How to change graphics card?

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Hi,
i've got a issue with Rome tw: It only uses my Intel HD 4400 GPU instead of my Nvidia Card. I tried everything in Nvidia Setting and Compatility Mode Win XP, but it dowsnt work.
(My laptop doesn't has a bios setting for GPU...)

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Originally posted by Myxir:

Hi,
i've got a issue with Rome tw: It only uses my Intel HD 4400 GPU instead of my Nvidia Card. I tried everything in Nvidia Setting and Compatility Mode Win XP, but it dowsnt work.
(My laptop doesn't has a bios setting for GPU...)

Sorry to hear that....

I'm not sure what "Nvidia Setting" is.

Here is how I did it:

Back in 2012, I found M2TW and RTW were running slowly on my new gaming laptop.

I tried to solve this by exploring my NVIDIA Control Panel and I discovered that my laptop was running these 2 games using the CPU's integrated graphics processor by default. In the NVIDIA Control Panel, I was able to switch these games from the CPU's integrated graphics processor to my NVIDIA GTX 780M graphics card, and this sped these games up a lot. :D

Here's how do do this:

If you have an NVIDIA graphics card, you open "NVIDIA Control Panel".
On the left-hand side of the window that opens, you will see the words "Manage 3D Settings". Click that.
Then click on the tab "Program Settings".
You will be presented with the option to "Select a program to customize". Open the menu immediately under those words.
Scroll down to "'Rome Total War" and select it.

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You will be presented with the option to "Select the preferred graphics processor for this program". Open the menu immediately under those words.
In that menu, select whichever graphics processor you want your computer to use for the game. I chose my "High Performance NVIDIA processor".

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At the bottom of the window, click "Apply".

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Done

And if that doesn't work, then I'd suggest you try using Steam Support (click "Help" in the top lefthand area of this Steam page, and then when the menu opens, click on "Steam Support").

And I'd also suggest you search the official technical support forum for Total War Eras games (including Rome Total War), and if you don't find your answer there, then I suggest you start a new thread there:
http://forums.totalwar.com/forumdisplay.php/19-Total-War-Eras-Support-Forum

I also suggest you search the Total War Center technical help forum for Total War Eras games (including Rome Total War), and if you don't find your answer there, then I suggest you start a new thread there:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?76-Total-War-Eras-Technical-Help

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Nvidia Control Panel, that's what i meant

I choose my nvidia processor, but it's still in idle mode, when I play...
Thanks for the links.