Switchable Graphics Cards on Windows 10/8.1/8
07-23-2015 03:47 PM
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I have A HP Pavilion dm4 2100st laptop. I could use both AMD Radeon HD 6470M and Intel HD3000 graphic card well with switchable options according to power usage on Windows 7 (stock OS). After upgrade to my OS to Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, I can not start to use AMD graphic card. System detects only Intel HD3000. I have to use only Intel graphic card, so performance is not same as AMD card on windows 7.
First, I installed offical HP video card drivers from below link, but unfortunately graphic cards do not change according to poer status of laptop.
Now, I have upgraded to my OS system to Windows 10, but problem is same with Windows 8/8.1. It does not detect my dedicated AMD graphic card and I have use only Intel HD 3000 again.
I tried diffent driver options, but I can not solve the problem. Also pictures are added below.
Option 1: Windows Update Drivers — Intel HD 3000 works, AMD does not work and detected as 7400M
Option 2: Official AMD Latest Drivers (Link) — Intel HD 3000 works, AMD does not work and detected as 7400M
Option 3: Official HP Windows 7 Video Drivers (HP — Windows 7) — Intel and AMD card drivers do not works correctly
Option 4: Official HP Wİndows 8.1 Video Drivers (HP — Windows 8.1) — Intel HD 3000 works, AMD does not work and detected as 7400M
Option 5: Lescatlabs.net Catalyst UnifL Project Drivers (UnifL) — Intel HD 3000 works, AMD does not work and install
— How can enable dedicated AMD card on windows 10?
— How can use AMD card on windows 10 ?
— Is there any solution of this problem?
07-23-2015 04:18 PM
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Please review the information in the link below on how to configure switchable graphics:
If you found my answer helpful please say thanks by clicking on the Thumb’s Up icon. Thanks!
07-25-2015 11:09 AM
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Your proposal is not applicable for this problem. I can not see any options in Catalyst Control Center’s left menu.
07-25-2015 06:36 PM
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You may want to check for a chipset update.
I see one for your system with Windows 8 64bit on the downloads page, Dated Nov 2012, version 8.1.0.1263
07-30-2015 01:09 PM
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Same problem here.
My notebook — HP Pavilion dm4 2155br with ATI Radeon HD 6470m.
The available driver for windows 8 works in Windows 8 and 8.1 for me, but is incompatible for windows 10.
Official amd Catalyst Control Center doesn’t have switchable graphics option and Microsoft driver available in windows 10 update have same problem.
Will HP provide new drivers for windows 10?
07-30-2015 01:23 PM
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As I suggested in my previous post, it would be worth checking for a chipset and/or BIOS update for your system.
You might also try ‘compatibility mode’ for the Catalyst Control Center, it may not work but it’s worth a shot.
07-31-2015 01:11 PM
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my switchable graphics problems were solved with leshcat, see if it helps you
08-12-2015 11:53 AM — edited 08-13-2015 06:53 AM
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Did you find a solution for this? I have the same problem and tried all the options.
09-01-2015 03:11 AM
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I have the very same problem and can not find the solution. Leshcatlabs drivers do not help
According to leshcat forums, win 10 doesnt support fixed switching at all — hp should do something about it. my laptop is not usable like this
09-26-2015 03:59 PM
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My laptop HP Pavilion G6-1068SE has Intel HD 3000 On Board Graphics along with 1GB discrete Radeon HD 6470M graphics.
When I did a fresh install of Windows 10 x64, Windows Update automatically installed latest Catalyst Control Center along with the necessary display drivers for Intel HD 3000 (On-board Graphics).
What I expected under display adapters in Device Manager:
— AMD Radeon HD 6470M Series
— Intel(R) HD Graphics
What s actually present:
— AMD Radeon HD 7400M Series
— Intel(R) HD Graphics
Problems I face due to this:
1) No 3D setting or any other configurable options in AMD Control Center (Information is the only tab available)
2) No SWITCHABLE GRAPHICS options under context menus and in Control Center
3) GPU Frequency constantly remains at 0MHz (from AMD System Monitor and tried other GPU benchmarking tools)
4) All applications are fully and solely handled by Intel HD 3000 and discrete graphics is never detected by any of my games
5) DxDiag shows DirectX version as 10 even though the laptop supports DirectX 11
Solutions I tried:
1) Uninstalled AMD Catalyst Control Center automatically installed by Windows and tried following versions download from AMD website: v15.8 Beta, v15.7, v14.9, v14.4, v13.12, v12.10 and all of them showed the same problems. Note: Before installing each version I completely uninstalled the existing version rebooted and installed the other one.
2) Went to HP Website, Driver for Windows 10 is unavailable. Downloaded Windows 7,8 and 8.1 drivers and installed in compatibility mode.
3) Tried LESHCAT drivers downloaded from their official site.
In spite of all my efforts, the aforementioned problems still persist. Isn t there a way that I get my discrete GPU working with all features including switchable graphics in Windows 10, other than downgrading my OS to Windows 8 or Windows 7 so as to get drivers from HP?
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It should work in 10.
First you need to get it to detect and use the right card.
A. Uninstall, and then reinstall, the latest graphics card driver.
B. Make sure that your AMD graphics card is set as the default graphics card.
Here’s the steps on how to set it to default.
1. Open the «Control Center».
2. Select «Manage 3D Settings» under 3D Settings.
3. Click on the «Program Settings» tab and select the program you want to choose a graphics card for from the drop down list.
4. Now select «preferred graphics processor» in the drop down list. (You can see what the automatic option is listed as global setting) If you want to use the dedicated graphics card, select High-performance AMD processor.
Once it is running on the right one, test the system again and see if the problem persists.
For ATI/AMD graphics cards the process varies.
You may need to open graphics then PowerPlay and set plugged in and/or battery to maximize performance.
You can also try going to graphics then 3D and move the slider to performance. Your computer may also have a switchable graphics tab where you can change the settings for individual programs.
webworkings
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It should work in 10.
First you need to get it to detect and use the right card.
A. Uninstall, and then reinstall, the latest graphics card driver.
B. Make sure that your AMD graphics card is set as the default graphics card.
Here’s the steps on how to set it to default.
1. Open the «Control Center».
2. Select «Manage 3D Settings» under 3D Settings.
3. Click on the «Program Settings» tab and select the program you want to choose a graphics card for from the drop down list.
4. Now select «preferred graphics processor» in the drop down list. (You can see what the automatic option is listed as global setting) If you want to use the dedicated graphics card, select High-performance AMD processor.
Once it is running on the right one, test the system again and see if the problem persists.
For ATI/AMD graphics cards the process varies.
You may need to open graphics then PowerPlay and set plugged in and/or battery to maximize performance.
You can also try going to graphics then 3D and move the slider to performance. Your computer may also have a switchable graphics tab where you can change the settings for individual programs.
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found the solution and culprit you just have to downgrade the driver way back to early 2019 because i dont know what the hell amd did for mobile gpu because it wouldnt work on latest version nowadays!!
Gah.. I don’t have the Switchable Graphics option appearing anywhere..
All that shows up is Intel(R) Graphics settings
Does that work with the lastest ver of Win10 though?
Also which ver of the software predates this?
Acer Nitro 5 with AMD Adrenalin 2020, switchable graphics
If your game is not recognised by the AMD Adrenalin software, it will probably default to the iGPU within your processor, ignoring your dedicated GPU. This will have a huge impact on performance. AMD have removed the Switchable option from their drivers relying on the Operating System to do it for you, which is very unfortunate, especially for those whom don’t like tinkering and just want their laptop to give the best experience. Below is a guide I made to get SOMA to use my RX 560X, even though I had set it to High Performance in graphic settings, it still only used my Vega GPU (this can be easily established by looking at GPU usage in Task Manager). It was my Power Settings causing it not to switch.
Hope this works for you:
From Power Options (Right click your battery Icon)
Select your active plan and select Change plan settings
Then select Change advanced power settings
Expand Switchable Dynamic Graphics and change to the following:
On Battery: Optimize power savings (Use integrated GPU)
Plugged in: Maximize performance (Use dedicated GPU)
*My plugged in was set to Optimize performance, which was causing the following options to be ignored, I didn’t change my On Battery settings.
Now Search for Graphics Settings and launch
Choose Classic app and Browse for your game’s executable, then click Options
Now choose High performance and Save
You game should now successfully use your dedicated GPU, but remember to set your power options correctly, otherwise it will ignore this setting.
