Games running on Integrated GPU rather than dedicated GPU.

[FatLegion]

I get low FPS whenever I play any game. I think my games are running on the Integrated GPU rather than Dedicated GPU. My Laptop specifications are:

Intel core i5 5200u

Nvidia Geforce 940m

8gb ddr4 ram

windows 10 64bit OS

I have updated all the drivers and the bios is also upto date. I even cant play games when running as administrator. 

Please suggest some fix for this.

[The_Fossette · Accepted solution]

@FatLegion,

Welcome to the HP Support Community!

I recommend you follow the below steps and check if it helps.

Right-click your desktop background and select NVIDIA Control Panel. You can also find this tool by performing a Start menu (or Start screen) search for NVIDIA Control Panel or by right-clicking the NVIDIA icon in your system tray and selecting Open NVIDIA Control Panel.

To quickly set a system-wide preference, you could use the Adjust image settings with the preview option. For example, if you have old hardware that struggles to play the games you want to play, you may want to select “Use my preference emphasizing” and move the slider all the way to “Performance.” This trades graphics quality for an increased frame rate.

By default, the “Use the advanced 3D image settings” option is selected. You can select Manage 3D settings and change advanced settings for all programs on your computer or just for specific games. NVIDIA keeps a database of the optimal settings for various games, but you’re free to tweak individual settings here. Just mouse-over an option for an explanation of what it does.

If you have a laptop with NVIDIA Optimus technology — that is, both NVIDIA and Intel graphics — this is the same place you can choose which applications will use the NVIDIA hardware and which will use the Intel hardware.

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Cheers!