Use the best one (in that case, I think your integrated one is better) and keep the dedicated one as a backup if the integrated one dies.
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the apu should be better: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/ATI-Radeon-HD-5400-vs-AMD-Radeon-HD-7660D/m8063vsm7929
but i'd recommend to test them with games and benchmarks and see for yourself.
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Well, for one, according to this,
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/ATI-Radeon-HD-5400-vs-AMD-Radeon-HD-7660D/m8063vsm7929
you should expect around a 361% speed increase over the 5400 if you use the integrated 7660D.
So, for me, that would be a no brainer.
EDIT: oy, it appears I was beaten to the punch with the link by Mullinx.
EDIT 2: Pros & Cons.... I tend to stay away from integrated because, in some cases, they are just scaled back versions of the discrete GPUs. In your case however, it is a leaps and bounds upgrade over your dedicated card. It theoretically, because of a smaller and more efficient die, should also use less power than your 5400. However, that said, the 7660D isn't exactly a powerhouse in and of itself. So, if you still want the best graphics that your games can offer, you will still be better off with a dedicated card.... especially since the 7xxx series is a number of years old already.
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i don't know who posted it first, i edited my post 5 times and even replied to itself by mistake xD
i might be a bit drunk
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I've tried to connect to the integrated but the monitor doesn't power up. What went wrong? Did I miss something first?
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Do you have the video drivers for your integrated gpu?
You might have to go into the bios and set it to use integrated instead of dedicated.
OR just shutdown, plug into the integrated port, and boot back up.
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Oh, I haven't done those.
I just plugged into my integrated port and booted and this happened.
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is the dedicated card still installed?, if so, remove it, and try again.
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I went into the bios and the integrated card is on auto mode.
I'm using the dedicated videocard atm.
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There may be an option in your BIOS that asks which bus to use to start the first video device. It should give you a choice of PCIE (which may be the default, I'm not sure) or the APU.
Do you happen to know or have the brand and model number of your motherboard handy?
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I'm using a Gigabyte mobo.
F2A55M-DS2
I want to try this but it's on MSI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QaCgAXps-g
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OK, there is an option in your BIOS. It is located under "Peripherals --> GFX Configuration". The option is labelled "Primary Video Device" which it defaults to "NB PCIe Slot Video" which means it will boot to your video card first. Change this option to "IGD Video" and then save and reboot. When you reboot, you will most likely have to swap your monitor to your integrated port because it should not boot your video card.
You may want to make sure you have up to date video drivers installed before you do this. This is especially important if you haven't updated your driver to one more recent that supports the 7660D. Chances are if it's a newer driver it should support it since all of AMD's drivers are pretty much unified into one at this point.
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I think the video driver that I have installed is only the dedicated one.
Can you link me to the 7660d driver download so I can install it beforehand?
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You can look it up on this page. I'm not sure which OS you are using, otherwise I would link directly to the driver... but if you use the drop down boxes on the "Manually Select Your Driver" portion, it will take you right to the appropriate page.
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download
Just make sure to select "APU" from the first drop down and that will get you started on the right track.
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I'm using Win 7 (64 bit), I can't seem to find AMD A10-5800k in Step 3.
I can overwrite it with the existing driver I have?
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You should be able to install over that driver yes. I believe all of AMDs drivers are unified now meaning the one driver version supports all of their GPUs and APUs together (though that may not be true for their newest stuff). However, in order to ensure that this works, you will pretty much have to overwrite it.
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Use "A-Series APU". That should work according to what I'm reading.
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Oh wait, I have it already installed. I remember I got it from AMD Gaming Evolved so it notifies me when there is an update ready.
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Well, I've done the steps but still no luck. Monitor not powering up.
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Did you, perhaps, try all of the connections that your monitor supports? Like HDMI, DVI, etc.?
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Yes, when I go back to dedicated vcard, it works wonders. When I go to the integrated, it just won't work.
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Hmmm... I see another option in your BIOS that I may have overlooked. The option immediately below the "Primary Video Device" is labelled "Integrated Graphics" and it is defaulted to "Auto". If you haven't already, you could try again but switch that one to "Force".
For the record, it sounds as though if you tried switching to your integrated video without first pulling out your dedicated GPU, the "Auto" setting, by default, disables the integrated video if it detects a card installed. If you move it to "Force" it will always activate the APU whether there is a card installed or not. So, again, if you haven't already tried, maybe try again switching the above setting to "IGD Video" and this option to "Force" to see if it does anything different.
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Upon ticking the force, it has new sub option called UMA Frame Buffer which is set default to auto.
I'm on the integrated vcard now and AMD did not detect the drivers so I'm working on it atm. Will update what happens next.
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Finally! It worked. I'm on HD 7660D now. Thank you. :)
Any idea how this works on my mobo?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QaCgAXps-g
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You should check and see if your APU and GPU will work in Hybrid Crossfire-X. Then you can use both, improving the overall performance. Though really, not by much, as an HD5400 is rather old, with 4 generations out since it, and it was near the bottom of the barrel from that gen anyway. It may not be worth it due to the minimal boost it would give, and the chance to introduce microstutter issues. Something to think about though.
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Good idea, although I'm not sure the 5400 would support it.
And, frankly, even if it does, it may boost performance by like what, 10-15% in general?
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Ah, yeah. I just noticed the motherboard model you posted earlier is an A55, which basically doesn't support anything at all. Nevermind then. I'd never paid attention to the lower end FM2 boards, so I didn't even know there was one that didn't support hybrid crossfire until now, my mistake. Hopefully you can sort this all out. :D
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I am using the dedicated video card (HD 5400) and I have an integrated video card from AMD A10-5800k (HD 7660d)
Which one should I be using? Pros and cons on both?
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