T470P, Will it game?

[GWT430]

Hello, everyone. I just purchased a productivity laptop for med school and would like to pick up some gaming when time permits. Battlefield 1 looks like a spectacular game, and GTA V is also on my list. But, I just don't know if my laptop is powerful enough to run those games at reasonable framerates. I know my GPU will be a significant bottleneck, so I downloaded MSI afterburner and gave it the hardest mostly-stable overclock it would take. Below are my specs:

CPU: i7-7820HQ  3.5 ghz max boost (undervolted -.130 volts)
GPU: Nvidia 940MX 2gb gddr5 (coreclock overclocked by 135 mhz, to 1310 mhz; Memory overclocked 600mhz, to 3100 mhz)

Memory: 16X2 gb ddr4 2400mhz

Storage: 240 gb Sata III SSD + 500 gb HDD over USB 3.0 when at home. 

How would you expect these games to run on my laptop? I run a 2560*1440p 60hz monitor when at home, but am not opposed to turning down the resolution. I would just like to know about how well it'll run on my laptop before plunking down the cash for a download. 

If these games are too much, can anyone suggest games that are reasonable?

 

 

[Damascus]

You can play GTA5 decently at low settings

 

[aisle9]

Yes, you can game with that. The 940MX is a weak GPU, but you can still do low settings 720p on it in most titles (and higher, of course, in lightweight titles).

[Jurrunio]

WTF Lenovo put a high performance mobile processor with a weak GPU like that? Someone needs to get their brains checked.

[Guest lilbman]

17 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

WTF Lenovo put a high performance mobile processor with a weak GPU like that? Someone needs to get their brains checked.

Its not gaming oriented.  Its for people who use programs that need a high end CPU, but also a discrete GPU but not necessarily a high end one.

[GWT430]

It's a Thinkpad, a professional Laptop. IBM use to own the brand. 

The whole lineup is great for what I normally use it for, business. Thinkpads don't normally game. I ordered the 14 inch quad-core model because I hook it up to dual 1440p monitors at home with a docking station, it makes life easier to have one machine for school and home. They do make a Thinkpad workstation if you want a better GPU. P51 offers Xenon E3-1535m and a Quadro M2200, if you need the horses (but who wants to lug around a 15.6 inch brick).

What was disappointing though was they failed to include Thunderbolt 3 on their "performance" model, not enough PCIe Lanes. But, for my use, the mechanical docking port gives me everything I need, except for one thing, an eGPU. And that's a "want" if I'm being honest with myself.

[GWT430]

Is there any hope for playing battlefield 1? 

[Jurrunio]

17 minutes ago, GWT430 said:

Is there any hope for playing battlefield 1? 

you might need some lowspecgamer's tweaks to do so.

[aisle9]

45 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

WTF Lenovo put a high performance mobile processor with a weak GPU like that? Someone needs to get their brains checked.

Not every laptop with a high-performance processor is designed for gaming. ThinkPads are the laptop equivalent of an Optiplex. They're incredibly well built, they last forever, they can be outfitted with powerful processors, they are unmatched for productivity tasks and they are not designed for gaming in the least. Doesn't mean you can't game on one, but anyone who buys a "gaming" laptop with a 940MX in it needs their head examined.

[Jurrunio]

49 minutes ago, lilbman said:

Its not gaming oriented.  Its for people who use programs that need a high end CPU, but also a discrete GPU but not necessarily a high end one.

 

23 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Not every laptop with a high-performance processor is designed for gaming. ThinkPads are the laptop equivalent of an Optiplex. They're incredibly well built, they last forever, they can be outfitted with powerful processors, they are unmatched for productivity tasks and they are not designed for gaming in the least. Doesn't mean you can't game on one, but anyone who buys a "gaming" laptop with a 940MX in it needs their head examined.

For that price level? Here in Hong Kong a T470p with 7700HQ, 1080p 14" screen costs $1340 while Dell Inspiron 7467 with 120GB SSD and gtx 1050 (same CPU and screen stats) costs $150 less.

[GWT430]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

 

For that price level? Here in Hong Kong a T470p with 7700HQ, 1080p 14" screen costs $1340 while Dell Inspiron 7467 with 120GB SSD and gtx 1050 (same CPU and screen stats) costs $150 less.

Thinkpads are significantly cheaper in the US, I've noticed they draw a premium in Europe and Asia. I paid $1,100 and got more RAM  and Storage. That Inspiron is a nice machine though, wouldn't mind buying one if they were more business-friendly.

[aisle9]

4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

 

For that price level? Here in Hong Kong a T470p with 7700HQ, 1080p 14" screen costs $1340 while Dell Inspiron 7467 with 120GB SSD and gtx 1050 (same CPU and screen stats) costs $150 less.

ThinkPads, from a business standpoint, are worth every penny. The tank-like design, ease of upgrades and support behind them is unmatched. I would not buy anything else for business use, and considering how deal-centric I am, that's saying something.

[Guest lilbman]

17 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

 

For that price level? Here in Hong Kong a T470p with 7700HQ, 1080p 14" screen costs $1340 while Dell Inspiron 7467 with 120GB SSD and gtx 1050 (same CPU and screen stats) costs $150 less.

You also get more business oriented features like the option for a broadband connection to your laptop (works like a phone would, I believe) as well as Intel vPro (optionally), an easily replaceable battery, and its famously tough build quality.

 

Specs aren't everything to everyone.