GPU advice for 1080p/60fps on ThinkPad T530

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(02-04-2018, 08:16 AM)amicose Wrote: As I understood it, Intel cpus are still preferable for emulation & overclocking etc.

In terms of raw performance yes, Intel CPUs are still preferable at this time.  The problem is that using Intel integrated graphics with Dolphin isn't going to be great, and any emulation of more powerful consoles isn't going to be playable at all (heck, they might not even run).

So your option is either to spend more money getting an Intel CPU + discrete GPU, or sacrificing a bit of performance and getting something like a Ryzen 2200G or 2400G.

However, emulators for consoles that are more powerful than the Wii tend to also be able to take advantage of quad core CPUs, so in that case a Ryzen 2200G will certainly be faster than comparably-priced 2core/4thread Intel products.