2 GPU Installed?

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Hi I have just installed Zorin OS 16 in an old Intel i3 laptop which has AMD Radeon GPU.
when I run lshw I get 2 entries

lshw -c video  
*-display                 
       description: Display controller
       product: Sun PRO [Radeon HD 8570A/8570M]
       vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       version: 00
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=radeon latency=0
       resources: irq:28 memory:d0000000-d7ffffff memory:d8600000-d863ffff ioport:3000(size=256) memory:d8640000-d865ffff
  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 09
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:27 memory:d8000000-d83fffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff ioport:4000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff
  • Which one is really used?
  • How can I check if the GPU is really used?
  • How do I enable the GPU acceleration of Zorin?
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Both are used.

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Thanks @Bourne
How do I know which one is used and when? Can they be used both at the same time for the same task?

4

AMD Graphics are included in the Linux Kernel and managed automatically.
I prefer the Nvidia setup that allows user control over use and management.

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