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December 14th, 2016 07:00
How to change AMD R7 M445 videocard as default instead of intergrated Intel HD graphics
I have a Dell inspiron 17 5767 with an AMD R7 M445 videocard, but when I want to play a game and the videocard should start working I have the idea that I'm still gaming on Intel's HD graphics. I looked it up in dxdiag and that shows this:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 12/14/2016, 16:30:05
Machine name: ------------------
Machine Id: ------------------
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 14393)
Language: Dutch (Regional Setting: Dutch)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Inspiron 5767
BIOS: 1.0.8
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8090MB RAM
Page File: 3348MB used, 6661MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.14393.0000 64bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Display Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 620
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Type: Full Device
Card name: AMD Radeon R7 M440
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6900)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Type: Render-Only Device
I think that what I marked red is the problem but how do I fix this?



DELL-Chris M
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December 14th, 2016 08:00
I thought that the AMD GPU would kick in automatically when needed. From AMD, "Switchable Graphics technology engages discrete graphics only when it is needed for 3D applications, and uses energy-efficient integrated graphics capabilities the rest of the time.". Read this.
ejn63
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December 14th, 2016 09:00
The Intel GPU is always primary - the AMD GPU is just a co-processor. All video data passes through the Intel GPU on its way to the screen -- there is no physical connection between the AMD GPU and the screen. It is not and cannot be made the primary GPU in the system.
DELL-Chris M
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December 15th, 2016 07:00
ejn63,
Thanks for the clarification. Makes me wonder why AMD didn't develop something like Nvidia Optimus?