- #NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 860M VS NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960M UPGRADE#
- #NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 860M VS NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960M FULL#
Hopefully the GTX 950 desktop GPU based on a cut-down GM206 will be making an appearance as a mobile chip as the GTX 965M or something.The GeForce GTX 860M was a mobile graphics chip by NVIDIA, launched on March 10th, 2014. I wonder how will games with DX12 perform on the first-gen Maxwell chip. Also note that most of the games I tested are also not that new. If you are most probably just stick to playing older games like DotA 2 or BF4, you may find it to be up for the task. With games like Witcher 3, the 860M is considered insufficient. The OC-ed clocks of the GTX 860M are above a stock 960M’s, and the clocks really didn’t make much difference in games. Is the GTX 860M or 960M still a valid GPU for 2015’s gaming laptops? I would have to say yes and no. NVIDIA optimization curiously drops most of the settings to Low, but in all honesty, with such fast paced action, you wouldn’t have time to enjoy the prettier looking graphics. You can actually tune the settings for better graphics quality, but medium is quite good. I still sucked at it but at least I can’t blame the horrible fps. Turning down the settings to the Medium preset, things were a lot smoother. Bullets flying everywhere while I desperately tried to aim and shoot with the pitiable 33 fps I was getting (or 39 OC-ed). For the purpose of the tests, I played exclusively in the map named Locker, 64 vs 64 mode. You would be much better off playing the game with NVIDIA optimized settings, or you can slowly tweak it to get the best experience from it.īattlefield 4 is not the latest installment in the Battlefield series, but is arguably still one of the most popular, with Battlefield: Hardline failing to sway players in its favor.
#NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 860M VS NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960M UPGRADE#
It offers a reasonable story, interesting PVP mode, and a bevy of challenges which you will have to grind to get the best upgrade parts for your car. The Crew is a pretty fun racing game, or it can also be called a MMOCarPG. DotA 2 Reborn didn’t have a fps cap back when the GTX 960 was tested, but now it also has a 120 fps cap instated. The fear of lag due to our excellent internet connection in Malaysia is much greater than the worry of the GPU limiting you from enjoying this addictive game. Given that it is just playable on the desktop GTX 960, you may have to shell out a pretty large sum if you plan on playing it on a laptop.ĭotA 2 is handled very well, with a very smooth experience.
#NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 860M VS NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960M FULL#
If you want to enjoy this game in its full glory, a better graphics card is definitely needed. NVIDIA optimized settings pegs it to 768p, but with considerably high graphics quality, providing a much more enjoyable time playing as Geralt.
It was extremely uncomfortable to play at the maximum settings at 1080p.
In this game, I had a most unsatisfactory experience, due to the extremely low frame rate. We will start with one of my favorite games, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Temperatures must be taken with a grain of salt as every laptop will have different cooling configurations, thus the temperatures here are not really a representative of the GTX 860M’s heat output, but more of the Lenovo Y50’s cooling performance. All games tested are set to their respective maximum graphics presets at my screen’s native resolution of 1080p. So for the purpose of this test, I will be using ThrottleStop to keep the CPU running as high as possible to try and reduce the possibility of the performance being CPU limited.įor the performance tests, I will be playing four games, The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, DotA 2 Reborn, Battlefield 4 and The Crew. The Lenovo Y50 is infamous for cutting off boost very early, at around 65-70 ☌, resulting in the CPU running at 2.5 GHz, which in turn causes the CPU to bottleneck the GPU. Intel Core i7 4710HQ 2.5 GHz (Boost at 3.5 GHz)ĨGB DDR3L 1600 MHz in single channel configuration
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