About the power of Intel HD Graphics

Erkronos

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My friend got a Dell 5110 laptop. It uses i5 2nd gen. with integrated Intel HD Graphics. I thought it doesn't use any gaming GPU but when I played Skyrim and Shift 2, the games ran smoothly on high settings. I later inspected the specs and I discovered that it uses nVidia 525M. So does this laptop use a separate graphics card or the Intel HD Graphics is nVidia?
 

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Hello erkron,

Uh... no. Intel is intel, Nvidia is Nvidia. Are you sure he doesn't have an Nvidia card plugged in? Does he have the incorrect driver installed? o.0

Edit* Sorry, after re-reading your question, if it says Nvidia, it is indeed a separate card
 

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The N5110 is available with "Optimus" graphics, which means that it has both integrated Intel graphics and an add-on nVidia graphics processor. The Intel one is used for applications that don't require a lot of graphics power. The nVidia one is for more graphics-intensive things like games. The point is saving power/battery life.

I have no personal experience with it, but I believe that the Optimus settings can be seen in the nVidia control panel.
 

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Yes I checked it and there is the nVidia card in it. It uses both of them for certain areas (optimus). I can only say 'WOW' since the idea of using two graphic cards is awesome.
 

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Acer Aspire 6530G
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Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-70 2.00 GHz
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 3650 HD
Screen Resolution
1366*768
Mouse
Labtec
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