Hi,
I'm trying to play some games on my Dell Vostro 3560 laptop, and the results aren't very good. Some games, like Super Smash Bros. Melee, run at 50-60 FPS most of the time with some annoying big drops randomly (mostly when there are many objects on screen, or when the level is big). Some games such as F-Zero GX are unplayable (<20 FPS).
I'd like to know if this is normal given my config, or if it could be improved with proper drivers. The reason I can't just install some new drivers and test is that most GPU drivers I've tried result in pretty bad problems, so I have to spend quite a lot of time getting back to a working state almost every time I try a new driver. If my laptop is supposed to be able to games smoothly, I don't mind spending hours finding drivers, but I don't want to waste my time if it can't.
Here are my specs:
OS: Windows 8.1 x64
Dolphin version: 4.0.2 (I also tried some nightlies)
CPU: i7-3612QM
GPU: Intel HD 4000 + AMD Radeon 7670M
RAM: 8 GB
The CPU is running at ~2.8 GHz / ~80 °C when playing games, while the AMD GPU's clock is at 600 MHz (default is 300, according to GPU-Z). The Windows power options are set to high performance, the switchable graphics option is on high performance for Dolphin, and I'm running at the native Gamecube resolution, no AA, no graphical improvements. Dolphin detects the GPU as the Intel one, but I assume that's because of the way switchable graphics work.
Could somebody please tell me if the performance I'm getting is normal or if it should be better?
Thanks.
I'm trying to play some games on my Dell Vostro 3560 laptop, and the results aren't very good. Some games, like Super Smash Bros. Melee, run at 50-60 FPS most of the time with some annoying big drops randomly (mostly when there are many objects on screen, or when the level is big). Some games such as F-Zero GX are unplayable (<20 FPS).
I'd like to know if this is normal given my config, or if it could be improved with proper drivers. The reason I can't just install some new drivers and test is that most GPU drivers I've tried result in pretty bad problems, so I have to spend quite a lot of time getting back to a working state almost every time I try a new driver. If my laptop is supposed to be able to games smoothly, I don't mind spending hours finding drivers, but I don't want to waste my time if it can't.
Here are my specs:
OS: Windows 8.1 x64
Dolphin version: 4.0.2 (I also tried some nightlies)
CPU: i7-3612QM
GPU: Intel HD 4000 + AMD Radeon 7670M
RAM: 8 GB
The CPU is running at ~2.8 GHz / ~80 °C when playing games, while the AMD GPU's clock is at 600 MHz (default is 300, according to GPU-Z). The Windows power options are set to high performance, the switchable graphics option is on high performance for Dolphin, and I'm running at the native Gamecube resolution, no AA, no graphical improvements. Dolphin detects the GPU as the Intel one, but I assume that's because of the way switchable graphics work.
Could somebody please tell me if the performance I'm getting is normal or if it should be better?
Thanks.