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flarie Apr 27, 2018 @ 8:00pm

Is the Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6 good for gaming?

I'm looking for a Windows 10 tablet that is not larger than 11 inches, where I can play AAA games at decent performance. Does anyone own the 'Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6' tablet that could share their experience if it's good for gaming?

This tablet has this processor: 1.0Ghz (up to 2.6Ghz), 7th Gen Intel® Core™ m3

I understand the Surface Pro is better for gaming but that device is much larger at 12", 13" or 15" in size.

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[LTT] LinusFTW Apr 27, 2018 @ 8:14pm

It's Chase Apr 27, 2018 @ 8:15pm

For $600 you can get a PC that will actually play games.

anrkyuk Apr 27, 2018 @ 8:23pm

You could stream Steam to it... if you had a decent network and gaming PC to stream from.

flarie Apr 27, 2018 @ 8:23pm

Originally posted by It's Chase:
For $600 you can get a PC that will actually play games.

I already have a gaming PC. I play games there with no problem. I'm looking for a gaming tablet additional to my gaming PC.

Cathulhu Apr 27, 2018 @ 8:39pm

Then keep looking. This is not the tablet you're looking for.

Monk Apr 27, 2018 @ 9:45pm

Tablets are even less well designed for gaming than laptops, and laptops already have alot of drawbacks.
Personally I love tablets, I use my now ancient Nexus 7 non stop throughout the day (I wish there was a new equivalent but 7 inch tablets seem to of died off), however they are never going to offer a gaming experience as they lack any kind of proper GPU, perhaps when the new Intel chips with and gpu's make it to tablets we may get something remotely viable, but for now, streaming to it will likely be your best option, just don't expect great battery life.

igloosfolly Apr 27, 2018 @ 11:06pm

There I was overclcoking farmville to 300fps when .................................................................

Kaihekoa Apr 28, 2018 @ 12:05am

No, and even Intel Iris graphics, the best graphics you can get in a tablet, aren't that good for gaming. You'll want something with 7th or 8th gen i7 and Iris graphics to be able to play lite games. A tablet like that will cost you more than $1000, so if gaming is the main purpose of the device, get a laptop with an i7 and GTX 1070 or greater instead.

Skavinja Sep 9, 2018 @ 12:21am

I know this is a long dead question, but I thought that I'd add this in case like me, people were experimenting and seeing what it CAN do. I did not buy this tablet/two-in-one for gaming. However I have found that I can play:

Oblivion - no issues at all
Fallout: New Vegas.. Fantastic
Half-life 2 flawless (can output 4k (obv. slows it down a ton)
(anything source engine appears to be working fine)
Skyrim (gotta dial everything down)

So far that's all that I've tried... Using a SSD to store game files externally. output to an external monitor when I'm using this for spreadsheets/work. So far I'm super impressed. I only paid 200 bills for this guy, and it has an intel mobile processor, but i'm really happy with it.