Imagine you are playing your favorite video game and running correctly, but suddenly you experience graphic glitches. How does it feel like? For sure, it’s one of the worst feelings you have ever experienced if you are a true gamer from the heart. 


It can also happen when you’re using any application. There are several causes why your PC is experiencing graphic glitches. It might be facing some errors. So, what to do in that kind of situation?




Luckily, we have a solution. In this post, we will tell you how to force the laptop to dedicated Graphic Cards. Before discussing ways to move the laptop to dedicated graphic cards, let’s talk a bit about why it happens.


Graphics card is not a thing unknown to us. Graphics cards are part of your computer’s hardware. It is responsible for showing an image on your PC’s screen. Its main aim is to convert data. You send signals that can be easily understandable by your monitor. 

It consists of graphical data with high clarity, color, definition, and also with the overall appearance. These cards are also called a graphic adapter, graphic accelerator.


A computer supports two graphic cards. These are integrated and Dedicated graphic cards. 

Integrated graphics card (by Intel) is bound to the motherboard, shares RAM with CPU, and reduces RAM. But it is not necessary for running those programs that use a large amount of video memory.

 

On the other hand, a Dedicated graphics card has RAM and a Processor for generating images. The best thing about this card is it doesn’t slow down your PC.

It won’t be wrong if we say that, sometimes programmers make many mistakes while writing code that will screw up your game and cause a bug. However, glitches also caused by some physical issues with components. 


Now here’s a question how to deal with this situation? 

All you have to do is to use Dedicated Graphics Cards.


Is it safe to use dedicated Graphics Cards?

Using dedicated Graphics Cards is way better than using Integrated Graphics Cards. This card works for casual gaming and also for intensive high-end gaming. No doubt, it’s also a way to go for professional graphic designers. 


How to force the laptop to use Dedicated Graphics Cards?

In this blog, we share the two most straightforward ways to force laptops to use Dedicated Graphics Cards. The first one consists of the following instructions. 

  • Click right on your desktop, select graphic properties. If you can’t find graphical properties, then select the Intel graphics setting. Now you see Intel graphics and media control panel.
  • Click on advance mood.
  • Now select the 3D tab and set the 3D preference to perform.
  • Select the power tab & set power plans to maximum performance if you perform your laptop with only running on battery, then select battery in the top right corner and set maximum performance.
  • Close the Intel graphics panel & click right on the desktop. Select-control panel for Dedicated GPU (NVIDIA or ATI or ATM/AMD RADEON)
  • For NVIDIA Cards, click on adjust image setting with preview, select use my preference emphasizing performance & apply.
  • Select manage 3D setting & open the drop-down menu for a global setting.
  • Select high-performance NVIDIA processors and click apply.
  • Open the drop-down menu and click add. Now, search & select SERATO Video App.
  •  Open the drop-down menu and repeat step 8. Do the same for your host, Serato software.
  • Click on set PhysX configuration and apply. Restart your PC & open Serato video. If it doesn’t open, then you should download the latest drivers.
  • For ATI/AMD Radeon Card go-to graphics, then PowerPlay set plugged in and battery to maximum performance, Apply.
  • If applicable to the graphics card, then go to graphics, 3D and move the slider to optimal performance; apply.
  • Now browse to locate Serato video. ex and set for high performance if your catalyst control has a switchable graphic tab. Do the same for host Serato software.
  • Now restart your PC and open software to play any video.

The Second method is,

  • Right-click on the desktop, select Display settings.
  •  Scroll down in the right panel to look for Graphics settings, Click.
  •  Choose an app to set preference, select Classic app. Then, browse to the app or game .exe file that you want to force to use a GPU.          
  •  Now, click on the app and then click Options.            
  •  Select an option based on the listed GPU of your choice, under Set graphics preference. And you’re done.
Have you not got it?

Above, we share the two most straightforward ways to force the laptop to use dedicated graphics cards. We do hope that they will sort out your problem. If they won’t, then go to www.amd.com to download drivers.


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