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Re: My laptop says it meets minimum requirements. Dragon Age says otherwise.

@Shescookiecat wrote:

Both of them are Intel(R) HD Graphics cards

Intel doesn't make graphics cards. Intel HD Graphics are integrated graphics chipsets and are below the minimum system requirements. They are designed for video playback, some light video editing and Photoshop, and for running some undemanding video games like League of Legends and The Sims.

If you want to play this game, you'll need to buy/build a gaming PC or get a video game console.

To get an idea of quality hardware, check out http://logicalincrements.com . For this game, I recommend a 'very good' tier graphics card and an 'excellent' tier processor.

Another good idea is to look at the system requirements and compare them to the Tom's Hardware GPU hierarchy chart: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

And here are the system requirements:

Graphics CARD

AMD Radeon HD 4870

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Graphics Memory

512 MB

I don't think Intel's chipsets even have graphics memory. Instead, they share system RAM.

Also, do you know the exact models of Intel graphics you have in each PC? Since performances are different on each laptop, I'd assume one has a better model. On the Intel HD 4600, the game is at least somewhat playable on the lowest quality settings and at a very low resolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkdpoTRCXLQ

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Anonymous
11 years ago
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Sometimes I wish I at least sounded like I knew what I was talking about, y'know? Instead I sound dumb because my default vocabulary around anything about graphics is 'graphics card'.
This appears to be the only game that won't play on these laptops, then; the entire Bioshock Series plays on it fairly well, as do the other two Dragon Age games (so far, anyhow), but I suppose Inquisition is just to demanding for them. As for your question, no, I don't know the exact models of the graphics. I don't even know where to look to find out.
It seems this time around, I'll have to bite the bullet and get it on console, once I have the chance. Never thought I'd buy another game for my 360, let me tell ya.
Either way, thanks so much for your help!