stefandimitrijevic :
Phillip Corcoran :
Your existing Intel i5 2540M is an APU which already has an integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU.
So, along with the AMD HD 6470 discrete card, your EliteBook already has dual, switchable graphics.
You evidently don't seem to know your laptop's specifications.
Well , you see , i know my laptop's configuration , and i know that that processor usually has a graphics , but i don't have two graphics in device manager , only the AMD one.
Do you now understand why am i asking this ?
Because i have a laptop that only has 1 graphics , but should have two , acording to processor specs from the internet.
Few things about this.
A. is the system running fine?
Many issues are caused by someone trying to "fix" something when it's not an issue or is working properly. You asked a totally different question than your actual question, you were asking to find a processor to put in your laptops instead of asking "why do I not see the Intel video chip in device manager".
B. if it is, why mess with it?
If you think you will get better graphics with both that you can see in Device Manger, you are mistaken, they don't work together.
C. your system may not have switchable graphics that can use the Intel video card instead of the AMD one when on low graphics needs, in that case the Intel one will not be seen as it would be disabled and not used.
This is a review of the same system you have http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-HP-EliteBook-8560p-Notebook.55221.0.html, if you look at the CPUz and GPUz screenshots, under Graphics it only shows the AMD video, no Intel, so what you are seeing in yours is the exact same thing they see in the review laptop, which means it's probably normal unless the reviewer did not dig into things, which is not likely.
This is from the review
"The dual-core CPU also contains a graphics card which is not called upon to work in this notebook. Instead of the integrated Intel HD Graphics, HP rely on an AMD Radeon HD 6470M. This has a core speed of 750 MHz and 1024 MB of its own DDR3 video memory."
In short, what you see is what you get and trying to get something else either won't work, or if you manage to get the Intel video working it will either do nothing or make things worse by possibly disabling the AMD video card which is faster. At best, you will get 0 benefit, at worst you will mess up the system, so trying to enable the Intel video in your laptop is not a good idea. Laptop models often have a lot of options for different models and the core specs for hardware can also change depending on application that the OEM configures. Just because you read that a BMW 3 series can have a giant full length sunroof and yours does not, does it mean that yours is hiding or is it simply that your particular model did not come with that option? It's really the same type of thing with your laptop.
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