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I don't agree. Other video editors correctly recognize iGPu / dGPU on laptops. This is definitely an issue with PD. NOT nVidia control panel or driver.
+1 here. It not nothing to do with laptops. Some products can use the dedicated GPU on laptops, some cannot. PD16-17-18 cannot use it...
It is just disappointing that Cyberlink is not transparent about the capabilities of the product. I spent $$$$ on a new laptop hoping that I can use the GTX 1060, just to see that I wasted my money.
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I got a response from Cyberlink support. It looks like Cyberlink blame Nvidia for being incompatible with PowerDirector. This is very unprofessional. Especially considering the fact that Nvidia is probably the most popular GPU on the PC market. I have tried Filmora after Cyberlink's response. Filmora rendering GPU acceleration works fine with Nvidia GTX 1060 on my laptop.
I have copied the response from Cyberlink below:
"With regard to your previous concern, upon checking, we would like to inform you that for Intel/NVIDIA hybrid GPU platforms, there is a mechanism in the NVIDIA Control Panel to manage which third party software is allowed to use dGPU.
The mechanism is managed by NVIDIA, not by CyberLink. CyberLink PowerDirector supports NVIDIA GPU, based on NVIDIA's specification, when there is no restriction.
Therefore, we suggest you to contact NVIDIA if there is questions about the behavior of NVIDIA Control Panel."
So, Cyberlink expect thousands of their customers to contact Nvidia.  I don't think this attitude will help fixing the software issue with Cyberlink Powerdirector.
Based on the above input, I suggest investing into the fastest CPU you can afford. If you're looking for a laptop, then i7-9750H can be a good choice wih 6 cores, which are fully utilized by PD18.
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GPU hardware acceleration does not seem to work with new Nvidia cards. I have just purchased a Dell G7 15 (758 with GTX 1060 (6G). Unfortunately PD18 does not utilize the GTX1060, instead it uses Intel's built-in GPU. It is very disappointing. I hope to get a fix for PD18. I have provided the logs to PD support. I will provide an update on the progress here.
I suggest you to contact Cyberlink support to learn which GPU they support, or regret like me...
Otherwise, I am quite happy with the performance of the Dell G7 (8th generation 6 core i7), 16GB RAM, 2 disks (1 SSD for Windows and some applications, 1 Sata for storage and videos). I am using external RAID drives for archival.
You can get some idea about similar or better budget gaming laptops from the review below
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-G7-15-i7-8750H-GTX-1060-Max-Q-Laptop-Review.317686.0.html
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