I'm in need of help deciding which power setup to use with new MBP

Hello all,
So - after using an original 1.83 MBP for many years w/Aperture... I've recently acquired a new MBP!
and initially I had the power setup for better battery life... and often found myself wondering, "hmmm...considering this thing has way more juice under the hood - it sure doesn't run much quicker than the old one?!?!"
And then I realized - I had the lesser video chip running!
When I turned on the better performance - and then ran Aperture (likely my most demanding process) holy Crap! Does this thing Fly!!!
Now the problem; hence my question - is:
"is there a way to set it up so that while under battery power it runs on the better battery life option, yet when plugged in to endless power - it will run on better performance?" it would be much nicer - let alone make much more sense if this option was clear-cut & simple to select... or am I just missing it some where in the menus? Seems that you can only have one or the other, despite battery or plugin power. And to switch means logging out and the re-logging back in...?!?!?!
Any thoughts?

"is there a way to set it up so that while under battery power it runs on the better battery life option, yet when plugged in to endless power - it will run on better performance?"
No, there isn't. You're right — it would be nicer if there were.
Seems that you can only have one or the other, despite battery or plugin power. And to switch means logging out and the re-logging back in...
That's correct.

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