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Is My Laptop Good for Light Gaming at Native Res?

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July 15, 2014 12:54:17 PM

I have a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro - the native resolution is 3200x1800p and 60hz. It has an Intel i7-4500U 1.8Ghz CPU that clocks up to 2.4Ghz and an Intel HD 4400 integrated GPU.

I'm thinking of playing the occasional game on this laptop so I was wondering what it could handle. I could always drop the res to 1080p or something but I was wondering if it is good enough for gaming at its native res (3200x1800p).

I don't intend to play stuff like Metro: Last Light, Battlefield etc on this laptop - I have my desktop for that.

EDIT: I just realized the CPU has a turbo clock of 3Ghz, it was just sitting at 2.4Ghz when I was using it.

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July 15, 2014 1:03:09 PM

Yes. Good luck!
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July 15, 2014 1:03:55 PM

You can play old games like battlefield 1 or 2 and Portal 2 and half life 2 at native resolution as long as it is at low settings.

But for any newer games you need to go down to at least 1080P.
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July 15, 2014 1:21:34 PM

What kind of stuff can I play at 1080p?
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July 15, 2014 1:29:07 PM

Icaraeus said:
What kind of stuff can I play at 1080p?


Portal 2 at High settings, War thunder, and other MMO games.
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July 15, 2014 6:21:38 PM

The Intel HD 4400 is mostly good enough for playing games at 1366x768 or 1600x900 resolution. It is not a very powerful graphics core. You should generally be able to play games with medium or low settings. The more graphically demanding the game the lower resolution and graphics quality you should use. See below link which has some benchmarks

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-4400.919...
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July 17, 2014 4:13:45 AM

Okay, good to know.
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