Game:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)

Duration: 19:40

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PC gamers predicted that TW3 would be a very heavy game to run, especially when the revealed required hardware surfaced, and it holds true. The game does go above 25 fps at times, but those sections are quite sparse. It's like AC: Unity all over again, only this one isn't riddled with bugs. Even when everything is set to Low, the performance gap is small. I get about 4 to 5 extra fps, which is depressing. Overclocking the GPU didn't do anything at all -- not even a single fps more. The tailored Game-Ready driver didn't help, either. Seems only a really beefy CPU and GPU combination can tame TW3.

This is as next-gen as it gets, I suppose. The heyday of the 750M/755M has ended (at least for big titles). The only way to play this on the Y410p is with a second 750M/755M, and in 768p resolution (granted that the SLI support is well-implemented). Maybe if the game has a mesh control like in Shadow of Mordor everything would be different. Who knows if CDPR will include that in later updates. For now, if you're fine with the game hitting below 20 fps a lot, by all means get this game. Else, rethink your decision. Another thing that worries me is that we may see Batman: Arkham Knight perform similarly, knowing that the minimum requirements for that game isn't far off from this one.

## Model Configuration ##
Lenovo IdeaPad Y410p-20216
Windows 8, 64-bit
1366 x 768 Native Resolution
Intel Core i7-4700MQ "Haswell" @ 2.4 GHz (3.4 GHz turbo)
GeForce GT 750M GDDR5 2 GB VRAM, SLI ready
8 GB DDR3 Samsung RAM @ 1600 MHz (single channel)
1 TB Seagate HDD @ 5400 RPM
JBL Dolby-certified Home Theater v4

Notes:
OS Version - Windows 8.1 Single Language
Nvidia Driver - 352.86 WHQL
GPU - Dedicated, Single
CPU Tweaks - 95% Performance Level
GPU Tweaks - 85 °C temperature limit; -290 MHz memory clock speed
Recording Utility - Nvidia Shadowplay
Input Device - DualShock 3 gamepad

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