Questions tagged [integrated-graphics]
Questions about integrated on-board graphics, use the graphics-card tag for secondary cards instead.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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+...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Can an onboard laptop graphics card be replaced with an external one?
I have had a Dell D630 laptop for a long time. Suddenly the graphics card began to over-heat and the screen got a pink color. After a while the monitor didn't show anything.
Right now, when I turn ...
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How do I disable my GPU so that it defaults to the integrated graphics?
I have an old computer that is experiencing graphical related corruption as well as randomly restarting.
In an attempt to isolate the problem I want to disable the GPU so it reverts to the chipset ...
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Onboard video vs. PCI-E video card
Would a separate PCI-E video card provide benefits to a user who currently uses onboard video?
The onboard video card is on an Intel DG35EC. The onboard video is Intel Graphics Media Accelerator ...
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Can I use an onboard and pci vga simultaneously?
I have an old machine I'd like to get running with dual monitors. The pci vga only has only 1 output port. However, I have another output via the onboard video card. Can I leverage both video cards to ...
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What happens when you add a Graphics card to a i7 with built in graphics (e.g. HD 4000) [closed]
I'm thinking of upgrading my computer from an AMD Phenom II X4 955BE with a AMD Radeon HD 6800 Graphics card (not integrated) to using a Intel Core i7 3770. As I have no knowledge of integrated ...
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Integrated Graphics vs Dedicated Video Card on laptops
What are the main differences between machines using integrated graphics and dedicated video cards on laptops? When should I considering the one or the other?
I'm not sure if it's worth stating this ...
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How to find out the amount of system memory allocated for the video card?
From the NVIDIA Control Panel:
Total available graphics memory: 3839 MB
Dedicated video memory: 256 MB DDR2
System video memory: 64 MB
Shared system memory: 3519 MB
From dxdiag:
Display Memory: ...
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Multiple users on one computer with different monitors on Ubuntu/Linux
I got a GTX 670, which powers my three monitors. But I got a processor with a HD4000 integrated graphics and I'd like to add a fourth monitor to the processor graphics, on which a different user works ...
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After increasing RAM size, Windows Experience graphics index rating went down
I own a Sony Vaio CB17 laptop with an Intel i7 processor and dual switchable graphics card: Intel HD and a Radeon 6630M.
Originally, the laptop came with 4 GB RMA (DDR3 1333), but then I thought it ...
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How do I configure Mass Effect to run on my NVidia card, and not on the Intel card?
tl:dr;
(for those of you who think scrolling past screenshots takes too much time):
How do I configure Mass Effect to use my NVidia graphics card?
My problem:
I have an ASUS N53SN which, except for ...
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2011 MacBook Pro and Discrete Graphics Card
I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro (2.2 GHz Intel Core i7, 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 memory) running OS 10.8.2. It has two graphics components: an AMD Radeon HD 6750M and a built-in Intel HD Graphics 3000. ...
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How can I force my laptop use NVIDIA instead of Intel?
I have a Lenovo G710 laptop with integrated Nvidia GeForce GT 820M and an Intel HD Graphics 4600 card. My problem is the default card is the Intel one and it provides very bad performance with Windows ...
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What does HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\SubSystems\Windows\SharedSection do?
I watched a video on YouTube on how to squeeze performance out of an integrated GPU, with the video instructing to change the above registry key's data from SharedSection=1024,3072,512 to ...
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Can Sandy Bridge integrated graphics handle full Windows-7 Aero graphics?
I'm building a couple of new boxes for business not gaming. Don't need to overclock, would love to avoid heat/noise/$ of a GPU, but I would like to have the full Win7 Aero graphics experience. Can ...
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Does radeon.hw_i2c=1 has any thing to do with temperature readings?
I want to read the temperature out from an Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS880 [Radeon HD 4290] card if possible. It is integrated on an ASUS M4A89GTDPRO/USB3 motherboard.
sensors-detect ...
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Term used for a motherboard without integrated audio or video
I'm trying to look for motherboards without any bells and whistles (audio and video) in order to build an Audio Production workstation.
Is there any special keyword I can use in my research that would ...
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Will I see much benefit from buying a low end graphics card instead of using the integrated graphics from a Core i5-2500k processor?
I currently have a Core i5-2500k processor and a Gigabyte Z68x-UD3H-B3 motherboard. I've been using the integrated Intel graphics, but was thinking that getting a separate graphics card would provide ...
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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 ...
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How can I make the desktop span two screens on an Intel HD graphics adapter?
I have a Wndows XP machine with an Intel Core i5-2400 processor with integrated graphics (Intel HD Graphics 2000) and two monitors hooked up to it.
I would like to have the Windows desktop span these ...
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Widescreen resolution on old VIA UniChrome IGP?
I hooked an old Compaq Presario running Windows XP to an Acer 20" monitor capable of 1680x1050 resolution, because I need Windows to get into work from home and I want the screen real estate. But ...
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Do Intel integrated graphics support nearest neighbor scaling?
On a MacBook Pro with Retina Display, I'd like to run Windows with exactly half the screen resolution in order to maintain 100% scaling (2880x1800 -> 1440x900). However, I've heard that if you set a ...
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How much electricity will I save if I use the onboard graphics card [closed]
If I use onboard video instead of a PCI-E card, will I save much money in the electricity bill?
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Does upgrading RAM causes increase in Graphic card's share?
I have asked this question on Ask Ubuntu, and I was suggested to Upgrade RAM from most voted answers. But I got a point about my graphics card. Since, I can upgrade RAM and not graphics card, Does ...
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Do I need a video card?
I plan on building a computer with Intel Xeon E3 1231v3 which has no GPU:
Graphics Specifications
Processor Graphics: None
on a Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H motherboard which has an onboard ...
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Can I run programs on a specific GPU?
I have some programs that reserve large amounts of VRAM, leading to issues for other programs. For example, SnagIt, a screenshot tool, will hold this VRAM for an extended period of time, amounting to ...
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Graphics Card vs Integrated Graphics on CPU
How does performance vary from dedicated graphics card vs graphics built into a chip like AMD A10-6800K Richland 4.1GHz (4.4GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition AMD ...
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Integrated Graphics vs Integrated GPU
What are the differences between the APU/Sandy Bridge graphics and all the integrated chips before them?
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Run monitor #1 (VGA) from onboard graphics + monitor #2 (VGA) from PCIe graphics card?
I have an Asus P5KPL-AM IN/GB motherboard with onboard graphics connected to a Dell 1708FPb 17 inch flat panel monitor.
The second (identical) display is connected to an Nvidia GeForce 210 PCIe ...
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2 monitors with integrated graphics
I need to build a low power consumption PC, and got stuck with the question:
If a I use a motherboard like: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3988#sp
will I be able to use ...
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How good is performance of HD4000 integrated graphics? [closed]
I'm looking to build a desktop PC based on some new Ivy Bridge mid-range processor (e.g. Core i5-3570K) and mid-range/performance motherboard (Z77).
Top Ivy Bridge processors seems to include some ...
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How do Intel HD Graphics from 2010 processors compare to current low level graphics cards? [closed]
This question is similar to this, but here I'm asking about Intel HD Graphics integrated into 2010 processors in general and graphics integrated into Atom N550 in particular.
A site with reviews ...
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Is it possible to use motherboard video ports for additional monitors when a CPU does not have integrated graphics? [duplicate]
I am adding more monitors to my display configuration, and have depleted all my ports on my graphics card. I have tried to use a HDMI port on my motherboard, however my PC does not detect the new ...
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Intel integrated HD4000 graphics and 3D
This is a fairly newbie question that I would like to ask:
I am bit confused about how to reproduce 3D content on the monitor. I was thinking of getting myself a new laptop with integrated HD 4000 ...
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Sandy Bridge: Would it cause CPU performance drop when using integrated GPU?
It seems that the GPU requires more memory bandwidth than the CPU. Discrete graphics all have dedicated fast memory on board. The integrated GPU shares the same system memory as the CPU.
Would that ...
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Intel HD Graphics 530 performance issue + flickering
A few days ago I bought an ASUS N552VX laptop which has Intel HD 530 Graphics plus a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce 950M and a 4K screen, running Windows 10 Pro version 1511 Build 10586 with the Intel HD ...
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Laptop VGA connection no longer working
While browsing a few websites on my laptop my external monitor that I'm connected to decided to unexpectedly shut off (It's a Dell monitor so it went into 'Power save mode') and from that point on my ...
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