Specs for running Planet Zoo

[orev1989]

Hi all,
Played Planet Zoo since release but due to lockdown I am currently restricted to my laptop.
I have played it on the lowest graphics possible and I am barely getting above 10fps. I will admit the zoo I have built is quite full on with around 350 animals but even with the zoo closed 10-14fps seems to be the limit.
Just wondering if this was normal for the laptop I am using? Specs as follows:
I5 8300-H CPU - When checking on task manager with game running this is often maxed out which I think probably answers my own question
12GB RAM - Uses about 9.5GB with game running
GTX 1050 GPU 2GB display mem and 6GB shared mem - Generally running about 55% with game running
Game installed on SSD

Any thoughts on how I can improve performance, if possible, would be welcomed.

Many thanks and happy zooing

 

[LN]

check if the game is running the GTX and not the Intel chip graphics.

 

[onk]

You could create/open a sandbox zoo with less stuff to compare the framerate there.
If you just change the resolution and check if this causes any difference in framerate....if not...or not much, it might be a cpu-bottleneck. Otherwise it could be your GPU.
But, even on fast CPUs this game will struggle with many visitors and objects. So, if you have a really big zoo, the major bottleneck is still the game engine.

 

[orev1989]

You could create/open a sandbox zoo with less stuff to compare the framerate there.
If you just change the resolution and check if this causes any difference in framerate....if not...or not much, it might be a cpu-bottleneck. Otherwise it could be your GPU.
But, even on fast CPUs this game will struggle with many visitors and objects. So, if you have a really big zoo, the major bottleneck is still the game engine.

Think you've nailed it. I'm being too ambitious for my laptop I think.