Help with scaling issues

[Raduque]

Not sure if this is the right subforum, but...

I recently bought a Lenovo Ideapad u530 with an Intel 4400 IGP and a GT 730M GPU. I knew it was slighty underpowered when I bought it, so I'm fine with it.

I have a couple of games that run well (for me) at lower resolutions than native, but the problem is the machine won't scale the picture. It will only do 1:1 pixel mapping, so anything less than 1080p gets a border.

The nVidia control panel doesn't give me any scaling options (I assume it's because it's only used during 3D applications), and the Intel panel scaling options have no effect. The scaling control hotkey for Intel doesn't do anything while the game is running, either.

The game in question, if it matters, is Crysis 3. Bioshock Infinite and Farcry3 both play well at mediumish settings at 1080p, but Crysis 3 really only runs well at 720p, which I'm fine with if I could just get the #&@%d thing to scale!

...halp?

 

[bystander36]

Are you sure the Nvidia control panel lacks the options? While the display may not allow for scaling, the video card should. Look on the left side of the control panel for a page labeled "Desktop size and position". That tab should have the options of "aspect ratio", "fullscreen" and "no scaling". The first 2 will cause scaling.

If that option isn't there, either mobile GPU's don't allow this (I doubt), or it is due to the way laptops switch between the Intel IGP and the discrete card.

 

[Raduque]

If that option isn't there, either mobile GPU's don't allow this (I doubt), or it is due to the way laptops switch between the Intel IGP and the discrete card.

It's the latter I think. I only have 3 options in the nVidia control panel.

"Adjust Image settings"
"3D Settings"
"Set PhysX Configuration"

 

[UaVaj]

the option is in bios that allows it to scale. at least that option was available with my lenovo y570.

 

[bystander36]

the option is in bios that allows it to scale. at least that option was available with my lenovo y570.

I assume that option is for hardware scaling, which would be good imo.

 

[Raduque]

I assume that option is for hardware scaling, which would be good imo.

I'll have to look again, though I don't recall seeing an option.

Edit: There's definitely a software issue going on here. If i set Windows' resolution to less than native and launch a game, scaling works. It's not working at native 1080, though.

Edit #2: It only scales the game if I launch it from the resolution I want to play at. Example: Crysis3 runs best at 720p. If I launch it with Windows set to 1280x720, it scales. If I launch it with Windows at 1680x1050, it does not scale.

I guess it's just a side effect of this stupid dual GPU thing modern laptops have going on.

Edit3: No option for scaling in the BIOS. I 'll just work around it by setting Windows to the game resolution I want to play at.