use of integrated and seprate graphics in a MBP

[dead goon]

Silly question. With integrated, and a seperate graphics card installed on a MBP, does it make use of both video cards at the same time, or just one?

 

[MacMini2009]

You can only use one at a time.

 

[dead goon]

I thought as much. I was hoping for some awesomeness from Apple, but no

Thanks.

 

[Tallest Skil]

I was hoping for some awesomeness from Apple, but no

So why'd you buy the computer?

 

[dead goon]

I don't own one, yet.

 

[Tallest Skil]

I don't own one, yet.

I'll tell you, you don't need them both. There's no point to using both, and it's painless to switch between them. If you're rendering/gaming, use the 9600. If you need battery, use the 9400.

 

[DAMNiatx]

I'll tell you, you don't need them both. There's no point to using both, and it's painless to switch between them. If you're rendering/gaming, use the 9600. If you need battery, use the 9400.

thats only you, not others.




its more better runs both.

 

[Tallest Skil]

thats only you, not others.
its more better runs both.

You're completely wrong on both points.

 

[bkap16]

Silly question. With integrated, and a seperate graphics card installed on a MBP, does it make use of both video cards at the same time, or just one?

Depends on which version you have. If you're using a non-unibody MBP (Intel chipset), then you only use one. If, however, you're using the unibody Macbook Pros with the Nvidia 9400M chipset, then you use what's called hybrid SLI to use both cards at once, though you can turn the discrete card off to save battery power.

 

[DAMNiatx]

Depends on which version you have. If you're using a non-unibody MBP (Intel chipset), then you only use one. If, however, you're using the unibody Macbook Pros with the Nvidia 9400M chipset, then you use what's called hybrid SLI to use both cards at once, though you can turn the discrete card off to save battery power.

apple doesn't have hybrid sli.

 

[DAMNiatx]

You're completely wrong on both points.

really ?

 

[Tallest Skil]

then you use what's called hybrid SLI to use both cards at once

Nope.

really ?

Yes. It is not "better" in any way to have a hotter computer with worse battery life.

It is also not "better" when the performance increase is nonexistent while using both cards.

 

[JamesGorman]

Depends on which version you have. If you're using a non-unibody MBP (Intel chipset), then you only use one. If, however, you're using the unibody Macbook Pros with the Nvidia 9400M chipset, then you use what's called hybrid SLI to use both cards at once, though you can turn the discrete card off to save battery power.

Im pretty sure you cant use both at once.

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

thats only you, not others.




its more better runs both.

You're only right when you can speak proper english, with correct grammar, which would be .... in a long time.

 

[DAMNiatx]

You're only right when you can speak proper english, with correct grammar, which would be .... in a long time.

i think this macrumors , not ENGLISHFIRST FORUM.
but thanks.