FarazAbdullah

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April 1st, 2013 16:00

Can't check GPU temperature!

I bought Dell Inspiron n5520 i7 laptop a few days ago and downloaded and installed drivers by entering my service tag. Everything is working fine. But, I can't check my GPU temperature on HWmonitor. I can only see temperature of Intel(R) HD graphics 4000 but,  its not detecting AMD 7670M.... I need help.

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    Posted April 5th, 2013 08:00

    Hi FarazAbdullah,

    The AMD video card is active only while running a high performance application and if the application is stopped the Intel HD graphics take over. I tried but was unable to find any documentation for the normal operating temperatures of the video card. However, while researching I came across an interesting conversation over a similar situation that you may find useful : http://bit.ly/10jlyr4

    Hope this helps. Do reply if you have any questions.  

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    Posted April 1st, 2013 17:00

    And sometimes even Intel R HD Graphics 4000 is not appearing...

  • MicroTest

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    Posted April 2nd, 2013 06:00

    Try a different software:

    http://www.piriform.com/speccy

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    Posted April 2nd, 2013 08:00

    Hi FarazAbdullah,

    It appears you are using N5520 laptop with Switchable Graphics. The Intel HD graphics is the primary video device and is a low power solution for day today activities on laptops like internet browsing, word processing etc. It helps increase the battery life of laptop. The AMD graphics card is high performance solution for gaming, designing etc. With the help of Switchable Graphics you get the best of both worlds and effective power management. For normal usage Intel HD graphics is used and for high performance needs the AMD graphics card gets activated when you are using a graphics intensive application or if, in Catalyst Control Center, you have defined a particular application to use the AMD graphics card specifically.

    For more information on Switchable Graphics you may refer to the link : http://bit.ly/aCGqbR

    So the HWmonitor is correctly displaying the GPU temperature of Intel HD graphics and it is working as designed.

    Hope this helps. Do reply if you have any questions.

  • CyberMaxX360

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    Posted April 2nd, 2013 12:00

    @FarazAbdullah  -  AMD has a tool called - AMD system monitor which is located HERE it will provide you what you are looking for.

     

    Edit: Also another tool called GPUZ located HERE will provided even more information.

     

    Cheers

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    Posted April 4th, 2013 05:00

    Thank you. Already tried it, but no use... it is only showing CPU and Hard drive temps.

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    Posted April 4th, 2013 07:00

    @DELL-Sundeep B ... I am finally getting seperate temperatures for Intel HD 4000 and Amd using GPU-Z, but I have to run a high performance application alongside otherwise GPU-Z stops responding...Intel HD temperatures are usually a little (about 3-8 degree c) higher than AMD's... last night i played Bioshock Infinite for about 40 minutes and GPUz was showing about 75c for Intel and 65c-67c for AMD.. is this normal? what is the limit I should be worrying about? Thank You

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    Posted April 5th, 2013 09:00

    Thank you everyone for your replies :)

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    Posted April 7th, 2013 01:00

    @FarazAbdullah - found another free tool that will more then likely provide you with the information that you are looking for and then some.

    Have a look at http://www.hwinfo.com/

    Cheers

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    Posted April 7th, 2013 07:00

    @CyberMaxX360 thanks but, already tried that one. Tried many tools. Some are working like GPU Z, but I have to run a high performance application alongside. i have assigned High Performance GPU to Intel Turbo Boost Monitor and whenever I have to look at temperatures, I run it alongside GPU Z and it works. Its oky, I can live with it 'Alhamdulillah, All praise is to Allah'. Thank you everyone. Assalam walaikum. :)