ATI Hybrid Graphics - Dev Hardware

Dev Hardware Forums Sponsor:

Trader Rating: 0 · #1

October 30th, 2009, 10:34 PM

switchblade920

Contributing User

Join Date: Mar 2005

Location: smallest continent on earth

Posts: 138

Folding Points: 33645 Folding Title: Starter Folder

Time spent in forums: 3 Days 11 h 40 m 30 sec
Reputation Power: 89

ATI Hybrid Graphics

Hey guys,

I'm planning to do an upgrade to a Phenom II X3 720BE and 785G based Gigabyte board and I've got a question about the integrated graphics.

At the moment, I've got a Radeon HD 4830 and the board I plan to get has its own graphics. My question is that how does ATI Hybrid Graphics actually work? Would it be possible for me to use the integrated graphics when I need low power consumption (thereby switching off my discrete graphics card) and having the HD 4830 fire up when I need the power, or is the whole Hybrid Graphics setup limited only to the lower end cards?

I've googled around but the answers I've found a tiny bit vague.

__________________
Desktop Rig: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+; 4GB Kingston DDR2-800 CL6; 500GB nVidia RAID0 array; 1TB WD Caviar Black; 512MB Sapphire Radeon HD4830 @ 700/1000; MSI K9N Platinum (nForce 570 Ultra); Pioneer DVD-DL Burner; Windows 7 Professional x64
HP Pavilion dm3: Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300; 4GB DDR3-800 CL6; 320GB Toshiba SATA HDD; 512MB nVidia GeForce G105M; Windows 7 Professional x64

Trader Rating: 0 · #2

January 5th, 2010, 06:04 PM

confusedx

Contributing User

Join Date: Apr 2006

Posts: 109

Time spent in forums: 2 Days 1 h 4 m 14 sec
Reputation Power: 7

Hybrid Graphics does not work with your video card. the 4200HD or w/e integrated graphics u got on the 785G chipset will only do hybrid crossfire with the 3xxx generation video cards.

Viewing: Dev Hardware Forums > HARDWARE > ATI Video Card > ATI Hybrid Graphics

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts vB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off

View Your Warnings | New Posts | Latest News | Latest Threads | Shoutbox

Forum Jump

Free IT White Papers!

Create the Optimal Architecture for your Critical Applications
Warburton's the largest independently owned bakery in the UK faced a number of difficult challenges in providing the most robust yet efficient IT infrastructure for their organization's success. IBM's services combined with their xSeries servers created the perfect platform for their SAP environment with sufficient flexibility, and did so in very time effective fashion.

Five Best Practices for Deploying a Successful Service-Oriented Architecture
This white paper describes the benefits you can expect with SOA, and how IBM can help take your business there.

Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers
Gartner summarizes its view on Application Delivery Controllers, evaluates strengths and weaknesses of solutions, and provides Magic Quadrant reporting for a quick comparison across all vendors. Learn from Gartner how you can benefit from an all-in-one device like Citrix NetScaler that delivers the highest levels of availability, performance and security.

Knowledge is Power
What you don't know can hurt you, and is likely costing you money and increasing your security risks during an era of scarce resources. This white paper proposes six key strategies that enterprise security managers can use to improve their network defense posture.

Rationalizing the Multi-Tool Environment
The rationalized multi-tool approach is flexible, scalable and cost effective. It provides the necessary input to the IT service management business processes. It preserves prior investments in monitoring tools, empowers technologists to select the best tools with which to do their jobs, and enhances effective response to incidents.

More Free IT White Papers!