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What is "switchable graphics cards" in laptops?

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I'm looking around for laptops and I've seen some "switchable graphics" in the graphics cards. What does this "switchable" apply to? Before anyone points out this question: What is switchable graphics? I'd like to mention it doesn't actually answer what switchable graphics are, just what "serious g…

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Switchable graphics is fairly simple at the core: the computer has two different graphics cards, one an efficient integrated type (usually Intel Extreme Graphics) and one a much more powerful but less energy efficient discrete card. The computer the…

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