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    which GPU is running when?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Squeeker the Cat, May 31, 2011.

  1. Squeeker the Cat

    Squeeker the Cat Notebook Consultant

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    is there a way to tell weather the integrated card or the 555m is running? i tried to look for the thread that shows how to disable the onboard but cant find it..........is it better to disable and just run 555m or better to leave it to choose which it wants? it would just be nice to know which is running and have the quick option to change if i so desire............
     
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    mavericke Notebook Consultant

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    You are lucky as you have Optimus. Depending on your needs, I would think that leaving it to Optimus to choose which graphic card to use is the best. You would most probably know which one is running when you use gpu-z or cpu-z? I don't know but it is a wild guess as I don't have Optimus on my machine.
     
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  3. beertha

    beertha Notebook Geek

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    You can assign which GPU to run which program by trying this....

     
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    Good work beertha!
     
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    sweet thanks beertha. i see there you can just set it to use the 555m only too......nice thanks!!
     
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    in the control panel, you can click on Desktop and check "Display GPU activity in notification area".

    This will create a small icon in your notification area (where the clock is) that tells you what programs are using the nvidia graphics card
     
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