No option to change to integrated or dedicated graphics on AMD 8650G (RADEON)

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Arran Middlemiss

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Im looking all over CCC for a option like i have seen on youtube, where you can switch games to high performance and dedicated graphics, but there is no sign of it, i also have the latest 14.6 beta drivers....PLEASE HELP :bounce:
 
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Then that means that you don't have a dedicated GPU in the laptop. You can check this by going to Device Manager (Win Key + Pause then Device Manager on the left). Then look in Display Adapters. If you have two entries, then you have 2 GPUs (one from APU, one discrete). If you have only one, then you do not have a discrete GPU.
 
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it has one gpu, but on the apu it says 'with radeon graphics'
 
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yes it does, all laptops with integrated and dedicated show 2 display adapters, you can also check with DXDIAG,

open start menu, type DXDIAG, press enter, click on display tab, and see what adapter it shows.

you can also run gpuz to identify your hardware, or speccy.
 
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Because what i think it happening, is that when my laptop is plugged it it is using integrated graphics memory, and when its running off battery power, it is using dedicated memory
 
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When you have an integrated GPU (as you do in the 8650G), it shares system memory for image rendering. It's does not have dedicated memory like a discrete GPU. I promise you, if you only have one display adapter showing in Device Manager, you only have an integrated GPU within the APU. Dedicated GPU's in laptops are almost always soldered to the motherboard (some high-end exceptions) so it would show in Device Manager and most definitely show in the BIOS.
 
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but it says i have 512mb of dedicated memory on my gpu???? if im wrong then what do you think could be causing better performance on my laptop when it is PLUGGED OUT??
 
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13fps on charge and 15fps on battery- thats a low fps for some reason, but yeah, you get the idea
 
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That's definitely weird. Check your power management options and put it on performance mode when it's plugged in. Change the unplugged setting to power saver....run benchmarks again. Depending on the amount of RAM that you have, you may be able to dedicate more to the GPU.
 
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same thing, higher fps when running off battery? :(
 
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