[SOLVED] Can I Use Geforce Now?

[you_change]

Good day!

When I found out about cloud gaming last month, I always wondered... maybe I could use that instead of an 7-year old laptop.

This old piece of junk has a dedicated Nvidia GPU built in and a usable CPU.

GPU: GT 540M
CPU: i5 2430M

I am a little unsure about my laptop's specs because the minimum requirements of Geforce NOW say that at least a 600-series GPU is required and I have a GT 540M.

Don't worry about internet because I have 500k Download and 50k Upload speeds, so that won't be a problem.


Is Geforce NOW going to work with my Laptop?



With best regards from Germany!
50ShadesOfMyCow

 

[gasaraki]

Is the Geforce NOW service officially available in Germany? Just wondering because if it's not, then the servers might be pretty far away affecting latency.

If the Geforce Now service was a 600 class GPU, then the 540M is too slow.

 

[Barty1884]

You should be able to, yes.
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/system-reqs/

The requirements are not too harsh at all.

The GPU requirements are for DX9 (or greater) support. Not 100% sure why it would state a 600 series GPU, when your GPU supports DX11.
https://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gt-540m/features

Even if the 540M couldn't do it for some reason, the iGP of the 2430M is HD3000, with the minimum Intel requirements being HD2000.
https://ark.intel.com/products/53450/Intel-Core-i5-2430M-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-3-00-GHz-

So, while it might not be the absolute optimal experience, you should be able to use Geforce Now for a fairly smooth experience.