A user's new laptop, which was advertised as gaming-ready, is performing slowly when the user is playing a modern game. However, when the user is playing a less resource-demanding game, the user…

The correct answer is C. Select dedicated graphics. Many modern laptops have both an integrated GPU (built into the CPU) and a dedicated GPU (such as NVIDIA or AMD). The system may default to the integrated GPU to save power, which results in poor gaming performance. The technician should manually set the game to use the…

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Question

A user's new laptop, which was advertised as gaming-ready, is performing slowly when the user is playing a modern game. However, when the user is playing a less resource-demanding game, the user does not see any lag. Which of the following should a technician do to resolve the issue?

Options

AOverclock the RAM
BEnable NIC teaming
CSelect dedicated graphics
DActivate CPU hyperthreading

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A
8% (2)
B
4% (1)
C
84% (21)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

Many modern laptops have both an integrated GPU (built into the CPU) and a dedicated GPU (such as NVIDIA or AMD). The system may default to the integrated GPU to save power, which results in poor gaming performance. The technician should manually set the game to use the dedicated graphics card to resolve the issue.

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#Laptop performance#Gaming issues#Dedicated graphics#GPU configuration

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