Hey guys, I just bought a laptop with a 7730m radeon graphics card. I get bad fps I think becuz It id using the integrated graphics rather than the radeon card. I cant manage to make it run off of the good card. any help?
Switching between the two graphics is a function of your drivers.
They either need to be manually switched (sometimes via power management (i.e. performance or low power mode), or via a Function key) or they might be automatically switched when they detect an application that uses fancy graphics.
Auto switching drivers don't always handle minecraft correctly because they only see that a Java application is running.
Sometimes when this happens you can manually override the auto switching by right clicking on the launcher icon and using a "Run with graphics Processor =>" menu item (if it is there).
Lastly, some laptops just fail in this area altogether with Open GL applications like Minecraft. Of those, there are some models that have BIOS updates that let you force your computer to always run with the discrete GPU. And there are others that are just broken and can't be fixed because the manufacturers haven't even released a hack patch like that.
Switching between the two graphics is a function of your drivers.
They either need to be manually switched (sometimes via power management (i.e. performance or low power mode), or via a Function key) or they might be automatically switched when they detect an application that uses fancy graphics.
Auto switching drivers don't always handle minecraft correctly because they only see that a Java application is running.
Sometimes when this happens you can manually override the auto switching by right clicking on the launcher icon and using a "Run with graphics Processor =>" menu item (if it is there).
Lastly, some laptops just fail in this area altogether with Open GL applications like Minecraft. Of those, there are some models that have BIOS updates that let you force your computer to always run with the discrete GPU. And there are others that are just broken and can't be fixed because the manufacturers haven't even released a hack patch like that.
The run with option only applies to Nvidia Graphics, Im assuming he's using AMD
The run with option only applies to Nvidia Graphics, Im assuming he's using AMD
Are you sure? I've got several laptops some of which have the option and others don't. Not quite sure what the common denominator is. The one in front of me now has an AMD and doesn't have the option, so you might be right.
The whole switchable graphics thing is a mess. Luckily all my household's various Dells appear to do the right thing. Minecraft just works on all of them.
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They either need to be manually switched (sometimes via power management (i.e. performance or low power mode), or via a Function key) or they might be automatically switched when they detect an application that uses fancy graphics.
Auto switching drivers don't always handle minecraft correctly because they only see that a Java application is running.
Sometimes when this happens you can manually override the auto switching by right clicking on the launcher icon and using a "Run with graphics Processor =>" menu item (if it is there).
Lastly, some laptops just fail in this area altogether with Open GL applications like Minecraft. Of those, there are some models that have BIOS updates that let you force your computer to always run with the discrete GPU. And there are others that are just broken and can't be fixed because the manufacturers haven't even released a hack patch like that.
The run with option only applies to Nvidia Graphics, Im assuming he's using AMD
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Are you sure? I've got several laptops some of which have the option and others don't. Not quite sure what the common denominator is. The one in front of me now has an AMD and doesn't have the option, so you might be right.
The whole switchable graphics thing is a mess. Luckily all my household's various Dells appear to do the right thing. Minecraft just works on all of them.