R26
Today I stumbled on a neat little bit of software that tells you which graphics mode you are in, ie. integrated or discrete ('external' card).
More than that, you can use the program to force the MBP to use only one of these options, so if you're on battery you can force it to stay on the integrated graphics to save power/battery.
More info here: http://codykrieger.com/gfxCardStatus
It's pretty cool, just a tiny program that sits in your menu bar. It's already made me switch back from Chrome to Safari, as I discovered Chrome uses the graphics card, whereas Safari can make do with the integrated graphics. So that should help when I'm browsing on battery too.
I did search for this, but found nothing, so apologies if it's been covered before.
More than that, you can use the program to force the MBP to use only one of these options, so if you're on battery you can force it to stay on the integrated graphics to save power/battery.
More info here: http://codykrieger.com/gfxCardStatus
It's pretty cool, just a tiny program that sits in your menu bar. It's already made me switch back from Chrome to Safari, as I discovered Chrome uses the graphics card, whereas Safari can make do with the integrated graphics. So that should help when I'm browsing on battery too.
I did search for this, but found nothing, so apologies if it's been covered before.
