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    XPS 15 graphics WEI

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by rearwindow, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. rearwindow

    rearwindow Newbie

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    I have just purchased an XPS 15 (i5-560m, nvidia gt 420m, 4gb mem, 500gb HD, 1080p screen).

    I thought I would run the Windows Experience Index. My lowest score was 4.4 for windows graphics. This was a bit lower than I was expecting. I was wondering if the low score is due to the high screen resolution that I have?

    All the other scores were between 5.9 and 6.9.
     
    rearwindow, Feb 7, 2011
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    ProdigyUser Newbie

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    your chip and gpu are slower than others, also depends what power settings you had and background programs were running. Did you check your task manager and shut everything non-essential down, before running the test?
     
    ProdigyUser, Feb 7, 2011
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  3. compwiz0620

    compwiz0620 Notebook Evangelist

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    If you have an i3 or i5, the Windows Aero graphics will use the integrated GPU. The gaming graphics uses the dedicated GPU.
     
    compwiz0620, Feb 7, 2011
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