Surely, by now lots of people have bought one of those newer laptops using Intel i3, i5, or i7 processors. By default, the base ("dirt cheap") configurations come with a new integrated Intel GPU called Intel HD Graphics (formally called GMA5700MHD). Has anyone tried running UrT on one of those in high quality settings? What's your experience? What about other games? Quake 4, Nexuiz, CS, etc? Or is it still worth to pay $50-$150 premium (+ lower battery run time) for discrete graphics?
BTW, how's their Linux support?
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Intel GMA HD performance? (GMA5700MHD)
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Posted 25 June 2010 - 10:29 PM
pollofeliz, on 25 June 2010 - 08:34 PM, said:
is it still worth to pay $50-$150 premium (+ lower battery run time) for discrete graphics?
Yes
pollofeliz, on 25 June 2010 - 08:34 PM, said:
BTW, how's their Linux support?
Intel has opensource drivers for their GMA serie, works fine. All the fancy eye-candy works fine too (opengl, compiz, compiz-fusion, etc..).
pollofeliz, on 25 June 2010 - 08:34 PM, said:
a new integrated Intel GPU called Intel HD Graphics (formally called GMA5700MHD). Has anyone tried running UrT on one of those in high quality settings?
The FPS performances depends on the CPU performances level. Getting stable 125 might be possible at extreme low res, ~60 or so at modest resolution (800x600 - 1280x1024) with low detail.
But GMA serie does not support multisample anti-aliasing, which leaves you without any option to remove the jagged edges other than jacking up the resolution (which the VPU sucks at).
pollofeliz, on 25 June 2010 - 08:34 PM, said:
What's your experience? What about other games? Quake 4, Nexuiz, CS, etc?
Basically everything based on IDTech3/4, Source, UT2.x engine games would run fine at modest resolution ( < 1280px w) with medium/low detail at just barely acceptable fps ( ~ 30 or more ). But again, this depends a lot on which CPU you have. Weak CPU will perform noticeable poor.
Intel claim it can run Crysis too, but they might have missed the memo describing the difference between 'running a game' and 'running a slideshow'.
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