Laptop Graphics Cards?

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Hey folks,

I’m going to be doing quite a bit of travelling this year and would like to continue development on a couple of personal projects with Unreal 4.8… so since I’m not going to have access to my regular desktop machine I’m looking at getting a laptop.

I haven’t really been able to track down any benchmarks for the latest Nvidia m-series cards, so I was wondering if anyone here has had any experience working with either the 960M or the 970M.

The laptops I’m currently looking at are the Alienware 17 (with a 970), Acer Aspire Nitro (960M) and the Lenovo Y50-70 (960M).

The Alienware 17 is clearly the powerhouse here, but it’s significantly more expensive - especially here in Sweden. The Lenovo Y50-70 seems like it has the most bang for buck (16GB RAM and a 4GB 960M).

I guess what I’m really after here is whether the 960M is going to be powerful enough to run the Unreal 4.8 editor at a reasonable frame rate, or do I need to go for the Alienware?

Thanks in advance!

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Also, if anyone has suggestions on alternatives to the Alienware 17 R2 (base unit seems to get the most bang for buck at the moment) - I’m all ears :slight_smile:

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Hi,
I am a user of Y50-70, (960M , 16gb ram). And UE4 works tremendously well on the device. Even on high-epic settings, except for a few overheating issues, I havent experienced any big problems. I think Y50 will be a good choice for you as well, along with a cooling pad.

Hope this answered your question!