[SOLVED] Windows on Macbook Pro, Nvidia 650M nowhere to be found?

[ryujaku]

My friend recently downloaded windows on his macbook in order to play PC games, however under display adapters there's only something called Parallels Display Adapter (wddm). The Nvidia GTX 650M or the Intel HD 4000 is nowhere to be seen, and the game quality is pretty poor. Is there anyway to use the Nvidia card on the Windows?

 

[McHenryB]

Parallels is a virtual machine, not a native Windows installation, so you only see a virtualized display adapter. Virtual machines are really not suitable for playing games.

If you really want to play games on this Mac you need to purchase a copy of Windows and install it natively using Boot Camp. This allows you to boot into OS X or into Windows but not run both at the same time. But you are never going to be able to run demanding games on that laptop.