i7-6500u with Intel 520 slow gaming

M7ammad · Mar 3, 2016

Hello guys , i recently bought a dell laptop with i7-6500u with Intel 520 hd graphics, i downloaded fifa and it's really very slow even on lowest settings and lowest resolution , i also updated the drivers but still slow, I saw videos on youtube that show it can run it perfectly even on better settings, is there anything i can do?

THANKS

Archaic59 · Mar 3, 2016

You're trying to play games with a dual core CPU and iGPU. I think you're expecting too much from the hardware you have. You do not have a gaming laptop. You don't meet the minimum requirements for FIFA.

photonboy · Mar 3, 2016

Archaic59 :

The CPU is quite good (modern dual-core with hyperthreading). It's really the GPU that's killing your performance as said.

You don't state the FIFA verson, so here's a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSDFktvrZb8

Looks rather playable however it's running 1280x720 only. If you ran at 1920x1080 it would be unplayable. Might be okay on 1366x768, LOW settings.

Ishutaru · Mar 3, 2016

Low powered CPU, could be integrated into laptop MOBO. Nothing to expect from 25W CPU with integrated GPU.

photonboy · Mar 3, 2016

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/fifa-15/12203/?p=a

mullafaisal20 · Mar 3, 2016

I think there is something wrong with your Drivers or may be the game itself.
Try installing Latest Drivers and run game as administrator (it helps me sometime).
Intel 520 is good for FIFA 15 because I m running FIFA 14 (medium setting & 1366 X 768) in my 6 year old Intel Dual Core processor with integrated graphics G41 Express Chipset.

photonboy · Mar 3, 2016

To be clear, there are plenty of games that his laptop can handle if he looks carefully. DOTA 2 for example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO2AKCPh_IM

Torchlight, CIV5, and a number of other games (if tweaked properly) will run just fine.

*AND, it seems people missed the fact that "it can run it perfectly even on better settings" is in his original post.

(I don't have an answer to that right now though. If you installed the Intel video drivers properly I can't think what else you can do since your settings are lowest)

By "lowest settings" do you mean 1366x768 or are you using a higher resolution? (as long as it matches what others used exactly)

Ishutaru · Mar 3, 2016

Just checked Intel website. i7-6500u (15W) iGPU freq=300MHz and thats more than 2 times less than my work laptop with i3-2350m with HD 3000 has. Also keep in mind that your CPU is low power designed. Intel 520 is integrated into cpu and when you play a game your CPU tries to go turbo boost + it also tries to achieve higher freq for the iGPU but it can't draw that much power. If you put stress on both CPU and GPU at the same time, you won't achieve iGPU freq 1.05GHz and 3.1GHz with turbo boost like Intel website states, because your PC can't supply enough power for both features. It can dedicate more power only to one of them on demand. I think new games for that pc is just overkill.

Archaic59 · Mar 3, 2016

I read the specs at Intel on that CPU / iGPU. I stand by what I originally said. You can tweak settings all day long and select certain games and whatever but in the end it lacks discreet graphics and will struggle with most games if they play at all.

photonboy · Mar 3, 2016

Ishutaru :

300Mhz for the iGPU is a low/idle load. It varies automatically, so I'm not sure what your point is, nor do you have any real info on what the iGPU and CPU can realistically both achieve while gaming.

Basically you are just guessing.

I think looking at real video benchmarks for his exact CPU using the iGPU would be a better way to estimate performance.

I never said it was a gaming PC, but let's not simply throw our hands in the air and say it doesn't play games either. That's just silly too.

M7ammad · Mar 3, 2016

@Archaic59 I'm not trying to play GTA its only FIFA 15 and it is playable on my old AMD Phenom pc , I tried lowest resolution doesn't make a difference , according to videos it achieved 60 fps , in the same pc , so there is something wrong.

@photonboy THANK YOU! , yes I tried 1366*768 and 1280*720 , the thing is , when i try Full HD and 720p still same FPS

the_seraphim · Apr 21, 2016

photonboy :

300Mhz for the iGPU is a low/idle load. It varies automatically, so I'm not sure what your point is, nor do you have any real info on what the iGPU and CPU can realistically both achieve while gaming.

yeah it turbos up for 1000mhz... ive just used mine to play deserts of kharak on ultra settings at 1920x1080p (that game is so well coded its beautiful) only at 15-20 fps though

the 520 when on the i7 6500u is comparable to a dedicated NVidia 820m just about..

go into the intel graphics program and make sure its set to high performance and always play while on mains power (unless you go advanced on your power settings)

M7ammad · Apr 24, 2016

the_seraphim :

photonboy :

300Mhz for the iGPU is a low/idle load. It varies automatically, so I'm not sure what your point is, nor do you have any real info on what the iGPU and CPU can realistically both achieve while gaming.

yeah it turbos up for 1000mhz... ive just used mine to play deserts of kharak on ultra settings at 1920x1080p (that game is so well coded its beautiful) only at 15-20 fps though

the 520 when on the i7 6500u is comparable to a dedicated NVidia 820m just about..

go into the intel graphics program and make sure its set to high performance and always play while on mains power (unless you go advanced on your power settings)

So my laptop is not working as expected, see ,
thank you

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