Hey everyone! I recently moved for my studies and my brother kindly gifted me a Galaxy Book 4 Pro laptop. Up until now, I had no complaints about its performance, but I was really disappointed when I tried to play Dead by Daylight on it. Even after cranking down the resolution to 800x600, the game was unplayable. I checked the Task Manager and noticed the GPU was only using 2.5 GB out of 8 GB of "shared GPU memory" while constantly hitting 100% usage. I'm wondering, what gives? Is this a known limitation, or am I missing something here? For context, my CPU is an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, the GPU is Intel Arc Graphics, I've updated the drivers to the latest version from March 18, and I have 16 GB of RAM. Neither the CPU nor RAM hit their limits during gameplay.
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Your laptop has an integrated GPU, which means it’s part of your CPU and lacks a dedicated graphics card. iGPUs like the Intel Arc are mainly designed for light tasks—think web browsing and video playback—rather than serious gaming. You could try lowering the settings more, but don’t be surprised if it still struggles. What did you set the quality and textures to?
It’s really frustrating to see that a new notebook can’t handle a game like Dead by Daylight. But honestly, the limitations come from the design of the laptop. The integrated Intel Arc graphics share system RAM, so that 8 GB number is often misleading—it's more of a theoretical peak than what you can actually use during intense gaming. Integrated graphics operate under tighter power and thermal constraints, especially in sleek, ultra-thin designs like yours. It’s not that your system is malfunctioning; it’s built for portability and productivity rather than gaming performance. If gaming is your main thing, you might want to invest in a gaming desktop or a more powerful laptop in the future.
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Thanks for the thorough explanation! Guess it’s time to start saving for a real gaming setup.
Sadly, it's pretty much as bad as it sounds. While VRAM is important, it’s not the only factor for GPU performance. Even a GPU with 32GB of VRAM won't perform well if it’s not designed for gaming.
That’s a bummer to hear. Is there any specific parameter I can check to gauge performance? The Task Manager only shows memory usage.
I set everything to the lowest settings, including textures and resolution at 800x600. Looks like my gaming days are over on this laptop.