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GTX 1050 for the laptop? Why aren't there more laptops with this SKU...

• caleblloyd 10y ago
  The current gen (9550) graphics run in NVidia Optimus. There is no way to change to Only Integrated or Only Dedicated graphics in the BIOS. This means that you depend on the NVidia driver to switch to the graphics card based off which application you are running in Windows. It's a big pain in the ass for linux. You have to fool around with nouveau or Bumblebee to get Optimus working. Even then I was never sure the graphics card was doing anything in Linux. I wish all manufacturers would put a hardware mux on the graphics so that it could be switched from Optimus to Only Integrated or Only Dedicated. It seems to be going the other way where they don't and only offer Optimus though.
  • pkolaczk 10y ago
    The proprietary Nvidia driver supports Optimus with nvidia-prime. No need for Bumblebee. There are still a few bits missing there, though, like external display support in low-power mode. So, basically I agree - it is still PITA.
• sliken 10y ago
  Nvidia does top down, so 1080 first, 1070, then 1060 on the desktop. Then a few months later on laptops. The 1050 was recently announced for desktops, and is now about to hit laptops. I expect to see many more 1050s, likely a ton will be announced at CES in Jan.
• MikusR 10y ago
  Maybe because it's only coming out in january.