The only "game" that I play is Second Life. I always play it in window mode, not full-screen mode. I've been shopping for a new laptop since my old one died last month, and it has been strongly recommended to me that I get something that has 1.) a dedicated graphic card and 2.) nothing weaker than a NVIDIA Geoforce GT 640M or 650M.
I found a laptop that has dual integrated AMD Radeon HD 8650G + dedicated AMD Radeon HD 8750M. I am thinking the 8750M is probably the equivalent of a NVDIA 640M, which is good. As long as the laptop uses the dedicated 8750M for Second Life, I will be happy.
However someone told me this:
"This laptop comes with Radeon HD 8650G + 8750M Dual. You can run newer games fine on medium settings, but older games will only use the integrated graphics card because they are not compatible with using two graphic cards at the same time. Second Life is an old game and doesn't have high requirements in order to play. I highly doubt it supports the use of CrossFire because there isn't a need for it. This laptop will most likely only use the AMD Radeon Hd 8650G because it is more than enough to play that game."
I hope this isn't true because the integrated 8650G is probably more like a NVIDIA 630M, and I wanted 1.) a dedicated graphic card, not integrated... and 2.) nothing weaker than a NVIDIA Geoforce GT 640M.
Question #1 - Is there a way to make certain Second Life uses the higher end dedicated graphic card on this laptop while I'm playing in window mode (not full-screen mode)?
Question #2 - If so, what are the steps to ensure that?
Question #3 - How do I tell which one (integrated 8650G or dedicated 8750M) the laptop is using while I'm playing Second Life?
Thank you for taking the time to answer this.
I found a laptop that has dual integrated AMD Radeon HD 8650G + dedicated AMD Radeon HD 8750M. I am thinking the 8750M is probably the equivalent of a NVDIA 640M, which is good. As long as the laptop uses the dedicated 8750M for Second Life, I will be happy.
However someone told me this:
"This laptop comes with Radeon HD 8650G + 8750M Dual. You can run newer games fine on medium settings, but older games will only use the integrated graphics card because they are not compatible with using two graphic cards at the same time. Second Life is an old game and doesn't have high requirements in order to play. I highly doubt it supports the use of CrossFire because there isn't a need for it. This laptop will most likely only use the AMD Radeon Hd 8650G because it is more than enough to play that game."
I hope this isn't true because the integrated 8650G is probably more like a NVIDIA 630M, and I wanted 1.) a dedicated graphic card, not integrated... and 2.) nothing weaker than a NVIDIA Geoforce GT 640M.
Question #1 - Is there a way to make certain Second Life uses the higher end dedicated graphic card on this laptop while I'm playing in window mode (not full-screen mode)?
Question #2 - If so, what are the steps to ensure that?
Question #3 - How do I tell which one (integrated 8650G or dedicated 8750M) the laptop is using while I'm playing Second Life?
Thank you for taking the time to answer this.