Laptop runs Ryse poorly - is it doomed for current gaming?

[jbgarcia]

I haven't bought a new PC game since last year when I got Watch Dogs (which ran at 1080p ultra/high settings at 40 FPS) because I was worried my laptop was too outdated, so I haven't been aware of how my laptop holds up against the "current gen" of games. I saw Ryse on sale for $10 yesterday and decided to get it as a benchmark of sorts, because $10. I ran the game and maxed out everything at 1080p except for supersampling which I left off, and got an average 24 FPS at the first part with the bridge battle and in the Senate building. That made sense since I was maxing it on a 3 year old laptop, but what didn't make sense was that even when I lowered the settings down to medium or low, I only averaged 27-29 FPS, even when disabling FPS lock and v-sync. Does that mean that my laptop is no good anymore? Or is Ryse just that demanding that only super high end PCs can run it well? Is Ryse's performance indicative of how other current gen games will run, such as Fallout 4? I would really like some opinions on this before I spend money on games that just won't run.

Here are my laptop specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7 3630QM @ 3.2 GHz (2.4 GHz base clock but it always runs at 3.2 GHZ continuously when gaming)
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670MX 3 GB OC (+135 MHz core clock, +700 MHz memory clock)
RAM: 8 GB DDR3 @ 1600 MHz
HDD: 750 GB hard drive @ 7200 RPM
OS: Windows 10

By the way, I noticed that Ryse textures where locked at Very High, possibly because it detected 3 GB VRAM, but didn't realize it was a mobile GPU. Could that be the cause of the low FPS?

 

[Gingerbread]

Actually your laptop is as good as current 800-900$ laptops. It is a good laptop. Maybe optimization or overheating but you should not consider getting a new laptop in the next 2-3 years.

 

[blazorthon]

It seems like a CPU bottleneck if lower graphics settings don't help performance, but that's not a weak CPU at all. Gingerbread may be right in that it might be overheating. When was the last time you cleaned the dust from the cooling fans?

 

[jbgarcia]

It seems like a CPU bottleneck if lower graphics settings don't help performance, but that's not a weak CPU at all. Gingerbread may be right in that it might be overheating. When was the last time you cleaned the dust from the cooling fans?

About 4 months ago. I opened the laptop up and made sure to remove every bit of dust I could find, especially in and around the fans. And about temps,while I played Ryse today, the GPU was running at about 70 degrees C throughout (I saw it hit 73 C for a short while though), which I think is not bad for a laptop GPU, while CPU stayed in the mid 70's per core. I also always make sure to keep the fans and vents free of any obstruction to avoid any heat issues.

By the way, if you have Ryse and other current gen games on PC, how do other games peform compared to Ryse? Do they run better, same or worse?

 

[jbgarcia]

Actually your laptop is as good as current 800-900$ laptops. It is a good laptop. Maybe optimization or overheating but you should not consider getting a new laptop in the next 2-3 years.

It's good to hear that my laptop is good for another 2 or so years. Do you have any suggestions for optimizing? I really only do defragmenting, and GPU overclocking, as I'm not sure what more I can do with a laptop (as I definitely can't upgrade the GPU).