Here's a compilation of games that couldn't quite reach HD resolutions and 30fps on lowest settings, but still look and play great at qHD 540p on the Intel HD 2500 iGPU. Enjoy!
Also, watch til the end for the secret game!
---------
00:00 - Intro
00:05 - Batman Arkham City
00:46 - Bioshock Infinite
01:25 - Brothers
01:57 - Castlevania
02:35 - The Darkness II
03:10 - Darksiders II
03:45 - Deadlight
04:21 - Dishonored
04:56 - DmC
05:32 - Enslaved
06:07 - FEAR 3
06:44 - Mafia II
07:22 - Ultra Street Fighter IV
07:58 - Sonic Generations
08:37 - Space Marine
09:13 - Skyrim
09:52 - Spec Ops The Line
10:32 - Sniper Elite V2
11:11 - Tomb Raider 2013
11:49 - Secret Game
12:47 - Secret Game 2
13:16 - Outro
-----
*** You need to add 960x540 as a custom resolution on your Intel Graphics control panel. ***
Instructions here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ep0i28Tk0
-----
For Crysis1, Get C1-Launcher here:
https://github.com/ccomrade/c1-launcher?tab=readme-ov-file
* It updates the game and improves performance by a TON
------
Custom config for Crysis 2:
- Go to the game's installation folder and create a file named autoexec.cfg
- Copy these settings: https://pastebin.com/j3sEBZqi
- Open the autoexec.cfg you created and paste the settings, then save the changes and launch the game.
* It's the only way to get the game to a playable state on the HD2500/3000
* You'll probably need to launch your text editor as administrator.
-----
Most games support 540p natively, except the following:
=======
* You'll need a text editor like VSCode or Notepad++ for the following tweaks:
-----
Adding 960x540 on Enslaved:
- Open MonkeyGame.ini (usualy in folder: My Documents\My Games\UnrealEngine3\MonkeyGame\Config\)
- Add this line after [MonkeyGame.MKGamerProfile]
m_ResolutionValues=960x540
- Save the file and launch the game
-----
Enabling 960x540 on Dishonored:
- Open the game, set everything to lowest then close the game.
- Open DishonoredEngine.ini (usualy in folder: My Documents\My Games\Dishonored\DishonoredGame\Config\)
- Change the value of ResX to 960 (ResX=960)
- Change the value of ResY to 540 (ResY=540)
- Save the file and launch the game.
-----
Enabling 960x540 on Space Marine:
- Open gamePC.cfg (usually on %LOCALAPPDATA%\THQ\Relic Entertainment\Space Marine\)
- Change Resolution.Height to 540 (Resolution.Height=540)
- Change Resolution.Witdh to 960 (Resolution.Width=960)
- Save and launch the game. Don't change the resolution ingame.
-----
Enabling 960x540 on Skyrim
- Open the game, set everything to lowest on the launcher then close it.
- Open SkyrimPrefs.ini (usually on: My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\)
- Change the value of "iSize H" to 540 (iSize H=540)
- Change the value of "iSize W" to 960 (iSize W=960)
- Save the file and launch the game.
-----
Each game was carefully configured to ensure at least around 25-30fps average at a resolution of 960x540 pixels without losing too much visual quality.
Riva Tuner's frame limiter was used with some games to ensure motion consistency and avoid overheating and throttling on the CPU/iGPU.
-------
** TEST SYSTEM **
Lenovo ThinkCentre M92P Tiny PC
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470T 2.9GHz
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600 Mhz (2x4GB)
Storage: 480GB Sandisk Ultra II SSD
OS: Windows 10 with the latest drivers
Note: This mini computer uses a low power chipset, so performance and resolution on desktop systems with the same iGPU might be slightly better. I also recorded the gameplay on the same system using OBS, which means gameplay without recording should be smoother.
-----
Enjoyed the video? Please like and subscribe, it helps me a lot!
Questions? Any game suggestions? Something I could've done better? Feel free to leave a comment.
New videos every week!