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Laptop may not be using nVidia GPU, uses Intel instead?
So I came across a couple of threads about people having the same laptop as mine and saying theyre able to at least play Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn on medium settings(not sure, think it was high) on 30 fps. I use medium too(no low settings unfortunately, tried lowering all the subsets and fps was same as medium/standard settings). They had the same problem as mine at first about the very low fps in crowded areas(<10fps) and 20ish fps on non crowded places or areas that arent too graphically intricate. But then they say it was the settings/setup that was causing the problems, about our laptop using the Intel gpu instead of the nVidia GTX 660m one. I remember it was sort of 2-3 threads I saw that had these problems, but some of the answers werent too direct or were pretty vague like this oneCan't get above 8 FPS on a Lenovo y580 | FFXIV ARR Forum - Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
He said he "put the whole computer to use the Nvidia card exclusively... and now it runs between 30 and 60 FPS" though I dont know how and didnt quite understand how to do it based on his answer, but I guess thats on me not being a techie guy "Swapping between Auto Select and Nvidia exclusively is as easy as right clicking on my desktop". I tried to check where when I right click but the only related ones I see are Graphics Properties which is wholly related to Intel, and couldnt find anything about switching entirely to nVidia and Graphics Options was more of a notifications and keybind thing. If anyone could clarify how all of these works or how to finally get these games to run decently, it would be greatly appreciated.