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Can't Use Dedicated GPU.

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting: Bugs, Questions and Support' started by Razer-11, Jun 12, 2015.

  1. Razer-11

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    So, I finally decided to start playing BeamNG again today, but it seems like it doesn't like to run on my Nvidia Geforce GT 630m and keeps using my Intel 4000HD.
    I've changed my settings from the Nvidia Control Panel for all 3 exe's of BNG, but it still seems to be running on my Intel and not the Nvidia.
    Any help would be appreciated :)
     
  2. SavageSam205

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    Have you tried right clicking the BeamNG.drive executable and selecting "run with graphics processor..." --> "Powerful Nvidia chip"?
     
  3. KennyWah

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    if you press F1 in-game and than go to the "Performance tab" it says the following





    (imported from here)

    On a side note, I am not sure a Nvidia GT 630m is sufficient for BeamNG


    (imported from here)
     
  4. Razer-11

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    Yes, I've tried that and it didn't work.
    I've done exactly what the performance tab says to do.
    Also, as far as I know a GT 630m (with 2 GB VRAM) is better than a GTX 550 TI.
    Anything else I could do to fix this?
    I've also tried running the program as an admin, running it directly from the .exe and running it with only my laptop monitor on.
     
  5. SixSixSevenSeven

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    No. The first digit in an NVidia card is basically an indicator of generation. 630, "6th" gen, 550, "5th" gen (although neither is truly 5th or 6th, 6xx series is still 1 gen newer than the 5xx series). Following that is the model. Model 30, alot lower than a model 50. M indicates its a lower power and lower performing mobile variant. TI indicates a higher performance variant.

    A 630M is effectively a low performance variant of the 6th generation model 30. Versus a higher performance variant of the 5th generation model 50.

    An HD4000 in G3D scores 454.
    A 630M in G3D scores 699. An improvement on integrated, but a low score.
    A 550Ti in G3D scores 1922. Nearly 3 times higher.
     
  6. Nadeox1

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    It seems like that there is a current problem with Nvidia mobile cards not being used at all on certain system. Investigation is being done.
     
  7. Razer-11

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    Ah alright, I didn't know that.
    But still, BeamNG should be able to atleast run on my dedicated GPU instead of my integrated GPU, right?
    EDIT; Just saw Nad's post, I hope the devs will be able to fix it soon :)
     
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  8. MALLIL

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    I just wanted to say you are not the only one. I have an Intel i7 and GT 630M, but the game only wants to run on the Intel 3000 thing no matter what i do... :(
     
  9. Andrew Shannon

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    I have the exact problem, I have a Intel i5 and gt 840m but the game only let's me run on my Intel graphics so the game lags alot
     
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