I have googled a lot and not found much in regards to what's the actual bare minimum required to run ED. I am going to travel for xmas and wondered if it'll run on my old laptop... Well, it does. Barely!
The Laptop is a Sony Vaio VGN-FW455D (google for full specs): Dual Core 2.1Ghz, 4GB RAM, Dedicated Mobility Radeon HD4650. I think it's 1GB memory, reads "1791mb shared memory"
Settings: Everything to the minimum. No shadows, no bloom or blur or FXAA, all down to minimum.
Performance summary: Lags a lot inside big stations but you can manage to dock, launch and etc. In space for exploration, mining, trading and combat even, if not too many ships, it's okay with a little hiccups and fps drops.
So here you go! If you have anything lower than the above, you probably shouldn't bother. It'll probably either not run or lag beyond playable levels. Still, for a ~7 year old laptop, i'm impressed!
The Laptop is a Sony Vaio VGN-FW455D (google for full specs): Dual Core 2.1Ghz, 4GB RAM, Dedicated Mobility Radeon HD4650. I think it's 1GB memory, reads "1791mb shared memory"
Settings: Everything to the minimum. No shadows, no bloom or blur or FXAA, all down to minimum.
Performance summary: Lags a lot inside big stations but you can manage to dock, launch and etc. In space for exploration, mining, trading and combat even, if not too many ships, it's okay with a little hiccups and fps drops.
So here you go! If you have anything lower than the above, you probably shouldn't bother. It'll probably either not run or lag beyond playable levels. Still, for a ~7 year old laptop, i'm impressed!
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