AMD Control Panel: Switchable Graphics

Discussion in 'Clockwork Empires General' started by Alephred, Feb 25, 2015.

  1. Alephred

    Alephred Royal Archivist for Queen And Empire

    So, AMD Radeon cards have a thing called 'Switchable Graphics', which I suspect might be the cause of some graphical issues, in that the computer (typically a laptop with a Mobile edition AMD GPU) tries to run Clockwork Empires on the wrong GPU (i.e. the Intel HD GPU). I haven't been able to confirm since I don't own an AMD card, but this guy's video demonstrates the steps to follow in the Catalyst Control Center.

    Maybe someone with an AMD card can confirm?

    Start at 3:16 (all the earlier stuff is about how to re-install your drivers and download the Control Center if it's missing):

     
    Alephred, Feb 25, 2015
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  2. Nicholas

    Nicholas Technology Director Staff Member

    There is a gentleman on our Steam Forums having issues with his Radeon HD 5470. Can you point him at this as a test subject?
     
    Nicholas, Feb 25, 2015
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  3. Alephred

    Alephred Royal Archivist for Queen And Empire

    If you're referring to this thread, done and done, and apparently successful. :)
     
    Alephred, Feb 25, 2015
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  4. PeterH

    PeterH Member

    I tried on my lappy, and the result was that AMD control panel says now "there are no settings here that I can do anything about" and exits. Can't even do what it used to do before.

    I hope the reset point I created before downloading the full version of the control panel will work <eye-roll> (incidentally my lappy has a 7xxx ATI gpu, it's only just over a year old).
     
    PeterH, Apr 11, 2015
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