Nvidia graphic card missing runing on Intel HD 4000

[GhostDev7]

Hey i need help
I try to searh everywhere but no luck
When i start FSX and go to setings i can see it only run on my Intel HD not the Nvidia
but when i look down on the status bar i can see the fsx is runing on my Nvidia but not showing up in FSX display setings
everythings is updated and i have try to reinstall but no luck
"Sorry for bad english "

[mikeytwc]

try to delete your fsx.cfg, fsx will re-create it next time it is run
the fsx.cfg file is located here:
C:\Users\<Your computer name here>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX

[Handymanjr]

Try using the Nvidia Control Panel(not GeForce Experience) and look for the fsx .exe in the "Specific Program" tab under 3D options. In the menu below that should be an option to choose "Graphics Adapter", select the option and use "Use High Performance Nividia GPU". That should fix the issuse. Sorry if the names aren't exactly the same but that should help you in this situation and future ones like it. :)

[GhostDev7]

Originally posted by mikeytwc:

try to delete your fsx.cfg, fsx will re-create it next time it is run
the fsx.cfg file is located here:
C:\Users\<Your computer name here>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX

Hey try that but no luck at all :(

[GhostDev7]

Originally posted by Handymanjr:

Try using the Nvidia Control Panel(not GeForce Experience) and look for the fsx .exe in the "Specific Program" tab under 3D options. In the menu below that should be an option to choose "Graphics Adapter", select the option and use "Use High Performance Nividia GPU". That should fix the issuse. Sorry if the names aren't exactly the same but that should help you in this situation and future ones like it. :)

Hey, it is runing on nvidia i can see in the nvidia settings, but in fsx there is no nvidia card on the HD Intel thing
If i install FSX DVD not the the steam verision everything is okay
But i lost my DVD and start to use steam instead...

[NinjaTrek2891]

Ghost, thats normal. You probaly have a laptop with 2 gpu's. One on your CPU and one for high performance graphics.

Your Intel is the main. Always. When you start FSX it will switch to the proper GPU. But the name will be the same. You can check in the NVidia Control Panel to set the game to High Performance NVidia GPU.

But trust me. It's not gonna fix your FPS. FSX is still CPU hungry. It all comes down to CPU not GPU. I had a laptop running a Intel 4000 and a ATI Radeon 5100 or something. Switching to the High Performance GPU actually made things worse :)