How to lower fps?

"igazor;c-16486414" wrote:
Sorry to intervene here again, but I believe that technically that particular processor is quad core unlike its direct predecessors, which is why it does get listed that way. But it's a low-powered version. We might need chesterbigbird to explain the technicalities more fully. Agree though that the laptop as a whole is not a good match for these games with proper performance expectations.
https://www.techspot.com/review/1500-intel-8th-gen-core-quad-core-ultrabooks

Thanks for the link! I enjoyed reading the benchmarking of the 8th gen i7 U-series quad core. Earlier this year, I read that the 'U' series quads might give more performance boosts in the future but didn't care to look further because to me the U series is instantly problematic. So this is the first I've seen of the benchmarking. For TS3, it's still not ideal (1.8 GHz base frequency) but there are going to be loads of these next generation U-machines tempting buyers now and in the future. OEM configurations as 8th gen progresses might include the higher end GPUs with variable performance. The low power in the U-series is typically represented with a TDP (Thermal Design Power/Point) in the 15–28 watt range, so Nvidia's adaptations to market better discrete GPUs for the U series will affect their performance even more. (More crashing TS3 games, here we come!)

Phoebebebe13 kindly pointed out to me that she'd seen (older) GTX Nvidia card paired with the U-series laptops. My thought at that point was "the horror!". But there IS a market and possibly things will improve for low end gaming laptops sooner than later.

@iEllaLouise - I'm so sorry this happened to you. I'm glad you're on the forum now and can get better perspective.
I know several simmers who tried for months to get less than ideal machines :scream: to run TS3 and completely failed. The hurt is palpable. :/