Will the GTX970m be future proof enough in 2016?

We saw a huge leap in system requirements during 2014-2015 because the transition to the PS4/XBO. Now that console hardware is stagnant once more we shouldn't see minimum requirements creep up too fast for the majority of multiplatform titles. The storm is over, the dust has settled. Even recommended specifications are plateauing e.g.;

Far Cry Primal - recommended GTX 780

Dark Souls III - recommended GTX 750



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Does your 970m have 3 or 6gb of ram?

 

future proof laptop? lol

if you want future proof get a xbox one

 

No exactly. It's just everyone else is stuck playing the same miserable frame rates until the next machine comes out.

 

This generation of consoles will have a short life cycle. They're not future proof in the slightest. Both Microsoft and Sony have been dropping hints that they are already working on new consoles and AMD is already focusing on Polaris for consoles as well.

 

LOLOL I feel bad for console gamers if that's actually true, and it seems like it is.

 

I was hoping this console generation would make it to 2020 or close to it. Late 2018 or early 2019 could work well enough with the first year of a new console's games usually show their last-gen roots. With the direction Windows is going in, I won't be gaming on PC anymore unless SteamOS establishes solid support, so I'd like to see that get as much time as it can.

Plus I don't think Pascal/Polaris consoles could handle 4k duties for the 5 years after launch because while the top end might do it, the top end isn't what's going into a $400 console.

 

I'm not seeing it personally. This generation of consoles is doing better than ever before sales-wise (excluding Nintendo). I shouldn't think there'd be a new console hardware until 2018, to give them that five year lifespan that is traditional for home console hardware.

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There's talk of 2017 and let's not forget that last gen lasted 8 years.

As for feeling sorry for console gamers, why? Replacing a console is cheaper than a high end MXM graphics card. I own all three consoles and I don't mind buying a new one in 2018/2019 (when there are actually games out there to warrant the purchase).

 

Exactly. $500 for a new console vs $800 for a new top end GPU, lol. The biggest issue is backwards compatibility and accessories.

 

One lovely thing that came with this generation of consoles is that they are all x86. As long as the consoles continue to be x86 (which is pretty much guaranteed at this point), anything that runs on them now should be able to run on the future consoles as well.

 

depends on what settting you want play and fps.The divison wotn be demanding at least for minimum specs.Some guy claimed that he was getting 55-65fps on a 650ti and i5 clocked at 3,1ghz.He didnt told resolution(my guess 768p) or graphic settings just that fact.But even its low it sounds very good.

 

hasnt the consoles been out for 2 years. and now im sure they will last another two years. 4 years. in that time have you upgraded your high end gaming laptop? short poll

 

It sounds like we won't have much choice but 970m or 980m for high end mobile gaming considering Pascal looks like it's not gonna be here until end of this year.

 

6 gigs in mine, switched yesterday back to Win10 and it performs even better (5~10 fps boost everywhere) - for example Fallout 4 ultra all @ 1080p gives me nearly stable 60 fps and we all know how "well" this game is optimized. Bethesdas "well". I`m good, not only for 2016 I think.
980M is too expensive with much worst price/performance ratio and Pascal in nowhere to be seen.
Based on my experience with 970M it`s the best (most reasoned one) card to buy now.

 

I settled on the G751 which has the GTX970m and gsync. As for the performance of the 970m...well, it makes me feel like I'm on a gaming desktop. Pretty blown away by it. I guess it's because my last 'gaming' laptop was a G46VW which I think had the GTX660m inside...so this thing is destroying all the games I use to play on the GTX660m. I think I'll be good for a few years at least...or maybe until consoles are able to play 4k. I guess the one thing about not upgrading for a while, is being blown away by the new stuff. I really like the G751 but I purchased a refurb so it seems to have a lot of quirks. But I'm enjoying the GTX970m thus far, but I'm going to have to take this thing apart soon. Not blue screening or anything, but the right side fan is making some weird click/rattle sounds when it turns off for some reason. If you guys ever serviced or lubed a fan before, let me know.

 

I bought a G751 with G-Sync and 970m, (mine was new - no issues) and I love this GPU as well. My last gaming laptops had an 860m (Lenovo Y-50) and 960m(Asus G501). I haven't yet found anything that this card can't handle, except the very last level of "Ghostbusters: The Video Game", gave me about 5fps toward the end of the boss fight (probably due to all the physics particles and effects). Fallout 4 with everything maxed except Godrays (medium) and draw distance (75%) was giving me about 50fps. Pretty much everything I'm playing right now (Spintires, Rebel Galaxy, Far Cry 4, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, Van Helsing, Cities: Skyline) is hitting the panel's refresh rate max of 75hz.

Edit: I should mention I went from a desktop with a Core2Duo E8500 and GTX460GC 768 to the Lenovo.

 

Been playing fallout 4 and all ultra as well. Looks fantastic. My initial fan issues seem to have gone away. But still the dead green pixel which eventually goes away after being on for a while.

Only game I have issues with is ark survival. Very poor fps at even medium settings or so.


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