Satellite P70-A01C Frame Rate in World of Warcraft is LOW

Bought this laptop a couple of months back as a gaming machine.
Was told it would run most current games with few dramas but I am having issues with World of Warcraft. Even with a quad core processor, 16GB RAM and a 4GB graphics card I sometimes get 9-12fps.
This is usually when there is a lot going on, like in a raid but, even so, with these specs this computer should be able to handle it. Normally I get around 80-90fps, and I get similar on my desktop PC (quad core, 8GB RAM, 2GB graphics).
Any suggestions as to how I might fix this?
I've always got the latest NVIDIA drivers installed and keep everything else up-to-date as well.
I'm wondering if I've missed something?!?!?
Thanks.

The notebook specs page provides info about the hardware built-in the notebook.
http://www.mytoshiba.com.au/products/computers/satellite/p70/psplpa-01c002/specifications
_It sys:_
+*Graphics* nVIDIA GeForce GT 745M 4GB With Optimus and Intel HD Graphics 4600+
The nVidia Optimus technology switches between the external, graphic chip (nVidia) and internal graphic including in CPU (Intel HD Graphics 4600) in order to save the power.
In my opinion the low frame rate could be related to the graphic chip which is used by this game. Maybe the game uses the Intel HD graphics instead of nVidia GPU?
If you want to know how to switch between nVidia and Intel, check this short youtube clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh4HCadTY_A

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