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July 27th, 2017 17:00
Inspiron 15 5000 Gaming Video Issues
So I was testing out CS:Source on my new Dell Inspiron 15 5576 Gaming Laptop. It has an AMD Radeon(TM) RX 560 with 4GB GDDR5 graphics memory card. When I play CS:Source my FPS is anywhere from 60-120. On my MacBook Pro it has an AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB of GDDR5 memory card and I get 150-300+ FPS on CS:Source. This MacBook Pro is from 2015 with a lower graphics card and it performs better than the new Dell laptop. Why is that? The Dell shows it's using Performance Mode for the game and not the intergraded card but I feel it is.
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akhil_123
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November 28th, 2017 22:00
the same problem with me. system not using dedicated graphics even though it shows to be working still not found a solution.
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December 1st, 2017 15:00
Most Apple systems use true dedicated graphics, which can be switched from discrete to integrated by the user or by software.
Your Dell system uses hybrid video - only the Intel GPU has a physical connection to the display, and the software subsystem calls the AMD (or nVidia) GPU into use on demand when needed - but the graphics winds up piped through the Intel GPU on its way to the screen. This is a lower-cost solution - remember there ARE PCs that do exactly what Apple's hardware does -- and they're priced well above the mid-range sub-$1,000 level where your Inspiron was -- just like Apple's hardware is.
You CAN get true discrete video on a notebook -- you won't get it without spending $1,500-2,000 or more on a system -- just as you don't get it on a Macbook Pro without spending that much or more either.