Video Features; Nvidia® Optimus™ Technology - EUROCOM Notebook User Manual

Video Features

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NVIDIA Optimus
™
NVIDIA Optimus technology is a seamless technology designed to get best performance from the graphics
® ™
system while allowing longer battery life, without having to manually change settings. When the computer is in
Optimus Mode it will automatically switch between the integrated UMA (Unified Memory Architecture) GPU
(iGPU) and the discrete GPU (dGPU) when required by the applications in use. This switch is seamless to the
user and does not require any use of the GPU button (see
The GPU button allows you to switch between the Optimus Mode (where GPU switching is automatically
handled) and UMA Mode (for constant power-saving with the integrated GPU only).
Icon Color
Green
Orange
Green
Orange
You can switch display devices, and configure display options, from the Display control panel (in Appearances
and Personalization) in Windows 7 (see over). For more detailed video information see
trols" on page B - 1.
Technology
Description
UMA Mode Activated
Optimus Mode Activated
Integrated GPU (iGPU) Activated
Discrete GPU (dGPU) Activated
Table 1 - 7 - GPU Modes & GPU LED Indicators
"NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology" on page B -
The GPU LED indicators
display which GPU is currently in use
Quick Start Guide
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Note
will
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