Nvidia has launched its Optimus technology, designed to make switching between integrated and discrete graphics in a laptop seamless.
Currently, laptops that can switch between a discrete graphics solution (for 3D-intensive tasks) and integrated graphics (for saving on battery life), usually requires a reboot, logging out of your computer, or at the very least, a long screen flicker.
Optimus technology will make this graphics switch completely seamless, not even a screen flicker. Optimus determines when to activate the discrete Nvidia GPU without any user intervention
The Optimus technology supports most of the currently shipping notebook platforms, outside of AMD’s offerings. The Core i3, i5, and i7 “Arrandale” notebooks are supported, as are Core 2 Duo platforms and the new Atom N4xx “Pine Trail” platform for netbooks.
