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I recently installed The Witcher 2, only to realize that it is completely unplayable because it is running off my integrated graphics card.
The problem though is that I cannot set preferred GPU inside Nvidia control panel for some reason.
As you can see in the screenshot, I do not have a drop down list that lets me choose a preferred GPU. I just installed these drivers today from the Nvidia website, so that is the latest version.
My specs are:
Intel Core i5 2310 @ 2.9 ghz
Geforce 9800 GT with 512 MB
8 GB DDR2 RAM
How do I know that the game is running off my integrated GPU?
It automatically detects all my settings at the minimum. I get 5-10 FPS at 800x600 resolution, with all features turned off and all settings on lowest. Colours are completely wrong, and textures are muddy/missing.
I've been told by support from the Witcher 2 forums that this card should be able to play the game on medium-high settings at 1280x720 resolution. There are also videos of people playing this game with this card on Youtube.
I have over 70 games in my Steam collection, and this is the first time something like this has happened.
I've read that this is a common problem with this game, but most people resolve it by switching their preferred GPU inside Nvidia control panel. I don't have that option unfortunately. 🙁
I've checked under device manager as well, but the only GPU that appears under display adapter is the Geforce 9800 GT.
Is there any way to manually force the Witcher 2 to use my dedicated GPU?
The problem though is that I cannot set preferred GPU inside Nvidia control panel for some reason.
As you can see in the screenshot, I do not have a drop down list that lets me choose a preferred GPU. I just installed these drivers today from the Nvidia website, so that is the latest version.
My specs are:
Intel Core i5 2310 @ 2.9 ghz
Geforce 9800 GT with 512 MB
8 GB DDR2 RAM
How do I know that the game is running off my integrated GPU?
It automatically detects all my settings at the minimum. I get 5-10 FPS at 800x600 resolution, with all features turned off and all settings on lowest. Colours are completely wrong, and textures are muddy/missing.
I've been told by support from the Witcher 2 forums that this card should be able to play the game on medium-high settings at 1280x720 resolution. There are also videos of people playing this game with this card on Youtube.
I have over 70 games in my Steam collection, and this is the first time something like this has happened.
I've read that this is a common problem with this game, but most people resolve it by switching their preferred GPU inside Nvidia control panel. I don't have that option unfortunately. 🙁
I've checked under device manager as well, but the only GPU that appears under display adapter is the Geforce 9800 GT.
Is there any way to manually force the Witcher 2 to use my dedicated GPU?
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