How can I tell if my new laptop video card is any good? - Blu-ray Forum

Chordata · 02-16-2010, 06:50 PM

Looking at buying a 2-year old game for my new laptop (Halo 2).

My video card is a 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570.

Halo 2 requires "DirectX 9.0-compatible NVIDIA 6000 or ATI x700 video card".

I have no idea if my card is comparable, worse, better, etc.

How does one find this stuff out?

So complicated...

b0bby · 02-16-2010, 08:59 PM

its plenty enough. if u want best visuals you could open up catalyst and play around with your settings and play around with ingame settings to maximize frames per second. although a card like that should be able to run the game at max settings at a decent frame rate. i tend to sacrifice details for higher frame rates.

Chordata · 02-17-2010, 01:14 PM

Thanks. I just have no idea what all that means. I wouldn't know if my card is the equivalent/worse/better than the one listed on the system requirements, since it only lists two, and I have no idea how they rank.

,deeii · 02-17-2010, 01:25 PM

Try this website; http://cyri.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/intro.aspx

Might help you!

Chordata · 02-17-2010, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ,deeii

Try this website; http://cyri.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/intro.aspx

Might help you!

Awesome, I'll try it out tonight at home.

Thanks!

,deeii · 02-17-2010, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by O_V_N

Awesome, I'll try it out tonight at home.

Thanks!

No problem, hope it helps.

Bigdog · 02-17-2010, 09:59 PM

Thats a pretty decent card for a lappy, you should not have many issues running any current games, older ones should be no problem.

02-16-2010, 06:50 PM	#1
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	How can I tell if my new laptop video card is any good? Looking at buying a 2-year old game for my new laptop (Halo 2). My video card is a 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570. Halo 2 requires "DirectX 9.0-compatible NVIDIA 6000 or ATI x700 video card". I have no idea if my card is comparable, worse, better, etc. How does one find this stuff out? So complicated...

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02-16-2010, 08:59 PM	#2
b0bby Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2008 Location:North Carolina Blu-ray collection:153	its plenty enough. if u want best visuals you could open up catalyst and play around with your settings and play around with ingame settings to maximize frames per second. although a card like that should be able to run the game at max settings at a decent frame rate. i tend to sacrifice details for higher frame rates.

02-17-2010, 01:14 PM	#3
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Thanks. I just have no idea what all that means. I wouldn't know if my card is the equivalent/worse/better than the one listed on the system requirements, since it only lists two, and I have no idea how they rank.

02-17-2010, 01:25 PM	#4
,deeii Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Netherlands SteelBooks™: 208 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:68 Blu-ray collection:680 Trading Score:14	Try this website; http://cyri.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/intro.aspx Might help you!

02-17-2010, 09:59 PM	#7
Bigdog Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:14 Blu-ray reviews:1	Thats a pretty decent card for a lappy, you should not have many issues running any current games, older ones should be no problem.

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