On Apple's latest MacBook Pro systems, the dual GPU setup allows for dynamic switching between the onboard and discrete graphics chips to optimize performance and battery life, depending on the tasks ...

We've always thought switchable graphics made a lot of sense on laptops, and NVIDIA's new Optimus tech looks like it's going to bring it mainstream in a serious way -- there's no more manually ...

One of the biggest pitfalls of portable gaming machines is their relative lack of portability; even if you can put up with the bulk of a gaming laptop, discrete graphics cards don't sip power -- they ...

Some ASUS motherboards include an onboard graphics processing unit, or integrated graphics chip, that enables the computer to output video on a monitor. If the onboard GPU is not enabled in the basic ...

Sony has patented a technology allowing the next-generation PS4 to switch between two architecturally distinct GPUs. Microsoft isn't the only company to be working on a next-generation console, as ...

Ars has a great technical article up about exactly how, when, and why Apple's automatic graphics switching process occurs in its line of Macbook Pro laptops. For those not familiar with the automatic ...

Nvidia dropped by today to demo some of the awesome things that the GeForce 9400M in the new MacBooks can do that Intel’s integrated graphics just can’t touch, and to discuss a few technical points.