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Why Games Lag When Meeting Required System Requriements?

Why Games Lag When Meeting Required System Requriements?

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ykOG
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12-02-2025, 11:39 AM
#1
My PC is struggling to run Assassin’s Creed III smoothly. It’s running on a Core i5-2400 and 8GB of RAM with a GeForce GTX 660. I've tried lowering settings, updating drivers, and changing power plans, but the frame rate remains consistently low – around 20-25 FPS. The recommended specs are much higher. Is there anything else I can do to improve performance?
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ykOG
12-02-2025, 11:39 AM #1

My PC is struggling to run Assassin’s Creed III smoothly. It’s running on a Core i5-2400 and 8GB of RAM with a GeForce GTX 660. I've tried lowering settings, updating drivers, and changing power plans, but the frame rate remains consistently low – around 20-25 FPS. The recommended specs are much higher. Is there anything else I can do to improve performance?

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HydraEliphant
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12-10-2025, 08:11 AM
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lets look at those reccomended requirements for s second since Lag is a either a connections issue (like using wifi while gaming) or (and more likely) your video chip, in this line of though lets compare the reccomeneded GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 6850 agasint your HD 620 shall we ?
looking at the graphic below it becomes very clear that your video card is not even Close to being the same power or have abilities they can sorry mate.
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HydraEliphant
12-10-2025, 08:11 AM #2

lets look at those reccomended requirements for s second since Lag is a either a connections issue (like using wifi while gaming) or (and more likely) your video chip, in this line of though lets compare the reccomeneded GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 6850 agasint your HD 620 shall we ?
looking at the graphic below it becomes very clear that your video card is not even Close to being the same power or have abilities they can sorry mate.

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Bonnibel
Posting Freak
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12-26-2025, 12:36 AM
#3
its lagging because you have the bare minimum to run the game, you are using on board graphics (built into the chip) and not a dedicated graphics card.
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Bonnibel
12-26-2025, 12:36 AM #3

its lagging because you have the bare minimum to run the game, you are using on board graphics (built into the chip) and not a dedicated graphics card.

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nicolaj101
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01-01-2026, 12:07 AM
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Here’s a rewritten version of the text, using different words and phrasing:

“Let's compare the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 6850 graphics cards with your video card – it's simply not in the same league. The recommended GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 6850 models possess significantly greater power and capabilities. Essentially, your current card is far less powerful and doesn’t offer comparable performance. It’s a matter of comparing apples to oranges; they operate on completely different levels.”
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nicolaj101
01-01-2026, 12:07 AM #4

Here’s a rewritten version of the text, using different words and phrasing:

“Let's compare the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 6850 graphics cards with your video card – it's simply not in the same league. The recommended GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 6850 models possess significantly greater power and capabilities. Essentially, your current card is far less powerful and doesn’t offer comparable performance. It’s a matter of comparing apples to oranges; they operate on completely different levels.”

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Mickael_Park
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01-01-2026, 07:45 AM
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The Paladin :
lets look at those reccomended requirements for s second since Lag is a either a connections issue (like using wifi while gaming) or (and more likely) your video chip, in this line of though lets compare the reccomeneded GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 6850 agasint your HD 620 shall we ?
looking at the graphic below it becomes very clear that your video card is not even Close to being the same power or have abilities they can sorry mate.
Thanks For The Answer brother.. I know this will be a foolish question..But If you can please Describe this..
My Friend has Quad Core or Dual Core CPU (i'm not sure but it is a lower than i3). He has a AMD Internal VGA and i remember he has only 4GB RAM.. However he Plays "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" and other newest games in his PC with little lags... But it is playable.. Why?
(Don't Laugh..
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Mickael_Park
01-01-2026, 07:45 AM #5

The Paladin :
lets look at those reccomended requirements for s second since Lag is a either a connections issue (like using wifi while gaming) or (and more likely) your video chip, in this line of though lets compare the reccomeneded GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 6850 agasint your HD 620 shall we ?
looking at the graphic below it becomes very clear that your video card is not even Close to being the same power or have abilities they can sorry mate.
Thanks For The Answer brother.. I know this will be a foolish question..But If you can please Describe this..
My Friend has Quad Core or Dual Core CPU (i'm not sure but it is a lower than i3). He has a AMD Internal VGA and i remember he has only 4GB RAM.. However he Plays "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" and other newest games in his PC with little lags... But it is playable.. Why?
(Don't Laugh..
)

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Meowables
Senior Member
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01-12-2026, 10:09 AM
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That's a perfect summarization of the original information!
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Meowables
01-12-2026, 10:09 AM #6

That's a perfect summarization of the original information!

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DominoCraft_
Member
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01-14-2026, 06:40 AM
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That’s a perfect and nuanced explanation! Thank you for clarifying your response and providing such a detailed correction.
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DominoCraft_
01-14-2026, 06:40 AM #7

That’s a perfect and nuanced explanation! Thank you for clarifying your response and providing such a detailed correction.

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SjoerdMC
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01-15-2026, 12:34 PM
#8
without anything more precise than he has this or that I cannot compare possible apples and pears, and therefore cannot answer your question.
but likely since he has a better experience than you do, is that what every he "has" is t simply better performant than what your "has" are.
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SjoerdMC
01-15-2026, 12:34 PM #8

without anything more precise than he has this or that I cannot compare possible apples and pears, and therefore cannot answer your question.
but likely since he has a better experience than you do, is that what every he "has" is t simply better performant than what your "has" are.