To ensure you are running on dedicated video card please follow these steps.įor NVidia video card (for AMD / ATI card see below): If you sometimes perform with your laptop only running on battery, then select battery in the top right corner and also set it for Maximum Performance. Now select the Power tab and set the Power Plans to Maximum Performance. In the next window, click on the 3D tab and set your 3D preference to Performance. This will open the Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel. Right click on your desktop and select Graphics Properties. If you have only integrated card you still can improve it's performance:ġ. Drivers for AMD / ATI cards could be downloaded here. Drivers for NVidia video cards could be downloaded here. If you do not see some menus described in this guide it could be because you do not have proper drivers installed.
So we strictly recommend to run Carlson application on dedicated video cards (see our recommendations on exact video cards to use). Carlson software could be run on integrated video cards but performance would be low and some glitches could arise. First one is integrated to CPU or motherboard one and another one is dedicated for demanding applications such as games. Most of modern computers have two video cards nowadays.