Help figuring out of my potato will run SB?

[LalaRu]

...I ran the benchmark and got a Standard result. Should this mean I'll be able to run it? ...

Standard means:



If the benchmark wasn't enjoyable, the only tweaks you still can do is lowering settings or resolution or both. If your target is 30fps you need tweak settings until you get a score of about 4500. Then write them down to set that way the game when it comes up.

[duvvvv]

I'm not a tech expert, just sharing from experience...
I have the game installed on two PCs--a mid-ranged gaming desktop, and a mid-ranged laptop with a dedicated low-end GPU.
my laptop more or less passed the minimum requirements for stormblood:
Processor: INTEL CORE i7 5500U(2.4GHZ)
Memory: 4GB DDR3
Graphics: NVIDIA® GT940M 2GB
and it got a High score (on standard laptop settings) from the benchmark.
currently, it plays so-so in 24-man raids or in shatter. it's OK in dungeons but the loading screens take a while, speed-running is a no-go.
I believe there's a lot more involved than just hardware that contributes to the performance. basically, I don't log in my laptop if I want to play busier content like raids etc.

in short, your machine can run the game, but it might take a lot of tweaking to adjust to the game's demands for certain content.

[Illmaeran]

High score (on standard laptop settings) from the benchmark. Currently, it plays so-so in 24-man raids or in shatter. it's OK in dungeons but the loading screens take a while, speed-running is a no-go. I believe there's a lot more involved than just hardware that contributes to the performance. basically, I don't log in my laptop if I want to play busier content like raids etc.

in short, your machine can run the game, but it might take a lot of tweaking to adjust to the game's demands for certain content.

Actually, your setup sounds a lot like mine. It does better on laptop settings and got the STD score on desktop. I feel a bit better now, but will still be getting what stats I can for confirmation here later.

Thanks for all the input folks,
IQ