hydra possible with optimus?

[tommo123]

i might have the wrong name there (hydra) but i'm referring to the tech that lets you essentially SLI 2 different gpus together? in my case, the igpu from intel and the 555m in my laptop?

[Buzz]

You would need a certain type of motherboard.

You can have a read HYDRA-Engine-Lucid-Multi-GPU-Technology

[tommo123]

i'm sure i read somewhere that it could be done in software as a kind of load balancing. don';t think my mobo supports it (optimus2)

[Buzz]

No, not that I know of anyway. Sli needs identical cards and Lucid Hydra is part of an AMD board I'm nearly sure. Uses hardware and software.

[tommo123]

hmm, i thought intel owned it

when i said SLI, i meant as in pairing 2 cards together. main reason was that if you got 45ish fps in a game with the 555m and say 10-15 with the intel igpu then lucid balancing the workload across both would be a marked improvement for gaming on laptops with optimus tech.