CPS 15 L502X GPU doesn’t kick in at all (0% use in Task Manager)

Hi all

I own an old-timer L502x with a 2GB NVIDIA GeForce 540m that is showing always at 0% usage in Task Manager. It’s on the latest available driver, and I have also tried rolling back a few driver versions to no avail. It shows up in Device Manager as functioning and I have tried disabling it and re-enabling.

I am trying to play Football Manager 2020, not the most graphics intensive game, but when viewing the matches it struggles to render even in low quality, presumably using Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics. I don’t seem to be able to get the graphics card to work in any scenario.

Has anyone had any similar experiences, and how did you solve it?

• I have tried specifying use of the graphics card for the specific game on the NVIDIA Control Panel, no joy