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    Dedicated and Integrated card at once?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Silverk, Aug 12, 2011.

  1. Silverk

    Silverk Newbie

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    Hi!

    I'm getting a new laptop with a dedicated video card- gt 525m and an intel core i3. I read that the i3 has an built in integrated intel hd 3000 graphics card.
    So is it possible to play games with both of these cards on for better performance?

    Thanks!
     
    Silverk, Aug 12, 2011
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  2. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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    Nope, not possible. Only notebooks with both an AMD APU and a discrete Radeon GPU can do that, though better performance is questionable last I heard.
     
    Prydeless, Aug 12, 2011
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  3. hockeymass

    hockeymass that one guy

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    No.

    AMD has released a platform called Fusion that is able to Crossfire the integrated graphics and the discrete GPU together, but it is still new tech and has some issues that are limiting performance.

    So basically, aside from one specialized architecture, it can't be done.
     
    hockeymass, Aug 12, 2011
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  4. funky monk

    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    Nvidia has hybrid SLI as well, but since you've got an intel IGP then you're out of luck.
     
    funky monk, Aug 12, 2011
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  5. hockeymass

    hockeymass that one guy

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    Hybrid SLI isn't available in notebooks yet, anyway.
     
    hockeymass, Aug 12, 2011
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  6. funky monk

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    Yes it is, look at the old studio xps 13.
     
    funky monk, Aug 12, 2011
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  7. Xonar

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    Hybrid SLI was found in older notebooks, but not anymore. Intel gave Nvidia the boot on chipsets and AMD makes their own inhouse, so we no longer will see any Nvidia integrated video cards or chipsets, thus ending hybrid SLI.
     
    Xonar, Aug 12, 2011
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  8. funky monk

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    I stand corrected.
     
    funky monk, Aug 12, 2011
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