I’m in a position where I might be able to get a new laptop (MIGHT; there’s a wooden bulkhead or two that needs replacing, and I’m not yet in any position to get estimates), but the problem is that the tech specifications don’t mention how much memory an AMD Radeon R5, Intel® HD Graphics 520, or the like actually utilizes (i.e. if it’s in the 512MB-1.5GB range). Is there a place that marks what these cards/card analogs actually have for graphics memory? I’m not too interested in getting a Hewlett-Packard Omen machine–I’d like this laptop to double as an Official Business® unit when possible, and neither the Omen logo on the back nor the backlit keyboard really evokes that. I suppose there is the question of how good a “mere” 512MB is at running Grim Dawn…I’ve noticed a comment or two about below-par optimization.
On that note, I don’t suppose there’s also a particular reason why the minimum/recommended specs specifically mention NVidia and ATI Radeon, is there? Is there something the programming looks for besides graphics memory?
(Now I just have to hope Civilization VI won’t be particularly graphics-hungry…)
I have a laptop that is pretty close to the minimum specs and while I can play the game just fine most of the time, I do notice that I get slideshow mode (like 5fps) more often than I’d like. My recommendation would be to get as beefy of a system as you can afford, since you’ll be able to hold onto it longer and get a lot more function out of it.
Using the diagnostic tool on my (strictly integrated graphics) current laptop, it says it can use a maximum of 1664 MB shared.
I suppose that explains how it can run Civilization V, although I only get terrain detail at DirectX9 (and even then, it takes a little while to draw it in when I move to a new section of the map)–not DirectX11. Mostly I’m wondering if I can get away with using Grim Dawn on my current machine, although I’m not putting too much hope into it considering that all the video memory is shared, not even a little dedicated. (FpS DOES suffer when playing Titan Quest and it segues into nighttime.) For the record, the machine is a Toshiba Satellite C855-S5350 (…at the time, I was mostly budget-concerned. Quiet.).
Don’t worry about it, i’ve played with my old laptop too and when i just turned all the settings down (expect the resolution) it was playable, fps drops only in bigger fights.
But now when my pc easily exceeds the requirements i still can’t play with max settings -.-
{sulk} I decided to download it anyway. Even with everything at the lowest setting, FpS is terrible; definitely well below 24. (I really should have remembered the way Torchlight II dips into the 10-19 territory on this machine…But no, I was distracted by how relatively well Civilization V works on it.)
{sigh} Twenty-five dollars lost until I can get a new machine, it seems…