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    How do I enable PowerXpress?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Ferrari353, Apr 8, 2012.

  1. Ferrari353

    Ferrari353 Notebook Evangelist

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    I recently saw in somebody's signature that they had PowerXpress on their 6990m so I was wondering how I can get it on my 6970m? I tried searching for it, but I couldn't find any downloads or tutorials on how to do it. Can anyone help me out here?
    Thanks in advance!
     
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    Doesn't PowerXpress mean that you simply have a dedicated and a integrated gpu and have the ability to change which one to use? Or is PowerXpress like Nvida's Optimus that automatically chooses which one to use depending on gpu load?
     
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    The way I understand it, it's the AMD version of Optimus. http://www.amd.com/de/products/technologies/ati-hybrid-graphics/Pages/ati-hybrid-graphics.aspx According to that page, it dynamically switches in real time.
     
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