Best way to test if a laptop can run FFXIV

[HyoMinPark]

Dunno how helpful it will be, but I play on a laptop with an i7 6700 @ 2.60 GHz (not overclocked) and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M with 6GB VRAM. 16 GB RAM, and my FFXIV install is on an SSD. I get 60 FPS 95% of the time in borderless window mode while running ReShade on custom settings (some things I have off but mostly everything is set to high); only when things are graphically intense does it dip to 45-50 FPS (phase transitions can do this sometimes). But I play on an Asus ROG Strix, and unless you find one on sale (like I did), that may be outside of your budget.

I’ve used this for about 2 years though, and it holds up pretty nicely.

I’d recommend a 1060 for a card, personally. And try to get something with an i7 in it. I’ve heard i5 is okay, but I’ve also heard it can be not so okay. I prefer an i7, personally. My CPU sits at sub 30% usually with FFXIV running and other stuff up in the background.