Why can't I force Football Manager 2017 to use the Nvidia graphics card?

Why can't I force Football Manager 2017 to use the Nvidia graphics card? - Serious ethnic young woman using laptop at home

I have a problem with Football Manager 2017. The text looks blurry when I'm starting it on my laptop (Windows 10). The resolution on my laptop is 1360x768 (In game it is 1366x768). I have 2 video cards

  • Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
  • Nvidia GeForce 610m 2GB

I don't know that much about video cards but I read that the normal approach is to use Nvidia for your games and the intel driver for normal usage. Correct me if I'm wrong.

When I checked my Football Manager it was using the intel driver (I got 1/5 stars for the 3D strength of my laptop):

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So I tried to force my game to use the nvidia driver (using the Nvidia configuration screen). It's in Dutch but you'll understand it.

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But no success. The text of the game remains blurry + the driver did not chance. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I checked with a friend and his Football Manager game was using his Nvidia card by default (other intel + nvidia card). I updated my drivers.



Best Answer

Give what LeonMordecai said in this post a shot:

  1. Right click on the desktop and open nvidia control panel (or you can go find the nvidia icon on the taskbar)
  2. Navigate to "manage 3D settings" drop down under 3D settings.
  3. Under the global settings tab, underneath preferred graphics processor, change it from auto detect to high performance graphics processor.

This will make is so your laptop will always use the 610m GPU (instead of just for the specific .exe). If that doesn't work, try disabling your integrated graphics completely (you'd rather be using the 610m over the integrated anyway).




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How do I force a game using my NVIDIA graphics card?

Right-click the app you want to force to use the dedicated GPU. The right-click context menu will have a 'Run with graphics processor' option. Select 'High-performance NVIDIA processor' from the sub-options and the app will run using your dedicated GPU.

How do I force a program to use a certain graphics card?

If you have an Nvidia graphics card, open the Nvidia control panel. In the left pane, select Manage 3D settings. In the right pane, under Global Settings tab, click on the drop-down menu under Preferred Graphics Processor. Select the graphics card you wish to set as default, then click Apply to enforce the changes.

How do I force NVIDIA over Intel?

Switching to Your PC's Dedicated GPU (NVIDIA)
  • Open the NVIDIA control panel. ...
  • Navigate to 3D settings > Manage 3D settings.
  • Open the Program settings tab and select your game from the dropdown menu.
  • Select Preferred graphics processor for this program from the second dropdown menu. ...
  • Save your changes.


  • Can football manager run on integrated graphics?

    Most of these GPUs are integrated graphics and honestly speaking, they are not good for gaming. You will definitely be able to run Football Manager 2022 with integrated graphics, but if you're expecting the game to look visually appealing, then you're going to be sorely disappointed.



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