How to adjust Switchable Graphics for AMD based GPUs

Description: This article will show you how to switch between using the onboard graphics of the CPU and a dedicated AMD graphics card within a laptop computer.

  1. Check your display drivers to make sure they are properly installed. You can do so by opening your Device Manager and opening Display Adapters. You should see both the processor, either an AMD or an Intel, and also the AMD Radeon graphics card.
    Device Manager
  2. Right click on an empty part of your desktop to bring up a menu. You will see the AMD Radeon Settings - open this utility.
    AMD Radeon Settings
  3. Within AMD Radeon Settings choose System.
    System
  4. On the next page select Switchable Graphics.
    Switchable Graphics
  5. You will see Recent Applications by default. If you select Running Applications, you can then select Installed Profile Applications to see all detected programs.
    Running Applications
  6. From here, you will see the programs your graphics drivers detect. Some programs cannot be changed and that will be indicated by a lock icon with its name. For any other program without the lock symbol you can choose it to select which graphics driver will run that program.
    Programs
  7. You can reset the settings back to their defaults by selecting the Reset button within the utility.
    Reset

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