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Performance Comparison: Intel Haswell vs NVIDIA GeForce 700M
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I do not game so I don't know how demanding these games are. But I think the 13" would be best because it doesn't have a discrete GPU. That hurts you for gaming, but if it is casual that might not be too much of an issue. When you boot into Windows, it is coded on Macs to fire up the discrete graphics,resulting in lower battery life and more heat. Since the 13" doesn't have one, it will run on the integrated chip-- making the computer cooler with better battery life, ideal if you spend a lot of time in Windows.
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You'd probably want something more than integrated graphics, especially for DotA 2.
In gaming benchmarks at 1600x900 resolution, Anandtech tested the 650M being on average 42% faster than the top end Iris Pro 5200.
CS even in GO is not terribly demanding. CSS is easy even for a HD 3000.
Dota 2 is a game that scales well and on medium settings should run just fine on any HD 5X00 GPU. Also not the most demanding game if you aren't looking for high detail settings and full resolution.
No HD 5200 or anything like a 650M needed for these kind of games.
Crysis 3, BF 3 are the kind of games that just need fast graphics to run even semi decent. Even a 650M is still mobile and not really the best for those kind of games.
Games for the masses that don't sell because of visual quality try to run well on cheaper hardware because that means they can sell more.
Dota 2 is a game that scales well and on medium settings should run just fine on any HD 5X00 GPU. Also not the most demanding game if you aren't looking for high detail settings and full resolution.
No HD 5200 or anything like a 650M needed for these kind of games.
Crysis 3, BF 3 are the kind of games that just need fast graphics to run even semi decent. Even a 650M is still mobile and not really the best for those kind of games.
Games for the masses that don't sell because of visual quality try to run well on cheaper hardware because that means they can sell more.
Don't see it happening since only the quad core CPUs will get the 5200 and it's still a bit too hot for the 13".