Will my Surface Book be able to play games?

[Matt]

The model I have:
Processor: Intel Core i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz
RAM: 8.00 GB
Graphics: Surface Book Nvidia GeForce GTX

[KenTheBarbie]

Short anwser, yes. But you need to keep in mind a few things.

One, you will need to bump the graphics down considerably. If you want to have a decent (I consider 40-80fps decent) framerate, expect to have to lower the settings. Also, just expect low framerates in general. You can play games, but you are going to run into some lag spikes, and the surface book will have a hard time running certain games.

As long as you're willing to lower the settings and deal with low fps (meaning 10-30 depending on the game, but you could get better fps or the game could crash), then yes, you should be able to play games on your surface book.

[Matt]

Originally posted by ThePonderingPanda:

Short anwser, yes. But you need to keep in mind a few things.

One, you will need to bump the graphics down considerably. If you want to have a decent (I consider 40-80fps decent) framerate, expect to have to lower the settings. Also, just expect low framerates in general. You can play games, but you are going to run into some lag spikes, and the surface book will have a hard time running certain games.

As long as you're willing to lower the settings and deal with low fps (meaning 10-30 depending on the game, but you could get better fps or the game could crash), then yes, you should be able to play games on your surface book.

That shouldn't be too much of an issue for me! I didn't buy the Book for it to function as a gaming machine, but I figured that it wouldn't be a bad idea to take advantage of its portability. Do you think it'd be a better idea to play more demanding games on my Xbox while leaving PC exclusives and smaller titles (maybe cross-platforms?) to the Surface?

[Andrius227]

You didnt say what gpu you have. You only said 'nvidia gtx', there is always a number after that that is the most important.

Edit: On google i read that it's got a gt 940m ? If thats correct, then it will run a lot of games, even if on low graphics/framerate.

[Matt]

Originally posted by Andrius227:

You didnt say what gpu you have. You only said 'nvidia gtx', there is always a number after that that is the most important.

I don't think Microsoft and Nvidia detailed what gpu came with the Surface Book! The employee at the store told me that it's a custom variant designed specifically for Microsoft. If I remember the review I read correctly, it's similar to a 940m or 950m. Don't take my word for it, though, haha!

[KenTheBarbie]

Originally posted by carefreematt:

Originally posted by ThePonderingPanda:

Short anwser, yes. But you need to keep in mind a few things.

One, you will need to bump the graphics down considerably. If you want to have a decent (I consider 40-80fps decent) framerate, expect to have to lower the settings. Also, just expect low framerates in general. You can play games, but you are going to run into some lag spikes, and the surface book will have a hard time running certain games.

As long as you're willing to lower the settings and deal with low fps (meaning 10-30 depending on the game, but you could get better fps or the game could crash), then yes, you should be able to play games on your surface book.

That shouldn't be too much of an issue for me! I didn't buy the Book for it to function as a gaming machine, but I figured that it wouldn't be a bad idea to take advantage of its portability. Do you think it'd be a better idea to play more demanding games on my Xbox while leaving PC exclusives and smaller titles (maybe cross-platforms?) to the Surface?

I don't think that playing more demanding titles is going to break your laptop, but it's better to be safe. I would recommend mostly playing light games, and maybe have one bulkier title to play occasionally. As long as you're not gaming all the time, I wouldn't worry about it too much.