Recommend me a laptop that can do this:

k4ever

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I play games A LOT on my desktop pc at 1080p (i5 2500, r9 390, 8gb ram, etc ...), but now I'm looking to get a laptop so I will be able to play games on the go. Now, I don't plan to play games like witcher 3, gta V, the division, etc ... on the laptop. I want to be able to play all indie games (2D and 3D) and previous generation titles at a good resolution when compared to its screen size.
I don't know if the laptop should be 1080p, because that would mean I have to get a better mobile gpu to keep up with that resolution. 768p looks like it could be enough, but again this is my first time getting a laptop, so I don't have too much info about this.
I don't mind not getting 60fps maxed, but the lowest I can go is medium settings around 50fps.
I don't know which game would be a good benchmark to get an idea how much power I will actually be needing.
 
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Yeah, it depends on your budget.

The nVidia GTX 1050 is currently considered the minimum "gaming GPU" nowadays deposing the nVidia GTX 960m. I should be capable of playing most games at 1080p with medium settings and provide at least 50 FPS. But it is capable of playing games that are too excessively demanding on graphics at 60 FPS. For example, it should be able to handle The Witcher 3 using medium graphic settings and provide an average of 50 FPS. The starting price for a laptop with a GTX 1050 ranges between $800 - $900.

The GTX 960m is still a pretty decent GPU, but laptops with it generally sells for around $750 excluding any sales. The performance is roughly 15% to 20% less than the GTX 1050.

If you want to play games on the...

JeffDaemon

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You say you "play games A LOT on my desktop pc" but then talk about so much sacrificing. The problem is your future proofing goes right out the door with it.

The best bang for the buck these days seems to be 1050 based gaming laptops, although if you want to future proof yourself you should jump to a 1060. The dollar per performance is only a little bit more and worth it considering it will give you a longer time before you are replacing it.
 
Yeah, it depends on your budget.

The nVidia GTX 1050 is currently considered the minimum "gaming GPU" nowadays deposing the nVidia GTX 960m. I should be capable of playing most games at 1080p with medium settings and provide at least 50 FPS. But it is capable of playing games that are too excessively demanding on graphics at 60 FPS. For example, it should be able to handle The Witcher 3 using medium graphic settings and provide an average of 50 FPS. The starting price for a laptop with a GTX 1050 ranges between $800 - $900.

The GTX 960m is still a pretty decent GPU, but laptops with it generally sells for around $750 excluding any sales. The performance is roughly 15% to 20% less than the GTX 1050.

If you want to play games on the go, then the minimum I recommend is a laptop with a nVidia 950m. There is a significant performance difference between this and GTX 1050. Laptops with the 950m generally sells for roughly $650. It can play some games at 1080p and medium settings and still provide 50 FPS, but the list of games is shorter compared to what the GTX 1050 is capable of. The Witcher 3 using those settings on a GTX 950m will likely get less than 30 FPS.


The link below includes game benchmarks from Notebookcheck.net for the 3 GPUs I mentioned, but it also includes the mainstream nVidia 940mx and more powerful GTX 1050Ti and GTX 1060. The Division, Witcher 3 and GTA V are included.

https://tinyurl.com/je72ewv

 
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