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    Can my laptop run Sims 4 very well?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Ritzy Cat, Sep 27, 2014.

  1. Ritzy Cat

    Ritzy Cat Notebook Evangelist

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    My laptop specifications are in the description. I'm thinking about buying Sims 4 but I don't want to blow $60 if my computer can't do it very well.

    I'm not really concerned about playing it on max graphics, and my screen resolution is only 1366x768. Fairly low graphics on my resolution with 40+ fps would be ideal.

    Any answers are greatly appreciated. Thanks !
     
    Ritzy Cat, Sep 27, 2014
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    octiceps Nimrod

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    octiceps, Sep 27, 2014
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    Oops - didn't quite specify my video card. It's a 6770M, not just a 6770, if that makes any difference. But you probably already knew that. I'm not too sure how the nomenclature works with 6770m. Is my video card generally comparable to something like 7770m or 8770m?
     
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  4. D2 Ultima

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    there's a 8770M? O_O

    Anyway, you could use the notebookcheck lists to see, but your card should not be weaker than a HD4600 which WAS tested, so you could play on medium or so. At the least, low will work perfectly fine.
     
    D2 Ultima, Sep 27, 2014
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    Your 6770M is one of the vintage AMD Terrascale units. 480 cores, VLIW5 , 128 bit RAM width and GDDR5. Anyway, when they benchmarked the Sims 4, 1366x768 resolution with medium settings on a Fermi GT-720M with 64 bit RAM width and GDDR3, they got 55fps. I'm confident your 6770m will easily get 65-70ish maybe FPS at the same settings.
     
    Marksman30k, Sep 28, 2014
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    sims 4 is not a demand game on med-low setting. almost every laptop can run it well
     
    jzoker, Sep 30, 2014
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