No option to select internal video card

03-07-2015, 09:29 AM #1

When trying to select a video card, I only get the option for my dedicated nvidia card (specifically a gtx 770m). Picture. I read that it is bad to select the dedicated card and even though I get 60FPS, it still lags every once in a while.

I am running on an Alienware 17 laptop and it does have switchable graphics. The internal card doesn't show up in device manager unless I specifically tell my laptop to run off of that card.

So my question is, is it really all that bad to select the nvidia card even though no other options appear?

Kurausukun · (This post was last modified: 03-07-2015, 11:03 AM by Kurausukun.)

Your profile says you are still using Dolphin 4.0, is that correct? If so, you should really update to the latest dev revision. Also, if you have an Nvidia card, there's really no reason for you to be using D3D, you should go with OGL. That alone may fix your lag issues.

**KHg8m3r** · 03-07-2015, 12:08 PM #3

You're running an old version. Grab the latest dev build and switch over to OpenGL.

Don't use the dropdown box, it's got issues on Optimus systems. Just leave it as is, then open the Nvidia Control Panel and make a high performance profile for Dolphin, and make sure it is set to use the High performance card and maximum power usage so it doesn't throttle the card down. (but only set those, as trying to force any other driver enhancements causes issues)

03-08-2015, 03:17 PM #4

(03-07-2015, 11:02 AM)Kurausukun Wrote: Your profile says you are still using Dolphin 4.0, is that correct? If so, you should really update to the latest dev revision. Also, if you have an Nvidia card, there's really no reason for you to be using D3D, you should go with OGL. That alone may fix your lag issues.

(03-07-2015, 12:08 PM)KHg8m3r Wrote: You're running an old version. Grab the latest dev build and switch over to OpenGL.

Don't use the dropdown box, it's got issues on Optimus systems. Just leave it as is, then open the Nvidia Control Panel and make a high performance profile for Dolphin, and make sure it is set to use the High performance card and maximum power usage so it doesn't throttle the card down. (but only set those, as trying to force any other driver enhancements causes issues)

Awesome, thanks guys!
I updated to the dev version and that fixed all my issues