Running Flight Sim 2004 on integrated graphics?

Hey everyone,

I'm looking into getting an HP Nx6325 business notebook. Unfortunatly the only graphics option available is the integrated Radeon Xpress 1150. Now, i'm obviously not buying this as a gaming notebook and the integrated graphics should be fine for most of my needs, however the one game that I do hope to run on it is MS Flight Simulator 2004.

I'm just wondering what kind of performance I can expect. If any of you are playing this sim on a laptop with integrated graphics, what kind of FPS are you getting and what kind of settings?

My current desktop is a rather ancient AMD T-bird 1Ghz, Radeon 8500 64mb (dedicated), 512mb PC133 SDRAM. FS2004 runs on this at medium settings with rather mediocre frame rates (low teens, sometimes single digits over dense cities). With integrated graphics being such a bottleneck, would this laptop run the game the same or slower, despite a much better processor, etc?

Thanks

 

I think so, my friends integraded Go 6600 could run it beautifully!!!!

 

the go 6600 isn't a integrated gfx card. the 6100,6150 is.

 

It runs on my 1100 at max settings, so I would say even a 950 will run it ok.

 

I ment 6150, Im sorry

 

FS2004 on the GMA 950?

Well it won't run pretty if it runs at all.

FS2004 is a pretty demanding game.

 

Right....your frame rates will be unacceptable when you run FS2004 on the GMA950. Even on the 1100, I am surprised it runs at high settings.

 

It will run, sans special effects and eye candy.

 

I got ~20FPS (Chicago, Max Scenery Density) GMA900 with most settings on medium and high. You will definitely be able to tweak some settings. Most notably, weather, and High Particle 3d clouds kill frames.

Good Luck,

 

FS 2004 is more processor demanding than graphics

 

1440*900 external monitor res, dunno about the other settings, but it runs smooth as butter.

 

Thanks for the replies everyone!

Just sent out the order for my Nx6325. Like I said in my first post, while gaming isn't a priority for me, I probably would have had some second thoughts knowing that FS2004 would barely run if at all, despite what otherwise is a good laptop for a good price (I'm a student pilot and like to fire up FS every once in a while to get some virtual air time). Seems like the Xpress1150 should be quite sufficient for this sim.


Cheers!