New desktop GPU not being utilized for EE

I recently bought a new computer, and from what I gather, aom is not using the graphics card at all.

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Windows 10 home

x64-based PC

directx 12

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

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I have tried a number of things, like using nvidia control panel to force aom/aomlauncher exe to use the graphics card, tried running as administrator, running in compatibility mode (windows 7 and 8), graphics settings>graaphics performance preferences, etc. the GeForce app does not even recognize aom (didnt have it on my previous computer).

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i know the whole integrated gpu issue comes up with laptops, but i dont even have the option to choose an integrated Intel GPU on nvidia control panel.

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Just for comparison, for aom my GPU usage on Task Manager Processes chart is between 0-3% when aom is running, but it is at like 50% for aoe4 (something like that). i.e. aom does not appear to be using the gpu at all.

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i scoured the steam forums and and posts from rtssanc and aomheaven and searched this subreddit but I was not able to find anything that provided a solution. Is there another way to force the computer to use the graphics card? Or is the GeForce application not recognizing the game causing the issue?