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

Figures
Chapter 2 Functional Description
Figure 2–1 Power Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Figure 2–2 OEM XML File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Figure 2–3 Misspelled Area Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 2–4 Misspelled GPU Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 3 Interfaces and Requirements
Figure 3–1 High-level dGPU Power-down Implementation for Dynamic-zero or Fixed Mode . . . . . 15
Figure 3–2 Power-down Sample Schematic on AMD Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 3–3 Scheme Switch UI on AMD Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 3–4 Scheme Switch UI on Intel Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Figure 3–5 Fixed Scheme UI on AMD Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 3–6 Fixed Scheme UI on Intel Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Figure 3–7 Switchable Graphics Power Options UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 3–8 Example of Application Profile Update on AMD platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 3–9 Example of Application Profile Update on Intel platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 3–10 Example of Application Profile Update UI Pop-up Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
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Muxless Switchable Graphics Technology PX5.0 Functional Specification
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