Is your game not detecting a dedicated graphics card?

This is usually because you're using a laptop with both an integrated and dedicated graphics card, and the laptop is switching between these as it needs to. If this is the case, the "Adapter" dropdown in your Options menu will only show the integrated card, even if the game is using the dedicated card at the time.

You may need to set the game to start with the dedicated card if your minimap is not displayed correctly. You can make sure the game always uses the dedicated card by doing one of two things:

  • Right click on your Path of Exile shortcut, and find an option to use the dedicated card

or

  • In the Display Driver settings for your graphics card, located in the hidden icons menu beside your system clock, you can create a profile for Path of Exile that will tell it to always uses the Dedicated card.


Note: Even if you have set the game to always use the dedicated card, the "Adapter" option will only ever show the integrated card, and the only way to tell if it is using the dedicated card is by watching the dedicated card's activity when the game is running.
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Last edited by Rory on Feb 5, 2013, 7:11:49 PM
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