Intel GMA 950 Game Compatibility

HTWingNut · 09-19-2008, 10:41 PM

Check out my site: www.gameeer.com. It's for the Asus Eee mini notebook, but it has GMA 950 and can play lots of games on it. Just not many of recent, but earlier games no problem.

My biggest issue is with the 1024x600 screen. Many RTS and TBS games are minimum 1024x768. Plus a regular notebook with a more powerful CPU may fare better too.

Sins of a Solar Empire actually runs well with minmum settings at 1024x768. Falcon 4 Allied Force even runs well except terrain looks like giant green balls of cotton with the details set so low.

SmoothTofu · 09-20-2008, 12:07 AM

I think the biggest surprise I've seen is that my friend's GMA 950 can run Spore at lowest settings with a decent framerate.

HTWingNut · 09-20-2008, 12:42 AM

Yes, I have run Spore as well. Runs surprisingly well at lowest settings.

that68camaro · 10-28-2008, 04:24 PM

hey i got the toshiba a135-s7403, which also has the GMA 950. what good racing games, or war game WILL work for this thing?

-Dave

Satyrion · 10-28-2008, 04:31 PM

on my old GMA 945 i ran Doom 3 at playable FPS togehter with Sims 2

The GMA 950 is actully better than the 965 aka x3100 on most games

willthepro · 10-28-2008, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by browney

I have a 950 with 1.5 core 2 duo, 1Gb ram running under xp pro

HL2 single player is fine but online it doesnt work
FEAR gave blue screen after 3mins (didnt patch though maybe this will fix it)

what does the blue screen mean?

when i ahd a gma, i couldnt play rome total war or age of empires 3. I struggled to play halo

that was with 1.66ghz dual core but 512mb ram

unknown555525 · 10-28-2008, 05:37 PM

Hmm, well I do play Trials 2 second edition, and Trackmania united forever while im gone on my Acer aspire one.

Trials 2 gets about 50fps avg in 1024x600 (my native res) in very low settings, and it looks pretty good.

TMU forever gets around 20fps in 1024x600 all lowest, high textures

recca85 · 10-29-2008, 04:46 AM

i have a spore running on 945. it runs great. but i can't even start sim city societies and bully scholarship. the game doesn't even allow me to do so.

Face_Jones · 10-30-2008, 02:51 AM

i have a friend with an old inspiron with a 950 and a core solo processor than runs age of empires 3 just fine so idk what you're talking about lol

bhvm · 11-03-2008, 10:11 AM

Dear all,
I just happened to try FAR CRY 1 on my small lappy,
and it played nicely.

Water looks a bit unrealistic compared to 'TRUE' DX9 cards..but things were still enjoyable!