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Question which games is my graphics card good enough for?

Question which games is my graphics card good enough for?

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oOEmmaOo
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07-19-2026, 08:58 AM
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I have an old i5-650 processor. It has an integrated graphics card, but I don't know what games can run on it. Could you help me find out? Here is a link to a Google Drive file with more info about its graphics card: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K4jpA1g...p=drivesdk I have attached some details about the graphics card. Please check the link to see what it's like.
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oOEmmaOo
07-19-2026, 08:58 AM #1

I have an old i5-650 processor. It has an integrated graphics card, but I don't know what games can run on it. Could you help me find out? Here is a link to a Google Drive file with more info about its graphics card: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K4jpA1g...p=drivesdk I have attached some details about the graphics card. Please check the link to see what it's like.

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JR_GAMER07
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07-22-2026, 08:48 AM
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No kidding at all. That graphics card has been around for 12 years and was pretty weak back then. But here is the thing: It can still work, just because it's old. Do you have the rest of your computer parts? If you need to buy new stuff to make this CPU actually useful, I say don't bother buying it. Not worth it at all. Unless you're only using it to run really slow old software or games from a long time ago on an outdated system, then changing things is totally a waste of time. If you just want to have fun? The games you'll get are probably very light and need to be five years or more old. It depends a lot: Is it just for using the graphics card alone? Then it's going to feel like a frustrating mess, or will you use the CPU with another graphics card? Either way, probably not worth doing unless it's purely out of curiosity or as a hobby.
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JR_GAMER07
07-22-2026, 08:48 AM #2

No kidding at all. That graphics card has been around for 12 years and was pretty weak back then. But here is the thing: It can still work, just because it's old. Do you have the rest of your computer parts? If you need to buy new stuff to make this CPU actually useful, I say don't bother buying it. Not worth it at all. Unless you're only using it to run really slow old software or games from a long time ago on an outdated system, then changing things is totally a waste of time. If you just want to have fun? The games you'll get are probably very light and need to be five years or more old. It depends a lot: Is it just for using the graphics card alone? Then it's going to feel like a frustrating mess, or will you use the CPU with another graphics card? Either way, probably not worth doing unless it's purely out of curiosity or as a hobby.

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ChainChompz
Member
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07-29-2026, 12:25 PM
#3
Play CSGO, Minecraft, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Dota 2, Castle Crashers, and Left 4 Dead (including the second game) all at 720p low. There are lots of old games that are easier to run on these settings. You have tons of choices available. But if you can find a GTX 1030 or an RX 550 for a cheap price, those would be a big upgrade.
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ChainChompz
07-29-2026, 12:25 PM #3

Play CSGO, Minecraft, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Dota 2, Castle Crashers, and Left 4 Dead (including the second game) all at 720p low. There are lots of old games that are easier to run on these settings. You have tons of choices available. But if you can find a GTX 1030 or an RX 550 for a cheap price, those would be a big upgrade.

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DlNKLEBOY
Member
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07-29-2026, 07:04 PM
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Those wouldn't count as an upgrade. It would just be like having ten times the speed. I really don't think that i5-650 GPU could run any of those games reliably at 30 frames per second, even on a decent game. Maybe it works sometimes, but almost certainly no, not at all at 60 frames per second. And if you're looking at something bigger than 720p like the screenshot shows which is actually running at 1080p, things will get WAY worse for sure. It won't happen unless you have very old games and are expecting nothing from them.
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DlNKLEBOY
07-29-2026, 07:04 PM #4

Those wouldn't count as an upgrade. It would just be like having ten times the speed. I really don't think that i5-650 GPU could run any of those games reliably at 30 frames per second, even on a decent game. Maybe it works sometimes, but almost certainly no, not at all at 60 frames per second. And if you're looking at something bigger than 720p like the screenshot shows which is actually running at 1080p, things will get WAY worse for sure. It won't happen unless you have very old games and are expecting nothing from them.

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BoChesa
Member
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07-29-2026, 08:26 PM
#5
Acr Okay so this laptop is actually mine right now. I might get a brand new one by the end of the year, but for now I'm only looking at playing games until then.
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BoChesa
07-29-2026, 08:26 PM #5

Acr Okay so this laptop is actually mine right now. I might get a brand new one by the end of the year, but for now I'm only looking at playing games until then.

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EmilPlaysMC
Junior Member
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07-29-2026, 09:59 PM
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Hey, I got it, no problem at all.
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EmilPlaysMC
07-29-2026, 09:59 PM #6

Hey, I got it, no problem at all.

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DarkBoy__YT
Posting Freak
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08-02-2026, 09:19 PM
#7
Oh 😣 ok
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DarkBoy__YT
08-02-2026, 09:19 PM #7

Oh 😣 ok

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yalo29
Senior Member
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08-19-2026, 09:35 AM
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I didn't say they'd play super well, you're right, probably around 30fps for many of them, but that's playable for many people. Castle crashers was originally an Xbox 360 game that needs a directx 9 card with 256mb ram, not a huge stretch to play it well here on hearthstone. Hearthstone is a card game, at least you could play don't starve or don't starve together, half life 2, retro games in general. Yes it's old, yes it's not amazing, but it's not totally useless and it can still play SOME games, just not many newer ones. That said, you need to upgrade to play anything newer, that's a very old platform, where are you located?
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yalo29
08-19-2026, 09:35 AM #8

I didn't say they'd play super well, you're right, probably around 30fps for many of them, but that's playable for many people. Castle crashers was originally an Xbox 360 game that needs a directx 9 card with 256mb ram, not a huge stretch to play it well here on hearthstone. Hearthstone is a card game, at least you could play don't starve or don't starve together, half life 2, retro games in general. Yes it's old, yes it's not amazing, but it's not totally useless and it can still play SOME games, just not many newer ones. That said, you need to upgrade to play anything newer, that's a very old platform, where are you located?

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Abdonix
Member
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08-19-2026, 01:03 PM
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Think about it like this: lots of games are free or very cheap. If they don't work well, you can just delete them or try them again later when you have a better computer. But if that's your only machine, what do you lose trying something new?
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Abdonix
08-19-2026, 01:03 PM #9

Think about it like this: lots of games are free or very cheap. If they don't work well, you can just delete them or try them again later when you have a better computer. But if that's your only machine, what do you lose trying something new?

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NikozzGaming
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08-19-2026, 04:10 PM
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India
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NikozzGaming
08-19-2026, 04:10 PM #10

India