Can a GT 640M play Arma 3?

[shadowhuntur]

Hello all,

I just purchased a new laptop for work and gaming on the go! Its the Gigabyte U2442N, here are its specs:

Intel Core I5-3210M 2.5/3.1GHz,
8GB RAM,
128GB SDD,
nVidia GT 640M 2GB
14" 1600x900 Screen

Just wondering how powerful the graphics card is in comparison to desktop ones? And will it be able to play the new Arma 3 on the native resolution?

Many thanks,
ShadowHuntur.

 

[morgoth780]

It might be able to play on lowest settings, but the GT 640M is a very weak card, so it may not be able to run it at all.

 

[DiaSin]

Native resolution? Doubt it. 1280x720 on lowest possible settings MAYBE.

 

[shadowhuntur]

Native resolution? Doubt it. 1280x720 on lowest possible settings MAYBE.

Then what card does it match in relationship to desktops? This will help me know what kind of performance to expect.

 

[DiaSin]

I may have been a bit off. It MIGHT be playable on low settings at the native resolution. Here are ALOT of benchmarks for that mobile chip. http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-640M.71579.0.html

 

[nbelote]

Mobile GPUs are about 25-30% less powerful than their desktop counterparts, give or take, as long as the mobile GPU has GDDR5 VRAM. If it has GDDR3/DDR3 VRAM then you're looking at 50% or less power when compared to its desktop counterpart.

To directly answer the question, yes on low/medium settings with AA and AF turned off.

 

[shadowhuntur]

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