Some settings will require you to restart the game to alter them, so I recommend starting there. Grab an FPS tracker, like FRAPS, and tinker with in-game settings one by one, then jump to a representative part of the game or run an in-game benchmark.
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In the end, if running a game at 720p is what it takes to reach a playable framerate, that's what you have to do. Other major performance hogs includes ray tracing (especially intensive techniques like global illumination), draw distance, anti-aliasing, shadow detail, and texture quality. The performance impact of individual settings will vary from game to game, depending on optimization, the resources a game leans on most heavily, and how various effects (like lighting) are handled by the game’s engine.
The biggest gains will be had from dropping resolution and the global quality setting. You will be surprised how many games will run below their minimum requirements, as long as you are willing to give up graphical fidelity. The most impactful action you can take to improve performance on older gear is to play with your in-game settings. That said, one of the nice things about laptops is that smaller screen size means you can often get away with lower resolutions and lower-quality settings, meaning less load on your hardware without a noticeable hit to fidelity. The sad reality is old hardware means compromises, so go in knowing that you are not going to have the best possible experience with most games, and many resource-intensive titles won't be playable at all. Set Your ExpectationsĪ quick disclaimer: If your laptop is on the brink of aging out of relevance completely, you will not be able to run Cyberpunk 2077 on Ultra with ray tracing enabled.
Here are a few strategies that can help you start gaming without needing to invest in an expensive setup. Pixel-graphic indies should not be a problem, though you may have to make sacrifices when it comes to graphics-intensive AAA titles. Even if you're hacking away at an ancient laptop, it doesn't mean you can't play games.
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