Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Muxless Switchable Graphics Technology PX5.0 Functional Specification
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Functional Description
- 2.1 Fixed Switchable Graphics Scheme
- 2.2 Dynamic Switchable Graphics Scheme
- 2.2.1 dGPU Power-Off
- 2.2.2 Extended Battery Mode
- 2.2.3 OEM Specific PX Application Profiles
- 2.2.3.1 Creating OEM XML with PX Application Profile Data
- 2.2.3.2 Generating an OEM Application Profile Blob File
- 2.2.3.3 Creating an Installation Package for Deploying the OEM Application Profile Blob File
- 2.2.3.4 Localizing the Installation Package with Orca.exe
- 2.2.3.5 Generating a New Product Code for the OEM Application Profile Installation Package
- 2.2.3.6 Integrating the OEM Application Profile Installation Package into the AMD Driver Installer
- 2.2.4 OpenGL Support on the dGPU
- 2.2.5 Support on the dGPU
- 2.2.6 Various Integrated Graphics Vendor Components Installation
- Chapter 3 Interfaces and Requirements
- 3.1 OEM Specific PX Application Profiles
- 3.2 Software Interfaces and Requirements
- Index

1.6 Supported Operating Systems
Windows® 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
1.7 Supported ASICs
1.7.1 GPU ASICs
• “Seymour”
• “Thames”
• “Chelsea”
• “Heathrow”
• “Wimbledon”
1.7.2 AIO (All-in-one) ASICs
•
“Caspian”
• “Onega”
• “Caicos XT”
• “Great Wall”
1.8 Limitations and Restrictions
• No overlay playback from the dGPU under A + A and A + I platform
configurations.
• All display outputs are driven by integrated graphics, regardless of whether
integrated graphics or discrete graphics perform rendering.
• Windows 7 Starter is not supported on A + A and A + I platform configurations.
• On A + I platforms, PX5.0 is configured to play protected video content on the
fGPU/iGPU. The following player applications render the content on the fGPU/
iGPU regardless of application profile settings:
a. wmplayer.exe
b. ehshell.exe
c. moviemaker.exe
d. PowerDVD*.exe
e. WinDVD.exe
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