How to get AMD Radeon R7 M260 working?

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Hi! I'm having a problem with my HP laptop which I just bought.
It has AMD A8-6410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics and dedicated AMD Radeon R7 M260 graphics card.
The problem is that it i don't know how to get that AMD Radeon R7 M260 working.
When i'm on Steam it show only the integrated gpu working. I know that the AMD Radeon R7 M260 isn't working because it should be capable of running Just Cause 2 with out any problems at least on medium settings.
Instead of i get bad fps and i know it's using the integrated gpu.
I have tried to mess with AMD catalyst control center but with no luck.
What i can do to get that AMD Radeon R7 M260 graphics card working?
Please help me.
-From Finland
 
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First of all, you cant get only one GPU to work on your system. These two are "linked".
R7 should be taking action only when running "heavy" apps like games.
What you can do:
1. Check latest amd drivers. They may not help you get the 100% out of your GPU but at least you ll not have to worry about compatibility issues.
.Im having performance issues as well on my HP.
2. Check the Catalyst Control Center and set specified Apps to run on "Max Performance". That way, you get R7 to start the app instead of the R5.
To know if the card is currently enabled go to:

Control Panel > System > Device Manager > Display Adapters > Right Click your R7 M260 and check if it's set to 'Enabled'.

You can also check the Properties of the Graphics Card to see if it's listed as functioning correctly by Windows.
 
First of all, you cant get only one GPU to work on your system. These two are "linked".
R7 should be taking action only when running "heavy" apps like games.
What you can do:
1. Check latest amd drivers. They may not help you get the 100% out of your GPU but at least you ll not have to worry about compatibility issues.
.Im having performance issues as well on my HP.
2. Check the Catalyst Control Center and set specified Apps to run on "Max Performance". That way, you get R7 to start the app instead of the R5.
 
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