Yes, you can play CS:GO.
Yes, you can play CS:GO.
At 720p resolution, performance will be around 40 to 50 frames per second.
At 720p or 900p it should work just okay. I’ve run it before on an old AMD Turion II 2,4Ghz with built-in ATI Mobility HD4200 and it managed around 30 frames per second. It wasn’t great for competitive games, but it was fine enough for casual play.
Yes, a 1030 generally offers better performance than an HD 5500.
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I possess a laptop configured with the ideal parameters to halt discussions about CS:GO achieving extremely high frame rates.