[OS X] Increase FPS?

turtlebunnie · Dec 2, 2012, 12:19 PM

I currently have an Early 2011 MacBook Pro 13 inch. I have Windows 7 on bootcamp and I am looking for a way to raise my FPS on games like Skyrim.

Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Processor 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7
Hard Drive 500GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm

Is there such a thing out that can raise my graphics(external graphics card)? Or do I need to upgrade something else? Or is it just simply I need more memory in my bootcamp partition?

Thanks in advanced

JellyFish · Dec 2, 2012, 12:53 PM

My guess is that you need to upgrade to a computer with a dedicated graphics card. That's your best bet for increased FPS.

throAU · Dec 2, 2012, 12:56 PM

Thunderbolt GPUs are available which should improve performance over the inbuilt HD3000 significantly.

Dagless · Dec 2, 2012, 05:20 PM

Easiest, quickest and cheapest solution that I'm surprised nobody has mentioned yet;

Lower the settings.

pedromartins · Dec 2, 2012, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by turtlebunnie

I currently have an Early 2011 MacBook Pro 13 inch. I have Windows 7 on bootcamp and I am looking for a way to raise my FPS on games like Skyrim.

Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Processor 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7
Hard Drive 500GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm

Is there such a thing out that can raise my graphics(external graphics card)? Or do I need to upgrade something else? Or is it just simply I need more memory in my bootcamp partition?

Thanks in advanced

8gb ram = 512mb hd3000. do it.

tip:SSD for much faster computer.

Dweez · Dec 2, 2012, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dagless

Easiest, quickest and cheapest solution that I'm surprised nobody has mentioned yet;

Lower the settings.

The most simple and straightforward answer is this.

Dec 2, 2012, 12:19 PM	#1
turtlebunnie macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Increase FPS? I currently have an Early 2011 MacBook Pro 13 inch. I have Windows 7 on bootcamp and I am looking for a way to raise my FPS on games like Skyrim. Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 Processor 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 Hard Drive 500GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm Is there such a thing out that can raise my graphics(external graphics card)? Or do I need to upgrade something else? Or is it just simply I need more memory in my bootcamp partition? Thanks in advanced
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Dec 2, 2012, 12:56 PM	#3
throAU macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia	Thunderbolt GPUs are available which should improve performance over the inbuilt HD3000 significantly. __________________ MBP (early 2011) - Core i7 2720 2.2ghz, Hires Glossy, 16GB, Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Mac Mini (mid 2007) - Core2 Duo 1.8, 2gb, 320gb 7200 rpm iPhone 4S, iPad 4
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Dagless macrumors Core Join Date: Jan 2005	Easiest, quickest and cheapest solution that I'm surprised nobody has mentioned yet; Lower the settings. __________________ Maybe if everyone who'd ever been close to you had died, you'd be sarcastic, too. Also come join us Steam users!
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Dec 2, 2012, 12:53 PM	#2
JellyFish Banned Join Date: Jun 2007	My guess is that you need to upgrade to a computer with a dedicated graphics card. That's your best bet for increased FPS.
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