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    No battery life difference between ATi and Intel GPU

    Discussion in 'HP' started by nicefella, Oct 28, 2010.

  1. nicefella

    nicefella Notebook Geek

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    Hey guys I've been using my E14 for about 3 months now and I honestly do not get more than 10-15 mins extra of battery life when I switch from ATi GPU to Intel, how many "extra" hours/minutes do you guys get?
     
    nicefella, Oct 28, 2010
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  2. Mike415

    Mike415 Notebook Evangelist

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    I would say an hour - 1.5hours. I havent done too much testing, but there is a definite difference.
     
    Mike415, Oct 28, 2010
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  3. MagusDraco

    MagusDraco Biiiiiiirrrrdmaaaaaaan

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    I 'unno.

    never tested
     
    MagusDraco, Oct 28, 2010
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  4. Guppetto

    Guppetto Notebook Guru

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    I haven't done a formal test, but that sounds like you may have a driver issue. There is absolutely a difference in battery life between using the integrated graphics and the ATI graphic on my ENVY. On the surface I'd think that you're probably using the same driver when you think you've switched and your actually using a different energy profile instead of really switching between the ATI and Intel cards. I'd try to reinstall the Catalyst driver and performing some online graphic card testing. You should see a noticeable performance difference between the Intel and ATI cards when you do some performance testing.
     
    Guppetto, Oct 29, 2010
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  5. aBs0lut3z33r0

    aBs0lut3z33r0 Notebook Consultant

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    after switching open the display properties to confirm the check
     
    aBs0lut3z33r0, Oct 30, 2010
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