Assets/Editor/Editor.SHConfig

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Start Maximized: true
+Working Scene ID: 97402985
+Window Size: {x: 1920, y: 1013}
+Style: 0

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Devices/SHVkPhysicalDevice.h

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   enum class SH_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE
   {
     BEST,
+    DEDICATED,
   };
 
   class SHVkPhysicalDevice

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Devices/SHVkPhysicalDeviceLibrary.cpp

@@ -160,9 +160,31 @@ namespace SHADE
       }
     }
 
+    
     return bestDevice;
   }
 
+  vk::PhysicalDevice SHVkPhysicalDeviceLibrary::GetFirstDedicatedDevice(uint32_t apiVersion /*= SHVulkanAPIVersion::V_1_2*/)
+  {
+    if (!queried || physicalDevices.empty())
+      return nullptr;
+
+    for (auto const& device : physicalDevices)
+    {
+      // Check for API version and device type. Ignore if queried device doesn't support version passed in
+      if (device.getProperties().apiVersion < static_cast<uint32_t>(apiVersion))
+        continue;
+
+      //VkDeviceSize biggestDeviceHeapSize = device.getMemoryProperties().;
+      if (device.getProperties().deviceType == vk::PhysicalDeviceType::eDiscreteGpu)
+        return device;
+
+    }
+
+
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /*!
   
@@ -181,10 +203,10 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
 
 		#ifdef DEBUG
-    SHLOG_TRACE("Successfully queried Physical Devices:");
+    SHLOG_INFO("Successfully queried Physical Devices:");
     for (auto const& device : physicalDevices)
     {
-      SHLOG_TRACE(std::string_view (std::string("\t-") + GetDeviceTypeName(device.getProperties().deviceType) + device.getProperties().deviceName.operator std::string()));
+      SHLOG_INFO(std::string_view (std::string("\t-") + GetDeviceTypeName(device.getProperties().deviceType) + device.getProperties().deviceName.operator std::string()));
     }
 		#endif
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Devices/SHVkPhysicalDeviceLibrary.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     static void QueryPhysicalDevices(bool printInfo) noexcept;
     //static std::vector<std::shared_ptr<SHPhysicalDevice>> GetDevicesByType(VkPhysicalDeviceType gpuType, SHVulkanAPIVersion apiVersion = SHVulkanAPIVersion::V_1_2) noexcept;
     static vk::PhysicalDevice GetBestDevice(uint32_t apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_3);
+    static vk::PhysicalDevice GetFirstDedicatedDevice(uint32_t apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_3);
 
   };
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Instance/SHVkInstance.cpp

@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     {
     case SH_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE::BEST:
       return resourceManager.Create<SHVkPhysicalDevice>(SHVkPhysicalDeviceLibrary::GetBestDevice());
+    case SH_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE::DEDICATED:
+      return resourceManager.Create<SHVkPhysicalDevice>(SHVkPhysicalDeviceLibrary::GetFirstDedicatedDevice());
     default:
       return resourceManager.Create<SHVkPhysicalDevice>(SHVkPhysicalDeviceLibrary::GetBestDevice());
     }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.cpp

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     #endif
 
     // Get Physical Device 
-    physicalDevice = SHVkInstance::CreatePhysicalDevice(SH_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE::BEST);
+    physicalDevice = SHVkInstance::CreatePhysicalDevice(SH_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE::DEDICATED);
     if (!physicalDevice->GetVkPhysicalDevice())
     {
       throw std::runtime_error("[Graphics System] No supported Vulkan 1.3 compatible GPU was detected!");