How can I verify If the nvidia330m is working

[Pedromperez]

How can I verify If the nvidia330m is working in my new mbp 15. How can In tell when its using the Intel HD or the Nvidia?


Thank you for your help

 

[Hellhammer]

gfxCardStatus

 

[moel]

or if all you want is the info, very occasionally, and don't want a cluttered menubar, the old school way of doing it..is to go to about this mac, and see which card the monitor is attached to.

 

[TopHatPlus]

or if all you want is the info, very occasionally, and don't want a cluttered menubar, the old school way of doing it..is to go to about this mac, and see which card the monitor is attached to.

yes but it will pretty well only run off the intel graphics card, i suggest running something that requires a lot of graphics, like star craft 2 when i started it up it told me that the graphics settings were auto set to optimize the speed of my gpu, so when i checked it and everything was set on high that means my nvidia gt 330 m is working.

 

[tjb1]

yes but it will pretty well only run off the intel graphics card, i suggest running something that requires a lot of graphics, like star craft 2 when i started it up it told me that the graphics settings were auto set to optimize the speed of my gpu, so when i checked it and everything was set on high that means my nvidia gt 330 m is working.

Google Chrome makes my computer run the Nvidia if dynamic switching is on...

 

[mikepro]

Interesting... What's the app that displays your fan speed and temp in the menu bar?

Google Chrome makes my computer run the Nvidia if dynamic switching is on...

 

[tjb1]

Interesting... What's the app that displays your fan speed and temp in the menu bar?

smcfancontrol

 

[karohan]

Google Chrome makes my computer run the Nvidia if dynamic switching is on...

Yeah, thats a glitch that's pretty common in Google Chrome. Chrome doesn't need the extra GPU power, so if you want, you can set it to Intel Only when using Chrome. If you insist on using the automatic switching, you'd have better results with Safari.

 

[tjb1]

I do keep it on Intel when on battery, but personally I think Safari sucks.

 

[karohan]

I agree that Safari's not very good, but if you keep it on intel on battery, is Chrome still using the Nvidia (it shouldn't be). And if you're on the AC power, there is very little reason to not be using the nvidia anyway.

 

[tjb1]

No, it forces it to use the intel graphics and I have it set up to be dynamic on power and intel on battery automagically

 

[armoredsaint]

tag!