Questions about integrated on-board graphics, use the graphics-card tag for secondary cards instead.
Questions tagged [integrated-graphics]
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Why did adding memory significantly increase gaming performance on an AMD APU?
To be clear from the beginning, this is not a problem. This is just something that I really want to know the secret behind.
System specifications
CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 8670D 1 GB (integrated GPU)
RAM: 2 x Team 4 GB 1600…
TranXestor
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Windows 10 v1803: How to change "Active signal resolution" to match "Desktop resolution"
So I have a laptop with Intel HD Graphics 530 (integrated graphics), and I ran into a problem I hadn't run into before and I think the culprit is that the laptop is sending w.e. resolution my laptop thinks is the "best" and just scaling it to match…
Esteban
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How can I enable onboard graphics AND dedicated card simultaneously?
My PC (Compaq Presario) has an onboard Intel 3100 which is pretty lame wbut would be useful for testing on, or a 3rd monitor. I've then got a nVidia PCIx card installed. I can't seem to find a way to turn both on at once... is it likely this is a…
Mr. Boy
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Screen rotation hot key (Ctrl+Alt+Up) not responding, what's going on?
The other day my son (11 months) discovered a new hot key combination on my laptop. As I'm sure many of you are aware (I wasn't until the other day), on machines with Intel Graphics, pressing Ctrl+Alt+{arrow key} rotates the screen. After I…
user31948
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Where can one find quickly what is the maximum resolution that a graphics card supports?
I'm in the process of replacing two home laptops that have gotten weary with age, with rather simple/cheap desktop computers. Both laptops were unique that they were used in combination with external monitors, which was a a rather nice setup, and…
Rook
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Is it possible to use a nVidia GPU to render graphics if the monitor is connected to the motherboard video port?
I have an Asus Z87 Deluxe motherboard, which has an integrated Intel HD 4600 GPU; I also have a nVidia GeForce GTX 560 TI graphics card; currently, my monitor is connected to the graphics card and the onboard GPU is unused.
If I connect the monitor…
Massimo
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How to force Chrome to use integrated GPU for decoding?
I want Chrome to utilize iGPU (GT630 on i7-8700k) for video decoding, especially VP9 decoding on YouTube. My discrete GPU is GTX970 and it is not capable of decoding VP9. Currently, VP9 is software decoded on my system, putting load on CPU and…
Gepard
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How to use dedicated video card instead of onboard?
I tried running DxDiag (DirectX diagnostics), and I noticed that my graphics card is set to the onboard one that comes with the Core i5 processor (some Intel HD stuff).
On my computer, I also have a dedicated graphics card (an Nvidia 310). No…
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Should I get integrated graphics if I already have a dedicated GPU?
I want to upgrade my computer to the new Sandy Bridge CPU's, which features integrated graphics.
However, you have to choose between two types of chipsets: H67 or P67.
Now since I already own a GTX 460, so is there any added value to using the…
Ivo Flipse
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How can I make windows 8 to ignore integrated graphics and only "see" the dedicated GPU?
I have an HP dv6 laptop with an an AMD Radeon 7690m XT dedicated Graphics card. The PC came with windows 7 but I recently upgraded to win 8.
I updated the drivers to the most recent Catalyst directly from AMD (HP simply does NOT provide graphic…
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How to detect whether a UEFI booted linux machine's video mode is graphics output protocol (GOP) or universal graphics adapter (UGA)?
UEFI firmware appears to support GOP or UGA graphics protocols. GOP is newer and has replaced UGA. On my machine which does not have an integrated graphics adapter (only a discrete graphics adapter NVIDIA GTX 965m), I found that upon live booting a…
CMCDragonkai
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Make Chrome use nVidia card instead of integrated one for hardware accelerated elements
So I have an Asus laptop with an Intel integrated GC and an nVidia GC. Intel's drivers behave badly and like to crash on occasion which leads to problems (PC starts being really slow after the drivers "recover"). So I've removed the Intel drivers…
Darwin
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Fully disabling dedicated graphic card
I am planning to buy a ASUS K555LN laptop with i3-5010 and Nvidia geforce 840m GC. I want to know if there will be option to fully disable Nvidia Graphic Card and switch to Intel integrated and also option to fully disable Intel integrated and…
PcAF
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Does a graphics card use electricity if it's installed but not being used?
I unattached my monitors from my PCI-E video card and attached them to the onboard video card. I'm not using the PCI-E card anymore. Is it using any electricity? Should I uninstall it? Will I save money if I remove it from my system?
Phenom
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What are the drawbacks of using an integrated GPU for non-gaming purposes?
I'd like to know the advantages and disadvantages of using an integrated GPU for purposes other than gaming.
Does the performance of the cpu decrease when the integrated gpu is in use?
Does it consume more power than a cpu paired with a dedicated…
TheOne
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