default. Requesting a freeze exception to ship and enable the service by default in plucky, with the nvidia-graphics-drivers-570 packaging. ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-570 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Assignee: Alessandro Astone (aleasto) Status: New ** Package changed: ubuntu => nvidia-graphics-drivers-570 (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-570 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Alessandro Astone (aleasto) ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-570 (Ubuntu) Milestone: None => ubuntu-25.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-570 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2102142 Title: [FFE] Enable NVIDIA Dynamic Boost by default Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-570 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The NVIDIA graphics drivers include a daemon that upon detecting high GPU load it dynamically reduces the CPU frequency to redirect more power budget to the GPU; this feature is marketed as "Dynamic Boost". This is implemented in the `/usr/bin/nvidia-powerd` daemon, and managed by the `nvidia-powerd.service` systemd unit. The service can be enabled on all NVIDIA systems and it will only run on supported hardware, that is all laptops with a modern enough Intel/AMD CPU and NVIDIA GPU. It does not have an effect on unsupported hardware. On unsupported hardware the `nvidia-powerd.service` systemd unit will get marked as failed (https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-powerd- exit-code/326726) We are not currently shipping the `nvidia-powerd.service` unit, so the feature is not enabled by default. Requesting a freeze exception to ship and enable the service by default in plucky, with the nvidia-graphics-drivers-570 packaging. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-570/+bug/2102142/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
