Okay, so I know this is a common problem, and I have read around and I can't seem to find anything that deals with my exact problem (all other laptop users have problem with integrated intel graphics).
I'm using an Asus K52JC Laptop
OS: Windows7 (64-bit)
CPU: Core i5 M450 (2.4ghz)
RAM: 4GB (DDR3 1066MHz)
GPU: nVidia GeForce 310M (1Gb)
So I believe the hardware is more than capable. I'm running on high performance, I've tried changing CPU affinity and ram priority. Drivers up to date. I have set minecraft to run on the nNvidia graphics, Background programs all closed, etc...
The actual FPS/Chunks is as follows
Fancy Graphics - View Bobbing On - Windowed mode
Tiny 10-82fps 2-20chunks
Small 9-30fps 2-20chunks
Normal 6-11fps 15-27chunks
Far 5-10 20-30chunks
The RAM usage is
[10%-20%] 100mb-200mb of 989mb
[50%] of allocated ram (495mb)
It's quite choppy even on tiny/fast, most importantly I don't feel it should have bad FPS on fancy/far as my desktop with worse hardware runs fine.
This post is the same problem on almost the exact same hardware, but it's old and doesn't provide any useful solutions viewtopic.php?f=17&t=16781 although I do feel it has something to do with the number of chunks being rendered...
Sorry if this has been solved somewhere else but I was unable to find it! (Suggestion: Support forum should be broken into sub-forums for hardware/online/java/etc)
Solution:
Okay so I figured out the problem, my laptop has nVidia Optimus Technology, which allows you to alternate between an integrated Intel graphics card and an nVidia GeForce card to save battery life or something.
Initially I figured it may be running minecraft on the integrated graphics card, so I changed the settings so minecraft.exe would run through the nVidia graphics. This didn't help, but I didn't think to add java itself to the list. Once I'd set java to run with the nVidia card it works perfectly.
Step-by-step.
1. Right-click on desktop and click NVIDIA Control Panel
2. Select 'Manage 3D Settings' in the left pane
3. Select the "Program Settings" tab in the main window
4. Click 'Add'
5. Navigate to your java folder (C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jre6/bin) and select javaw.exe and press 'open'(this step will probably depend on your operating system but should be pretty easy to find)
6. Where it says 'Select the preferred graphics processor for this program' click the drop-down and choose 'High Performance NVIDIA processor'
7. Click 'Apply' in the bottom right and you're good to go.
Kinda silly really but I'm not used to specifying a graphics card to use so hopefully this will help other people with this problem!
Hmm. I've had this same problem with my Asus U45JC.
I never thought to add javaw.exe to the list, but now that I did, it seems as if there is no change, I'm still getting the same single digit FPS :/
I only ran it for a minute or two (in class right now, hah), I'll have to try again later.
Regardless of how it turns out, thanks!
EDIT: I suppose clicking "apply" helps, derp. Now getting 150+ FPS, thanks a ton! The game is a thousand times more enjoyable when it's all nice and smooth :biggrin.gif:
I only wish there was a way to have optimus only switch to the dedicated card when minecraft is running. javaw.exe likes to stay in the background even after it's closed, and I don't believe Eclipse IDE is in need of a GPU :/
I have the K42jc and I tried changing the graphics to nvidia insteas of integrated and it doesn't help and I am sure I have clicked apply... Please help...
Ok so silly question, do some laptops only have Intel Intergrated or do they have that and something else. If they have something else, how would you check. Because for me when I right-click on the desktop theres only Graphics Properties and when I go there it goes to Intel Graphics and Media properties. Does this mean I don't have NVIDIA? Also if it says I have Pentium Dual Processors, does that mean I have Pentium instead of NVIDIA?
Ok so silly question, do some laptops only have Intel Intergrated or do they have that and something else. If they have something else, how would you check. Because for me when I right-click on the desktop theres only Graphics Properties and when I go there it goes to Intel Graphics and Media properties. Does this mean I don't have NVIDIA? Also if it says I have Pentium Dual Processors, does that mean I have Pentium instead of NVIDIA?
If you have intel integrated which is what i think you have and i have as well. I think were screwed. We dont have this option that hes explaining so if he could explain on how to do this on intel integrated graphics that would be good. But im pretty sure you can't.
Ok so silly question, do some laptops only have Intel Intergrated or do they have that and something else. If they have something else, how would you check. Because for me when I right-click on the desktop theres only Graphics Properties and when I go there it goes to Intel Graphics and Media properties. Does this mean I don't have NVIDIA? Also if it says I have Pentium Dual Processors, does that mean I have Pentium instead of NVIDIA?
If you have intel integrated which is what i think you have and i have as well. I think were screwed. We dont have this option that hes explaining so if he could explain on how to do this on intel integrated graphics that would be good. But im pretty sure you can't.
Well that kinda sucks, I doubt there actually is a way with ours I guess, but if there is I hope he'll tell us.
WOW!!! I've been working on this problem awhile now. Glad this got bumped back up to the front page. lol Thank you. Went from 6 to 150 fps. woot!!!! I didn't think about adding java.
Im using an Asus N53j and when ever i try to use the nvidia card java crashes and i cant even run the game :sad.gif: anyone know why? i can run it with the Intel gpu but its unplayable at only 15 fps.
Im having the same problem ive set Javaw to High performance, ive ran Minecraft in high performance ive set EVERYTHING to high performance but minecraft just opens I log in the Mojang splash screen comes up and then it just crashes and quits? I NEED HELP :sad.gif:
Okay, so I know this is a common problem, and I have read around and I can't seem to find anything that deals with my exact problem (all other laptop users have problem with integrated intel graphics).
I'm using an Asus K52JC Laptop
OS: Windows7 (64-bit)
CPU: Core i5 M450 (2.4ghz)
RAM: 4GB (DDR3 1066MHz)
GPU: nVidia GeForce 310M (1Gb)
So I believe the hardware is more than capable. I'm running on high performance, I've tried changing CPU affinity and ram priority. Drivers up to date. I have set minecraft to run on the nNvidia graphics, Background programs all closed, etc...
The actual FPS/Chunks is as follows
Fancy Graphics - View Bobbing On - Windowed mode
Tiny 10-82fps 2-20chunks
Small 9-30fps 2-20chunks
Normal 6-11fps 15-27chunks
Far 5-10 20-30chunks
The RAM usage is
[10%-20%] 100mb-200mb of 989mb
[50%] of allocated ram (495mb)
It's quite choppy even on tiny/fast, most importantly I don't feel it should have bad FPS on fancy/far as my desktop with worse hardware runs fine.
This post is the same problem on almost the exact same hardware, but it's old and doesn't provide any useful solutions viewtopic.php?f=17&t=16781 although I do feel it has something to do with the number of chunks being rendered...
Sorry if this has been solved somewhere else but I was unable to find it! (Suggestion: Support forum should be broken into sub-forums for hardware/online/java/etc)
Solution:
Okay so I figured out the problem, my laptop has nVidia Optimus Technology, which allows you to alternate between an integrated Intel graphics card and an nVidia GeForce card to save battery life or something.
Initially I figured it may be running minecraft on the integrated graphics card, so I changed the settings so minecraft.exe would run through the nVidia graphics. This didn't help, but I didn't think to add java itself to the list. Once I'd set java to run with the nVidia card it works perfectly.
Step-by-step.
1. Right-click on desktop and click NVIDIA Control Panel
2. Select 'Manage 3D Settings' in the left pane
3. Select the "Program Settings" tab in the main window
4. Click 'Add'
5. Navigate to your java folder (C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jre6/bin) and select javaw.exe and press 'open'(this step will probably depend on your operating system but should be pretty easy to find)
6. Where it says 'Select the preferred graphics processor for this program' click the drop-down and choose 'High Performance NVIDIA processor'
7. Click 'Apply' in the bottom right and you're good to go.
Kinda silly really but I'm not used to specifying a graphics card to use so hopefully this will help other people with this problem!
I'm using an Asus K52JC Laptop
OS: Windows7 (64-bit)
CPU: Core i5 M450 (2.4ghz)
RAM: 4GB (DDR3 1066MHz)
GPU: nVidia GeForce 310M (1Gb)
So I believe the hardware is more than capable. I'm running on high performance, I've tried changing CPU affinity and ram priority. Drivers up to date. I have set minecraft to run on the nNvidia graphics, Background programs all closed, etc...
The actual FPS/Chunks is as follows
Fancy Graphics - View Bobbing On - Windowed mode
Tiny 10-82fps 2-20chunks
Small 9-30fps 2-20chunks
Normal 6-11fps 15-27chunks
Far 5-10 20-30chunks
The RAM usage is
[10%-20%] 100mb-200mb of 989mb
[50%] of allocated ram (495mb)
It's quite choppy even on tiny/fast, most importantly I don't feel it should have bad FPS on fancy/far as my desktop with worse hardware runs fine.
This post is the same problem on almost the exact same hardware, but it's old and doesn't provide any useful solutions viewtopic.php?f=17&t=16781 although I do feel it has something to do with the number of chunks being rendered...
Sorry if this has been solved somewhere else but I was unable to find it! (Suggestion: Support forum should be broken into sub-forums for hardware/online/java/etc)
Solution:
Okay so I figured out the problem, my laptop has nVidia Optimus Technology, which allows you to alternate between an integrated Intel graphics card and an nVidia GeForce card to save battery life or something.
Initially I figured it may be running minecraft on the integrated graphics card, so I changed the settings so minecraft.exe would run through the nVidia graphics. This didn't help, but I didn't think to add java itself to the list. Once I'd set java to run with the nVidia card it works perfectly.
Step-by-step.
1. Right-click on desktop and click NVIDIA Control Panel
2. Select 'Manage 3D Settings' in the left pane
3. Select the "Program Settings" tab in the main window
4. Click 'Add'
5. Navigate to your java folder (C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jre6/bin) and select javaw.exe and press 'open'(this step will probably depend on your operating system but should be pretty easy to find)
6. Where it says 'Select the preferred graphics processor for this program' click the drop-down and choose 'High Performance NVIDIA processor'
7. Click 'Apply' in the bottom right and you're good to go.
Kinda silly really but I'm not used to specifying a graphics card to use so hopefully this will help other people with this problem!
I never thought to add javaw.exe to the list, but now that I did, it seems as if there is no change, I'm still getting the same single digit FPS :/
I only ran it for a minute or two (in class right now, hah), I'll have to try again later.
Regardless of how it turns out, thanks!
EDIT: I suppose clicking "apply" helps, derp. Now getting 150+ FPS, thanks a ton! The game is a thousand times more enjoyable when it's all nice and smooth :biggrin.gif:
I only wish there was a way to have optimus only switch to the dedicated card when minecraft is running. javaw.exe likes to stay in the background even after it's closed, and I don't believe Eclipse IDE is in need of a GPU :/
I have the same specs with 8gb of ram, and I couldn't figure out why old computers were outperforming mine.
Tried this, and now instead of 8-12 fps I get 200+! I cannot thank you enough.
If you have intel integrated which is what i think you have and i have as well. I think were screwed. We dont have this option that hes explaining so if he could explain on how to do this on intel integrated graphics that would be good. But im pretty sure you can't.
Well that kinda sucks, I doubt there actually is a way with ours I guess, but if there is I hope he'll tell us.
Thank you!
Now, instead of getting 10-20 fps on far and fancy, I got 50-80 fps and on tiny and fast, I got over 400+ fps!
also if it was a AMD card it woulnt happen
Anisotropic filtering
ANtialiasing - Gamma correction
ANtialiasing - Mode
ANtialiasing - Setting
ANtialiasing - Transparencey
Conformant texture clamp
Error reporting
Extension limit
Force mipmaps
Maximum pre-render frames
Help?
iam using Nvidia GT32M :sad.gif:
nothing happen i still get 20fps :sad.gif: