

This model as reviewed includes Nvidia's GeForce GT 750M discrete graphics chip, which alongside Intel's new Crystalwell architecture inside the 2.3GHz quad-core i7 processor meant we were able to run Valve's Portal 2 game at 2,800x1,800-pixel resolution, with all graphical settings including full anti-aliasing and texture detail, set to maximum. To drive this high-resolution panel Apple has paired some seriously impressive CPU and GPU specifications under the hood of its top-end configuration. But in practice it will make few people frown and it's not a cause for concern. It's like buying a really great pair of headphones and then listening to music downloaded from Napster a decade ago - music once audibly satisfactory suddenly sounds, for want of a better word, crap. It rather looks as my Mac has only one graphics system.Some websites still use lower-resolution imagery and a slight downside of the MBP's stellar screen is that it reveals inadequacies of older media, such as icons. Again, I see only "Intel Iris Pro Graphics" About This Mac -> System Report button -> Graphics/Displays on the left.The graphics system or systems are listed under Video Card.") To confirm, choose Apple menu > About this Mac, press the System Report button, and select Graphics/Displays on the left. System Preferences -> Energy Saver doesn't have "Automatic graphics switching" option (according to : "If you don't see the automatic graphics switching option, your computer has one graphics system.About This Mac shows only "Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB".I can't find any evidence of GPU "NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M" in the system. NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching.From "About This Mac" I see that model is "MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)".įrom my understanding, technical specifications page for MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) lists two graphics cards for that model:
