UHD 620 vs AMD Radeon Vega 8
So there's a great deal on this Dell XPS 13 but the graphics card is only UHD 620, which according to this website isn't a good enough graphics card. I'm also considering this HP laptop , which has t...
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@Dannirossb Neither card is ideal for Sims 4, although both laptops would certainly run even the newest packs, albeit on lower graphics settings. However, you can probably do a lot better for your money. I'm not sure what your budget is, but the Dell is listed at $1310. For $200 less, you could get a laptop with a graphics card that would handle all packs on ultra settings, now and for the entire run of the game, plus all the custom content you could download. Even around the $700 price point of the HP, you could get a dedicated card strong enough for ultra settings now, although it might not be quite enough in a year or two. (High settings would always be fine.)
If you let me know your preferred budget, as well as anything else you'd want to do with this computer (e.g. would you like to run other programs or do you need a large amount of storage), I can look for better options for you.
The Dell Xps is on sale for $750 right now. I would to spend less than $800, ideally $700. I've done a lot of research and it doesn't seem like there are many options with what I'm looking for (less than 15" screen, less than 3 lbs, 256+ SSD, it's primarily for a master's business program) with a better graphics card. I've seen the Acer Swift 3 recommended a lot but it's quite heavy.
Medium settings is fine, I just don't want the horrible lag with my current laptop.
Considering these factors, would one of these seem like the best option?
@Dannirossb Strange, the Dell site lists the laptop at $1310. I wonder if the one you're seeing is used? At any rate, it's not a huge deal. I think a Radeon Vega 8 is a bit better than an Intel 620, although the gap isn't large.
I did find one better option, an Asus VivoBook priced at $700. It has an Nvidia MX150, a better card than either of the others. This is a 14" model, with a 256 GB HDD, 8 GB RAM, and a processor that's good enough for TS4. The only criterion of yours it doesn't meet is that it weighs 3.2 pounds.
https://www.amazon.com/VivoBook-i7-8550U-GeForce-NanoEdge-Display/dp/B07B7VFTN9
If the weight really is an issue, I can look again, but I don't think there's a lot out there under 3 lbs that would be suitable for gaming, even if the game is TS4 and the settings are on low.
Cnet was adverting back-to-school tech deals and said there's a promo code which can be used at checkout that brings the price down to $750.
I watched a video of someone using mostly medium settings, with a few high for sims 4 with the UHD 620 graphics and an i5 processor, it looked fine to me...Perhaps compared to gameplay with a better graphics card the FPS would look really low.
Thanks for the link, that looks pretty good. I think I saw someone on Reddit say "I don't normally recommend this because many people send them back" something along those lines, I can't remember exactly. I'll check out some reviews. I think my current laptop is 1.87 lbs, so that's not too much heavier.
I don't want to bother you but a lot of the appeal of the Dell and HP computers I was looking that was the reputation behind the brand, plus I know the XPS 13 is considered to be one of the best of it's size (for school and multipurpose use). But it would suck if a year or two down the road I started having poor gameplay due to the graphics chip... I don't know if you think that's possible?
