Time for an extremely depressing series of statistics from my notebook!
Windows 10 Home 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (14393.rs1_release_sec.170327-1835)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3667U CPU @ 2.00GHz
8055.477MB
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (VRAM 32 MB)
Already, I'm sure you can see the problems.
High Settings for Laptop
Score: 1474
Average Frame Rate: 9.380
Performance: Low
-Capable of running the game, but will experience considerable slowdown. Adjusting settings is unlikely to improve performance.
Loading Times by Scene
Scene #1 29.222 sec
Scene #2 24.826 sec
Scene #3 19.224 sec
Scene #4 26.747 sec
Scene #5 53.415 sec
Scene #6 14.536 sec
Total Loading Time 167.973 sec
DAT:s20170430131154.dat
Screen Size: 1280x720
Screen Mode: Windowed
DirectX Version: 11
Graphics Presets: Custom
General
-Wet Surface Effects: Enabled
-Occlusion Culling: Enabled
-LOD on Distant Objects: Enabled
-Real-time Reflections: Off
-Edge Smoothing (Anti-aliasing): FXAA
-Transparent Lighting Quality: Normal
-Grass Quality: Normal
-Background Tessellation: High Quality
-Water Tessellation: High Quality
-Glare: Off
Shadows
-Self: Display
-Other NPCs: Display
Shadow Quality
-LOD on Shadows: Enabled
-Shadow Resolution: Normal - 1024p
-Shadow Cascading: Best
-Shadow Softening: Strong
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering: Anisotropic
-Anisotropic Filtering: x4
Movement Physics
-Self: Full
-Other NPCs: Full
Effects
-Limb Darkening: Disabled
-Radial Blur: Enabled
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: HBAO+: Standard
-Glare: Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Depth of Field: Enabled
My personal settings:
Score: 1725
Average Frame Rate: 11.232
Performance: Slightly Low
-Capable of running the game, but may experience some slowdown. Adjust settings to improve performance.
Loading Times by Scene
Scene #1 28.010 sec
Scene #2 20.358 sec
Scene #3 18.228 sec
Scene #4 23.323 sec
Scene #5 43.644 sec
Scene #6 10.510 sec
Total Loading Time 144.074 sec
DAT:s20170430133629.dat
Screen Size: 1280x720
Screen Mode: Windowed
DirectX Version: 11
Graphics Presets: My Settings
General
-Wet Surface Effects: Enabled
-Occlusion Culling: Enabled
-LOD on Distant Objects: Enabled
-Real-time Reflections: Maximum
-Edge Smoothing (Anti-aliasing): FXAA
-Transparent Lighting Quality: Normal
-Grass Quality: Off
-Background Tessellation: Standard Quality
-Water Tessellation: Standard Quality
-Glare: Standard
Shadows
-Self: Display
-Other NPCs: Display
Shadow Quality
-LOD on Shadows: Enabled
-Shadow Resolution: Normal - 1024p
-Shadow Cascading: Best
-Shadow Softening: Strong
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering: Anisotropic
-Anisotropic Filtering: x4
Movement Physics
-Self: Full
-Other NPCs: Simple
Effects
-Limb Darkening: Disabled
-Radial Blur: Disabled
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: Strong
-Glare: Off
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Depth of Field: Disabled
Standard Settings for Laptop:
Score: 2213
Average Frame Rate: 14.703
Performance: Standard
-Capable of running the game on default settings.
Loading Times by Scene
Scene #1 28.850 sec
Scene #2 20.142 sec
Scene #3 17.704 sec
Scene #4 20.962 sec
Scene #5 40.284 sec
Scene #6 10.005 sec
Total Loading Time 137.949 sec
DAT:s20170430134728.dat
Screen Size: 1280x720
Screen Mode: Windowed
DirectX Version: 11
Graphics Presets: Standard (Laptop)
General
-Wet Surface Effects: Enabled
-Occlusion Culling: Enabled
-LOD on Distant Objects: Enabled
-Real-time Reflections: Off
-Edge Smoothing (Anti-aliasing): Off
-Transparent Lighting Quality: Normal
-Grass Quality: Low
-Background Tessellation: Standard Quality
-Water Tessellation: Standard Quality
-Glare: Off
Shadows
-Self: Display
-Other NPCs: Hide
Shadow Quality
-LOD on Shadows: Enabled
-Shadow Resolution: Normal - 1024p
-Shadow Cascading: Normal
-Shadow Softening: Weak
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering: Trilinear
-Anisotropic Filtering: x4
Movement Physics
-Self: Full
-Other NPCs: Off
Effects
-Limb Darkening: Disabled
-Radial Blur: Enabled
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: Off
-Glare: Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Depth of Field: Enabled
Conclusion: Time to upgrade. At least I have 7 weeks to get around to it.