Use Integrated with Dedicated graphics

[DogSong]

Okay guys, I have the Geforce 9800 GT and the Core 2 Duo E8400 with integrated graphics, and I was wondering how I could make the Dedicated and Integrated graphics work together so it takes a little off my 9800 and process with the integrated but display with the dedicated or vise versa. Thanks.

 

[evan.briggs]

im about 95% sure that that is not possible.

 

[iPwn]

briggs&straton is about 95% correct.

There's nothing that will allow this to happen. In fact, most motherboards/chips will disable the 'onboard' GPU once a dedicated GPU is detected. Unless you get down and dirty with some custom written firmware updates, it can't happen.

 

[Smart_Guy]

On that system, you cannot combine both the integrated + the dedicated video cards. Actually, as far as I know, only some Asrock motherboards can do that with a technology called Lucid Virtual GPU if I remember correctly.

Anyway, on your system, it cannot be done since the dedicated will be automatically disabled.

 

[BikerEcho]

Not only asrock has support for Licud Virtu. It's an integration in the chipset.

I have never used it, but it should give better performance in supported games

 

[Smart_Guy]

Cool. This gives hope that it might become a standard one day. Then we can say goodbye to exclusive SLI and CrossFire combinations.

I tried it. Unfortunately, the results where unsatisfying. Frame rate count increased, but motion has become sluggish like it increases and decreases in speed in a fixed manner. Can't describe it well, but it felt really un-normal, if you know what I mean.

 

[BikerEcho]

Yeah SLI and crossfire is not for me ether ^^
what you are describing + more heat, noise and power draw