Can I run every game on 1080p and Ultra settings ?

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ZnalecProblematiky Dec 13, 2014 @ 10:04pm

Hi, if not which games are problem ? Thank you very much.
PC specs:
Notebook for gamers
OS: Win 8.1
procesor: Intel® Core™ i7-4710HQ Processor (6M Cache, 2.5Ghz up to 3.50 GHz)
Ram: 16GB DDR3
Graphic: Nvidia GTX 980m 4GB DDR5
SSD: 128GB
HDD: 1TB

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PLANTROON Dec 13, 2014 @ 10:37pm

Yes, even with DSR and you're safe for the next year at least xD

Last edited by PLANTROON; Dec 13, 2014 @ 10:37pm

videogames Dec 13, 2014 @ 10:37pm

Every game? Probably not. But short of an SLI setup that's probably the best performance you're going to get out of a notebook.

10upN2DOWN Dec 14, 2014 @ 8:25am

Nice machine, many games you dont want Ultra but you should be OK. I would make sure that LT is sitting on a nice cooler. LT get crazy hot gaming

Originally posted by ZnalecProblematiky:
Hi, if not which games are problem ? Thank you very much.
PC specs:
Notebook for gamers
OS: Win 8.1
procesor: Intel® Core™ i7-4710HQ Processor (6M Cache, 2.5Ghz up to 3.50 GHz)
Ram: 16GB DDR3
Graphic: Nvidia GTX 980m 4GB DDR5
SSD: 128GB
HDD: 1TB

ZnalecProblematiky Dec 14, 2014 @ 11:25am

Originally posted by 10upN2DOWN:
Nice machine, many games you dont want Ultra but you should be OK. I would make sure that LT is sitting on a nice cooler. LT get crazy hot gaming

Originally posted by ZnalecProblematiky:
Hi, if not which games are problem ? Thank you very much.
PC specs:
Notebook for gamers
OS: Win 8.1
procesor: Intel® Core™ i7-4710HQ Processor (6M Cache, 2.5Ghz up to 3.50 GHz)
Ram: 16GB DDR3
Graphic: Nvidia GTX 980m 4GB DDR5
SSD: 128GB
HDD: 1TB

Im curious which games Im not able run on ULTRA ? Thanks

Azza ☠ Dec 14, 2014 @ 11:32am

Geforce Experience Software:
http://www.geforce.com/geforce-experience

Suggest you use that, add your game folders and scan. Then apply optimal settings.

Most games will happily run on high/ultra at 1440p. That software will calculate the best performance settings for highest quality, but still smooth gameplay. You can then tweak those according to your own liking, it's a good starting point. Plus offers some extras.

Under Geforce Experience you might notice higher resolutions with DSR labeled next to it. This will force the game to run at even higher resolutions than your monitor can handle, the graphics card will then downsample it to what your monitor supports (keeping the sharper edges and more details).

Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR)
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/dsr/technology

Some games might not work well using this, in which case, just go back into it's settings and set the resolution back to native/standard resolution to disable DSR. However, for those that run fine on it, enjoy even better graphics!

At 1080p, the GTX 980 is overkill. So make use of DSR where possible. 1440p is optimal for gaming still at high/ultra on that card.

Last edited by Azza ☠; Dec 14, 2014 @ 11:35am

Charlie Dec 14, 2014 @ 11:40am

Originally posted by videogames:
Every game? Probably not. But short of an SLI setup that's probably the best performance you're going to get out of a notebook.

^^^^ As he said, probably not EVERY game 1080p at Ultra settings but with a PC like that you will be playing EVERY game at 1080p, most games will run at Ultra but some newer/unoptimized games you may have to drop to Medium or High settings.

TirithRR Dec 14, 2014 @ 11:40am

A graphics card like that in a laptop, I'd hate to see the price tag on that one.

Also, Factory upgrade to SSD, they probably tacked on a 300-400% markup on that...

Last edited by TirithRR; Dec 14, 2014 @ 11:41am

videogames Dec 14, 2014 @ 11:43am

Originally posted by TirithRR:
A graphics card like that in a laptop, I'd hate to see the price tag on that one.

The 980M isn't an equivalent to the desktop 980. It's somewhere between a 770 and 780/970.

Charlie Dec 14, 2014 @ 11:48am

Originally posted by videogames:
Originally posted by TirithRR:
A graphics card like that in a laptop, I'd hate to see the price tag on that one.
The 980M isn't an equivalent to the desktop 980. It's somewhere between a 770 and 780/970.

980M is 20% slower than the Desktop GTX 980

videogames Dec 14, 2014 @ 11:54am

That's what NVIDIA says, yes. Not quite true in reality. It's a lot closer to the 970 than the 770, but it's still not quite there. Still more than fine for 1080p gaming though, notebooks don't need better than this right now.

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TirithRR Dec 14, 2014 @ 11:57am

My laptop has a 660M, and it seems to do well enough (for me at least) on many games. I play on 1080... and while not "Ultra" I'm usually setup on High by default.

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