Jump to content

Actual quality of graphics VS system requirements?


hoonie79

Recommended Posts

Hello,

I've been wondering about the relationships between the quality of graphics on games and the games' system requirements. I think there are certain games with very high system requirements that has really cool graphics, but there could be another game that has almost the same level of graphics but requires a lot less system resources. I'm just trying to figure out what kind of games I can play since my laptop gets really hot, really fast. =)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

You could try replacing the thermal paste for the CPU and GPU of your laptop and get a cooling pad. Unless there is a bottleneck somewhere GPUs will always run at full capacity so even playing an old game can give you hundreds of fps and a full GPU usage. AA and very high resolution is always considered demanding in processing and vram while AF, texture quality and detail dont really take up much resource.

Different games are designed differently, and some use tricks to look good at lower performance while some are designed badly that end up using too much resources. Some big titles are designed to use a lot more resource to encourage you to buy better hardware.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I get what you mean, I find that a lot of the time this is due more to poor optimazation then anything else. For example Skyrim 100 mods VS WatchDogs/AC4 Black Flag. Skyrim gives me way better graphics at way more FPS... The other 2 games I mentioned are very poorly optimized however :(.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 1 month later...
I get what you mean, I find that a lot of the time this is due more to poor optimazation then anything else. For example Skyrim 100 mods VS WatchDogs/AC4 Black Flag. Skyrim gives me way better graphics at way more FPS... The other 2 games I mentioned are very poorly optimized however :(.

That's very true , i play Skyrim on my laptop (nVidia Experience set the graphics to ultra but AA on x4) with ENB and a number of 2k - 4k mods and i get great quality and frame rate. When you play Watch Dogs on 1080p i struggle to get 40fps on medium with no AA definitely the hardware.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 months later...

Keep in mind that sometimes the requirements are in the CPU, not GPU, expecially in games where the are a lot of moving things to keep track of. The GPU might be able to handle the particles or whatever, but if the game has the CPU inputting in a lot of stuff as well that may slow things down.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.