Acer Laptop: Switchable Graphics using i7 & AMD Radeon

CannibalOSX said:

Alright will try tonight, see how it goes

Actually I misspoke. I'm really running the 8.861.0.0. drivers now. I went back and forth so much trying to see which worked best I lost track.

They are here: Acer Support: Downloads & Support Documents - Notebook / Aspire / Aspire 7750G

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Seems to have fixed the problem, even minecraft runs at 30 fps which it never did before (that's another issue in itself). Might be just a temporary thing, I'll see if it keeps working good and report back in a couple days. Thanks for help.

So, I found this video, its quite interesting. But I have no clue how he got the "switchable graphics method" to appear.

How to make switchable graphics work with Minecraft or Amnesia! - YouTube


I have an Acer Aspire AS7750G-9657, and I do feel like it sucks that I can't even run Minecraft. I have to set fog and everything just to get decent FPS.

I didn't watch the video, but the latest version of Catalyst actually has LESS options than earlier versions. I forget precisely what they are, but one of the options removed does include the exact steps involved in selecting switchable graphics.

I just can't find the right download to update the Catalyst Control Center. Infact, I think there is no new version for the AMD Radeon 6650m, I tried searching, but couldn't find any.

Earlier in this thread, links to a couple videos were given, and I commented on them. What I noticed is that the exact appearance of Catalyst was different. I don't believe the version numbers were mentioned.

TVeblen said:

We are all going to need to watch and learn and do a lot of reading about these new technologies. As with all things new tech, it sucks being on the uphill side of the learning curve.

Please keep us all informed of what you find folks! We all can learn here. I do not have one of these new systems that I can play with .

Here are a couple of articles you may find helpful. I'm sure there are more and better ones as more of these systems come out and are reviewed.

Switchable graphics solutions duel it out, AMD ends up looking like a chump -- Engadget

AnandTech - Mobile GPU Faceoff: AMD Dynamic Switchable Graphics vs. NVIDIA Optimus Technology

I believe it is the first video that shows the older Catalyst.

search53 said:

Thank you for the links, I'm watching the first one now. I noticed one difference less than 2 minutes into the video. like Engadget, I have Catalyst Control Center. My version, however, does not have the option "Switchable Graphics Method" the way his does. All I have is "Power Play" and "Switchable Graphics" (the other two options seen in the video)

This is what I said at the time.