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    2560x1440 VIA HDMI on Radeon 8330 (Integrated) WORKS

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Silvr6, Aug 15, 2013.

  1. Silvr6

    Silvr6 Notebook Evangelist

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    Just thought I would post on here, I bought my parents a laptop to upgrade their 6 year old Asus, and while installing it and taking out all the bloatware I figured I would try to connect it to my Asus PB278Q Monitor.

    It Supports HDMI 1.4A meaning it will do the native resolution through HDMI

    Surprisingly it works! Didn't have to change a thing windows automatically set everything to the correct native resolution.

    Notebook

    Toshiba C50A
    •1.50GHz AMD A4-5000, 2MB Cache L2
    •4GB system memory
    •500GB hard drive
    •15.6" HD LED display
    •AMD Radeon HD 8330 graphics card
    •Windows 8
    •HD web camera
    •Ports: 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, 1x Headphone, 1x Mic-in jack, 1x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert, 1x RGB Port, 1x HDMI, 2 in 1 Bridge Media Slot
    •Connectivity options include 802.11b/g/n and LAN 10/100/1000 Mbps
    •Dimensions: 1.3" (H) x 15"(W) x 9.5"(D)
    •Weight: 5.23 lbs.

    I upgraded to 8GB of DDR 1600 Ram and put an Adata 128GB SSD in.
    I was quite surprised to see the integrated graphics drive this monitor at native resolution, after reading about a lot of work arounds to get the HD4000 gpu to work with higher rez monitors.

    Has anyone else ran at these high resolutions with similar gpu's?
     
    Silvr6, Aug 15, 2013
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  2. sasuke256

    sasuke256 Notebook Deity

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    i find it kinda normal that i can handle it, it posesses 128 sp which is more than enough to handle desktop high res, and AMD drivers are not intel crappy drivers :p
     
    sasuke256, Aug 18, 2013
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  3. baii

    baii Sone

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    The bottleneck is never the gpu but the interface. Old thinkpad push qxga (2048x1536) laptop display.
     
    baii, Aug 18, 2013
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