diff --git a/hypr/hosts/rutherford.lua b/hypr/hosts/rutherford.lua
index 3e469d7..aec7b09 100644
--- a/hypr/hosts/rutherford.lua
+++ b/hypr/hosts/rutherford.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 -- Host-specific overrides: Rutherford (desktop PC)
 -- Loaded automatically by hyprland.lua via hostname detection.
 
+-- Render the desktop on the Intel iGPU (card0), not the RTX 3060 (card1).
+-- Rutherford-only: keeps ~1.5 GiB VRAM free on the dGPU for the
+-- llama-server. card0 is also where the monitor DP-1 is plugged in. Do NOT
+-- set this on machines with different GPU layouts (see hyprland.lua note).
+hl.env("AQ_DRM_DEVICES", "/dev/dri/card0")
+
 hl.monitor({
     output   = "DP-1",
     mode     = "2560x1440@74.97",