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 ...

In a laptop computer that has both integrated graphics built into the chipset and discrete graphics circuitry (GPU), graphics switching alternates between the two to save battery life. A GPU takes ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new, unconfirmed video claims to show a prototype iPhone with a software-based developer setting that allows switching between graphics processing units. AppleInsider cannot offer any verification ...

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.