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Should my laptop be running this slowly? - jldstuff393 - 06-14-2013
This is one of my first forum posts so forgive me for bad etiquette.
I have a 2nd gen i7 processor and a Radeon HD 6490M GPU but most games are too slow to be playable. I would imagine my hardware should be decent enough, am I wrong?
My graphics card is not showing up in the adapter drop-down box--only the intel graphics family... could that be causing the bad performance?
Any info is appreciated.
John
RE: Should my laptop be running this slowly? - NaturalViolence - 06-14-2013
Which games? How slow?
RE: Should my laptop be running this slowly? - LordVador - 06-14-2013
And which i7 processor is it exactly?
RE: Should my laptop be running this slowly? - AnyOldName3 - 06-14-2013
His profile says it's an i7-2670QM @ 2.20 GHz
RE: Should my laptop be running this slowly? - LordVador - 06-14-2013
Yep
. So that probably explains this:(06-14-2013, 06:13 AM)jldstuff393 Wrote: most games are too slow to be playable
RE: Should my laptop be running this slowly? - jldstuff393 - 06-15-2013
(06-14-2013, 06:16 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Which games? How slow?Mario Kart Wii runs well, New Super Mario Bros. runs decently, mario galaxy 2 is unplayable -- going between 60% and 75% speed, Okami runs at around 85% speed and freezes occasionally.
(06-14-2013, 07:07 AM)LordVador Wrote: Yep
(06-14-2013, 06:13 AM)jldstuff393 Wrote: most games are too slow to be playableso you're saying the processor is the bottleneck, not the gpu?
RE: Should my laptop be running this slowly? - NaturalViolence - 06-15-2013
jldstuff393 Wrote:Mario Kart Wii runs well, New Super Mario Bros. runs decently, mario galaxy 2 is unplayable -- going between 60% and 75% speed, Okami runs at around 85% speed and freezes occasionally.
That's completely normal for your hardware.
jldstuff393 Wrote:so you're saying the processor is the bottleneck, not the gpu?
Yes that's what he was implying.
RE: Should my laptop be running this slowly? - jldstuff393 - 06-15-2013
That's disappointing but thanks for your help. I read on another thread that even though the adapter drop-down only shows intel graphics as an option, it still sees and uses the dedicated graphics card. Can someone confirm that? It seems kinda weird to me.
RE: Should my laptop be running this slowly? - admin89 - 06-15-2013
Mario Galaxy require i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz
Your i7 is too weak for that game
If Dolphiin used Intel GPU , MK Wii and NSMB would be unplayable
RE: Should my laptop be running this slowly? - jldstuff393 - 06-15-2013
got it, thanks everyone!
