Macbook Pro mid 2012, Mountain Lion 10.8. Automatically updates when the GPU switches, in real time. Features: Simple, clean 'i' and 'n' icons that signify Intel HD Graphics, and NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics, respectively.
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In the meantime I've reluctantly downgraded Reaper to 4.31 gfxCardStatus is a free menu bar application that keeps track of which graphics card your MacBook Pro is using at any given time. It´s confusing for the average user: What improves my battery time again: 'I' or 'D' Why not simply call them More Battery and More Power Also, automatic switching seem glitchy. This behaviour of switching graphic cards does not seem to happen with Reaper 4.31 (it uses the Intel HD Graphics) and when in sleep mode the temperature drops to 40c, which I would expect as the computer is basically doing nothing. Good program, but options should not be called Integrated and Discrete. After some investigation I discovered that 4.32 causes the Mac to switch to the Nvidea graphics card and its this gpu that is the source of the heat. When Reaper 4.32 is loaded with or without active project and the Mac goes into sleep mode the graphics temp climbs from 60c to 90c+. I've tested this on my late 2008 MBP 15-incher and it works perfectly.Hi, I'm interested to know if anyone else is getting heat issues with 4.32 on a Mac Book Pro? ich habe mit der Version 2.2.x vom gfcCardStatus Probleme und müsste auf Version 2.1.x downgraden. gfxCardStatus is an unobtrusive menu bar app for OS X that allows MacBook Pro users to see which apps are affecting their battery life by using the more power-hungry graphics.
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Note that as of version 1.7 (now at 1.7.5) gfxCardStatus now includes full support for the 9400M/9600M GT dual-GPU enabled Macs without logging out. Automatic application updating - checks for, downloads and installs new versions of gfxCardStatus automatically!.Tiny footprint - doesn't sit in your menu bar and hog RAM or CPU cycles.Growl support - so you know right when the GPU switches Is this intentional I have gfxcardstatus installed so I can manually chose which graphics card I want.Or any site which has all versions of mac software.(something like. You can even force the laptop to use integrated graphics when you're trying to conserve battery power. Looking for version <2.2.1 Can somebody share the binary for this freeware. With gfxCardStatus, you can see when your dual-video-card-equipped MacBook Pro uses each GPU. With newer version 2.2.1 I am seeing mac blacking out and apple has documentation about it. Dependent process list - see which applications are currently using the 330M, if it's the active GPU! Does somebody have a gfxCardStatus older binary.Allows you to manually switch GPUs on demand!.This is because if you were to do this, your discrete GPU would actually stay powered on, even though you've switched to the integrated GPU. Automatically updates when the GPU switches, in real time gfxCardStatus v2.3 and above actively prevents you from switching to Integrated Only mode when any apps are in the Dependencies list (or if you have an external display plugged in).Simple, clean "i" and "n" icons that signify Intel? HD Graphics, and NVIDIA? GeForce GT 330M graphics, respectively.GfxCardStatus is an open-source menu bar application that keeps track of which graphics card your dual-GPU (late 2008/2009 w/ 9400M/9600M GT, or 2010 i5/i7 w/ Intel HD/330M) MacBook Pro is using at any given time, and allows you to switch between them on demand.