Running TANE on a standard laptop

[bspittles]

I'm way out of touch with graphic card specs. According to dxdiag, my new laptop's graphics card is an Intel HD Graphics 520.

Is there any possibility this will run TANE?

Cheers,
Brian

 

[clam1952]

It's DX12 Graphics so it should run, not sure how well though.

 

[wilts747]

Not the best of graphics but the critical part is the ability to support DirectX 11 with a minimum of 1GB of video RAM. If your laptop supports these T:ANE will run, limit the size of a session and Surveyor will likely work quite well but driving your creation or a pre-built route and it may be quite sluggish. Peter

 

[bspittles]

Cheers, both. I've taken the plunge - it's been a long time since I got involved in Trainz!

 

[blueodessey]

Here is what mine shows, and if you look at my Signature below, you'll see the rest of what my Laptop is, I have upgraded from 4200 RPM Hd 1TB to Samsung SDD 1TB HDrive and 12 to 16 for system ram, and because it's integrated is GPU,,,,,Graphics Card I can only get the best 2 out of 3 improvements for total system enhancement short of keeping Video Drivers updated which I see as nominal for this integrated Video Card setup........

I hate GPU integrated laptops,,,,,it's my Geeky Nature!!!!!

Great for them, but for me I'm stuck so I run T:ANE 64 byte, (much better than 32 Byte versions as it is using all my Intel Chips I-5 abilities not 1/2 of the computer :hehe: (computer makers and software designers dark secret that not everyone is privy too) but still get bogged down in Video performance with this laptop,,,,,

However I intend to Port it all to a powerful Desktop and use the Laptop for Traveling......Best of both worlds.,,,,,,Hope this helps........

 

[wilts747]

You may not have the fastest laptop/desktop but you can do a lot to optimize what you do have. Windows 10 enables practically everything by default. Go into Setting, and work through each option turning off everything you don't need to run or share. Next clear the screen of all the icons, they use graphic memory as do widgets which also use processor power. Uninstall all the programs and samples you have no intention of using, they don't use computer/graphic assets directly but its more for your anti-virus to monitor which does use such power. The same can be said for large collections of music and video files. Keep Windows and Trainz up to date but don't be the first to update top end graphic card drivers; on average about once a year they throw a wobbly, you will soon hear about it through this Forum. It frequently pays to run Trainz from a fresh boot, the likes of the Chrome browser leaves parts running even after closing to enable a fast load when next required but uses computing assets in the process. Peter