Is the i7-6500u a good enough processor to use with an external GTX1060?

[quport99]

I recently got a new laptop (Asus q534ux-bbi7t16) for school work but i noticed that the hardware is powerful enough to play some AAA games at low settings, definitely not in 4K. I started up Rainbow Six Siege and at all lows at a resolution of 1600x900, and it was at a steady 65-70 fps until about 2 hours of playtime when it started thermal throttling. Now, nobody wants to play at 900p on a 4k screen, so since i have a full desktop EVGA GTX 1060 SSC i thought about getting an external GPU housing because this laptop has a thunderbolt 3 port. When playing siege at a terrible all low at 900p, i noticed the obvious GPU lag but also some micro stuttering, and when turning the graphics up, it micro stutters pretty bad. Would it be worth it to drop some $ on a housing or should i just stick to keeping the GPU in my desktop? This isn't urgent, but any advice is appreciated.

 

[dudeman509]

It's a 2 core, 4 thread lower-powered CPU.

I'd think it can't keep up with most modern games even with external GPU resources. A modern desktop i3 has WAY more performance to offer (mostly clockspeed).

 

[quport99]

It's a 2 core, 4 thread lower-powered CPU.

I'd think it can't keep up with most modern games even with external GPU resources. A modern desktop i3 has WAY more performance to offer (mostly clockspeed).

I was hoping my suspicion was wrong, but I believe that what you're saying is right, because that processor has a combination of mediocre specs.