Dell Inspiron 15 (5000) Possible GPU upgrade? (dual graphics card)

DforDavo

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Feb 27, 2016
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As the title says, my laptop came with an integrated intel HD graphics card, but also with an AMD Radeon one which isn't really good. I've seen many threads commenting that most laptops cna't switch them because they're integrated with the mobo, but mine has two and I'm not tech savvy enough to find out myself if the second one may be switched.

my specs:

System Information
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Time of this report: 2/27/2016, 09:26:46
Machine name: DESKTOP-DG5R55F
Operating System: Windows 10 Home Single Language 64-bit (10.0, Build 10586) (10586.th2_release.160126-1819)
Language: Spanish (Regional Setting: Spanish)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Inspiron 5559
BIOS: 1.0.1
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6500U CPU @ 2.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8086MB RAM
Page File: 3719MB used, 6734MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.10586.0000 64bit Unicode
Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1916&SUBSYS_06B21028&REV_07
Display Memory: 4170 MB
Dedicated Memory: 128 MB
Shared Memory: 4042 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: LGD0484
Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (60.005Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: igdumdim64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd12umd64.dll,igdumdim32,igd10iumd32,igd10iumd32,igd12umd32
Driver File Version: 10.18.0015.4248 (English)
Driver Version: 10.18.15.4248
DDI Version: 12
Feature Levels: 11.1,11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
Driver Model: WDDM 2.0
Graphics Preemption: Triangle
Compute Preemption: Thread
Miracast: Supported
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Integrated
Power P-states: Not Supported
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 29/06/2015 12:00:00 a. m., 36681400 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-5A56-11CF-0063-BD26BAC2C735}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x1916
SubSys ID: 0x06B21028
Revision ID: 0x0007
Driver Strong Name: oem15.inf:5f63e534f36b7c6d:iSKLD_w10:10.18.15.4248:pci\ven_8086&dev_1916&subsys_06b21028
Rank Of Driver: 00D10001

Radeon info:

Card name: AMD Radeon R5 M335
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6660)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Type: Render-Only Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6660&SUBSYS_06B21028&REV_81
Display Memory: 8127 MB
Dedicated Memory: 4084 MB
Shared Memory: 4042 MB
Current Mode: n/a
Driver Name: aticfx64,aticfx64,aticfx64,amdxc64,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,amdxc32,atiumd64,atidxx64,atidxx64,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a,atitmm64
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1395 (English)
Driver Version: 15.200.1045.0
DDI Version: 12
Feature Levels: 11.1,11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
Driver Model: WDDM 2.0
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Discrete
Power P-states: Not Supported
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 22/06/2015 12:00:00 a. m., 1440592 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: n/a
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x6660
SubSys ID: 0x06B21028
Revision ID: 0x0081
Driver Strong Name: oem1.inf:cb0ae414a8f63913:ati2mtag_R503:15.200.1045.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_6660&subsys_06b21028&rev_81
Rank Of Driver: 00D10000
Video Accel: n/a
DXVA2 Modes:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
D3D9 Overlay: n/a
DXVA-HD: n/a
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
MPO Caps: Not Supported
MPO Stretch: Not Supported
MPO Media Hints: Not Supported
MPO Formats: Not Supported

Also, is it worth upgrading (if possible)? Would I need to updgrade something else so I don't blow my device up or set my house on fire?

Thank you in advance.
 

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