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Gta 4 on a Macbook Air
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Well I'm fine with anything over 11 frames per second found this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnYb0qKWsyI&feature=related I've heard the the intel 3000 graphics and the nvidia 320m graphics are pretty similar.
I can barley play it on my MacBook Pro (2010) with the 330m. It runs at 1024x768 (limited by the game) and very badly if I set anything over low or medium settings. I can't imagine that intel card, as it's between the 320m and the old 9400m.
Depending on what you're doing of course, but agreed. The PC port of GTA is absolutely terrible and won't run nicely on any low spec computer. It's not worth your time OP.
Just for people saying "they are pretty similar", I played Braid on my new 2011 MBP and it stuttered. On the other hand, my friend played the same game on his 2010 with the 320m and got smooth framerate that I can only achieve when playing through Bootcamp.
A $500 PC today should suffice the need to play GTA IV on a reasonable frame rate.
Or for effective cost solution, a PS3 or Xbox can run GTA IV much better than your Air.
I wouldn't bother trying play that on Air. Maybe you shouldn't too .. You can say as long as it plays, you're happy ..
Well try slideshow using Power Point and press enter button 1000 times to go meet Roman then
I'm sure you'd change your opinion
Or for effective cost solution, a PS3 or Xbox can run GTA IV much better than your Air.
I wouldn't bother trying play that on Air. Maybe you shouldn't too .. You can say as long as it plays, you're happy ..
Well try slideshow using Power Point and press enter button 1000 times to go meet Roman then
I'm sure you'd change your opinionI find this funny, as consoles run it at a max of 30, and I had points where it got to about 3. GTA games never run that great on consoles
I find this funny, as consoles run it at a max of 30, and I had points where it got to about 3. GTA games never run that great on consoles
People rave about consoles and don't actually realize how basic they are. They watch the new Battlefield 3 and MW3 videos and think (omg it looks amazing) when, in reality, those gameplay videos are on a top tier PC. Not a console.
CoD runs at 60 frames and that's why it looks so smooth. Doesn't look as nice as Gears though due to the lighting and motion blur.
Just paste some GTA IV screenshots into powerpoint and watch them that way as a presentation, you'll get the same effect as trying to play the real game on the Air at a fraction of the cost and suffering.
GTA IV is horribly optimized for the PC, it really needs a tri/quad core CPU and a decent descreet GPU, neither of which the Air has, don't bother.
GTA IV is horribly optimized for the PC, it really needs a tri/quad core CPU and a decent descreet GPU, neither of which the Air has, don't bother.
I find this funny, as consoles run it at a max of 30, and I had points where it got to about 3. GTA games never run that great on consoles
I know
! It's not even 30fps, I think it's 20-something on the PS3.I can't fathom playing such fast, reactive games (especially when driving and during combat) at such a low FPS. It'd drive me mad. Even on my old 2006 iMac (that I only ditched earlier this year) I was running games on their lowest settings just so they were as fluid as possible.
I know
I can't fathom playing such fast, reactive games (especially when driving and during combat) at such a low FPS. It'd drive me mad. Even on my old 2006 iMac (that I only ditched earlier this year) I was running games on their lowest settings just so they were as fluid as possible.
Its all about what you are used to, I have never been a PC gamer so its all been on consoles. Ive never found any game running at such low fps i find it unplayable. I understand PC gamers call 30fps and below "terrible performance" but for me its acceptable, I have never really had the luxuary of playing at huge number FPS.