Why is my laptop's graphics performance so low?

[Jon L]

Anybody know how to disable Nvidia's Optimus function?  Googling didn't lead to a good answer.

 

I did a clean install of Win 8 (then 8.1) onto Sandisk Extreme II 480 GB SSD for Dell 17R SE (1980x1020, i7, 8GB), and now Windows Experience Index is quite high for all, Except for graphics performance.  Intel graphics HD4000 and Nvidia GT650M (with Optimus) can't be as bad as this ChrisPC Win experience says? (Win 8.1 dropped genuine Win Experience ap)

 

IMG_20140529_145412 by drjlo1, on Flickr

 

IMG_20140529_190543 by drjlo1, on Flickr

Edited May 30, 2014 by Jon L

[Salt Peanuts]

FWIW, the video card is a mid-range laptop video card that was introduced over 2 years ago. 

[Jon L]

Good thing I am not a gamer.  Photoshop CS6 seems to run extremely fast still; maybe it's not even using the Nvidia card for CS6.  

 

Ran 3DMark benchmarks for kicks anyway.

 

3Dmark by drjlo1, on Flickr

[Grand Enigma]

It is an aggregate of all video cards - desktop, mobile, and embedded... you are being compared to something like a Titan desktop card.  I wouldn't really pay attention to those numbers in any meaningful way  aside from determining where a bottleneck might be based on your application.

[Salt Peanuts]

Just looked up Titan - holy damn, it's pricey and huge.