Internal graphics not being put to use

[maxim123]

Hi, I have i3 g40 lenovo laptop. 8gb ram. 2gb(1gb? not sure dxdiag says 2 and system profile msinfo says 1 gb adapter ram) intel hd integrated graphics and 2 gb dedicated AMD radeon 8500M.
The problem is I only see the 2gb intel hd being used and not AMD as well. Is there a way to get both of them to work? My fps is current going 30-60 (spikes ) in league of legends (which is the only game I play) which has a low system requirements.
Do I need to install graphics card(probably external one since I play to upgrade my laptop in future) to increase the fps here, or can I do it by making AMD be in use too?

thank you

[maxim123]

I installed amd catalyst control. NOw it is showing render option in dxdiag which shows amd graphics options but it says render only display device. Does it mean that laptop is going to use amd when I play game now? but when I played league the amd system monitor shows no use of amd graphics:

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[veeg]

Hello Hopefully some of our members will chime in soon..

@Evan Omo @phillpower2 @Rustys @Bruce

[maxim123]

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additional info in amd radeon setting screen.

[maxim123]

Hi, it seems to be working cause I see league of legends being on the application under amd radeon, but the only thing is there is no movement in amd radeon monitor. So still confused if it is working or not. The fps seems to be a problem of opening another software which uses a lot of memory. I am getting about 50-90 right now, is it good enough for this amd radeon dedicated graphics? is it being used?

[veeg]

@gus @Bruce

[jmarket]

No, sorry

[Evan_Omo]

Hi maxim123. See this link, How to set default GPU for apps on Windows 10.

[maxim123]

Hi maxim123. See this link, How to set default GPU for apps on Windows 10.

shows only one option. doesn’t show for amd dedicated graphics.

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[Bruce]

I’m not 100% sure but I seem to recall with some laptops with an on-board motherboard graphics and an add-on card installed that one card will power the screen and the other the extra video-out port.
see if that has any legs.

otherwise what about just disabling the Intel card and forcing the AMD to be used as it’s the only one.

[maxim123]

I’m not 100% sure but I seem to recall with some laptops with an on-board motherboard graphics and an add-on card installed that one card will power the screen and the other the extra video-out port.
see if that has any legs.

otherwise what about just disabling the Intel card and forcing the AMD to be used as it’s the only one.

how to do that without damaging the display if intel was the only card being used.

[Bruce]

unless you have a hammer, there’s no risk of damaging the display.
to disable one of the graphics cards, go into Control Panel (view by: small icons), Device Manager, expand Display Adapters and right click the one you want to disable.

[phillpower2]

Any update?

[maxim123]

unless you have a hammer, there’s no risk of damaging the display.
to disable one of the graphics cards, go into Control Panel (view by: small icons), Device Manager, expand Display Adapters and right click the one you want to disable.

haha Thank you. the fps actually turned out to be same at 90 fps but a bit more stable i think, which is quite good right now.

Any update?

Thank you, it is solved now

[phillpower2]

Glad to hear that the issue is resolved and thank you for the follow up maxim123 (y)