HD Graphics 620 vs GT 940MX for college laptop

[harambesghost]

I have my search for a college laptop for the upcoming semester narrowed down to two options: the 2017 HP Envy 13 and the 2017 Lenovo IdeaPad 720S 14. While they both have the same processor (i7 7500U), have the same amount of RAM and RAM speed, and weigh sufficiently little to be portable for my needs, the one difference I'm finding that could be consequential is the graphics card.

The Lenovo has a GT 940MX, while the HP has the integrated 620 from last summer. I'm mostly looking for a productivity based laptop, but I think during down time I might play casual to moderately demanding games (GTA V, Overwatch, Civilization VI, etc.)

The question is, is it worth it dropping an extra $150 on the dedicated graphics card in this situation?

 

[Deleted member 1560910]

whats you budget ?

 

[Deleted member 1560910]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAYG0Vc7iP4

 

[k1114]

The 620 will struggle with some games. If you want to play those games, you'd really want the 940mx.

 

[Solandri]

FPS benchmarks for a variety of games on those two GPUs (you can select more games from the list).

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphics-Cards.13849.0.html?type=&sort=&archive=1&or=0&itemselect_7023=7023&itemselect_7435=7435&gameselect%5B%5D=460&gameselect%5B%5D=430&gameselect%5B%5D=424&gameselect%5B%5D=420&gameselect%5B%5D=409&gameselect%5B%5D=407&gameselect%5B%5D=417&gameselect%5B%5D=402&gameselect%5B%5D=398&gameselect%5B%5D=396&gameselect%5B%5D=386&gameselect%5B%5D=384&gameselect%5B%5D=377&gameselect%5B%5D=375&gameselect%5B%5D=371&gameselect%5B%5D=366&gameselect%5B%5D=332&gameselect%5B%5D=329&gameselect%5B%5D=293&gpu_fullname=1

Edit: modified selected games list to include Civilization VI and remove some games which didn't have benchmarks for both GPUs.

 

[sereyrothanak22]

FPS benchmarks for a variety of games on those two GPUs (you can select more games from the list).

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphics-Cards.13849.0.html?type=&sort=&archive=1&or=0&itemselect_7023=7023&itemselect_7435=7435&gameselect%5B%5D=460&gameselect%5B%5D=430&gameselect%5B%5D=424&gameselect%5B%5D=420&gameselect%5B%5D=409&gameselect%5B%5D=407&gameselect%5B%5D=417&gameselect%5B%5D=402&gameselect%5B%5D=398&gameselect%5B%5D=396&gameselect%5B%5D=386&gameselect%5B%5D=384&gameselect%5B%5D=377&gameselect%5B%5D=375&gameselect%5B%5D=371&gameselect%5B%5D=366&gameselect%5B%5D=332&gameselect%5B%5D=329&gameselect%5B%5D=293&gpu_fullname=1

Edit: modified selected games list to include Civilization VI and remove some games which didn't have benchmarks for both GPUs.

i got a laptop with gt940mx but i found out that the benchmark that notebookcheck provided are wrong.
gt 940mx usually get more fps than the website tell me

 

[Solandri]

i got a laptop with gt940mx but i found out that the benchmark that notebookcheck provided are wrong.
gt 940mx usually get more fps than the website tell me

The FPS Notebookcheck gives are an average for all the laptops they tested with that GPU.

If you click on the video card, it'll bring up the page for that video card. Towards the bottom will be the game fps benchmarks. It'll list the fps they got for every laptop they reviewed with that GPU, sorted from slowest to fastest. Click on a FPS score and it'll give you more details including the laptop specs. They even include a link to the review of that particular laptop.

I had lots of problems with how every laptop review I read was done. Until I found Notebookcheck. They do their reviews pretty much the way I would do it them I were in the laptop review business. They use the same consistent methodology, it's reproducible, when the results are variable they give a range instead of a single value, and they're technically competent when it comes to certain eclectic measurements (e.g. they correctly measure noise at a fixed distance to come up with dB re 1 meter). Notebookcheck is by far the best laptop review site I've found. Heck, it's pretty much the best review site I've found online.

 

[g-unit1111]

Hey guys this thread was from August. Let's close this and move on.