Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package

  1. Bug #1684123
  2. Comment #23

Comment 23 for bug 1684123

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In , Ilia Mirkin (imirkin) wrote :

(In reply to Alex from comment #13)
> @Bruno, thanks for the comment. I will check it out. Bumblebee: you see, I'm
> fine with intel, I do not need extreme speeds and I have 16GB in RAM ...
> nvidia - I could manage to install it either globally or in bumblebee but it
> blocks the brightness control when used permanently - very weird, so only
> bumblebee would go.

With nouveau loaded (assuming things go properly), your GPU should suspend when not in use.