How good is my laptop for gaming?

[HFS+]

2ghz quad core i7
4gb ram 1333mhz?
radeon hd 6490m 256mb ram

Yes this is a early 2011 mbp.
and i have windows 7 on it

 

[natto fire]

Approximately 4.2 good points.

 

[lavaheadache]

Approximately 4.2 good points.

lol

I would think it isnt that great

 

[Arkaign]

Very good for anything but 3d gaming, lol.

 

[Skott]

The GPU is the weakest component. Not one I would refer to as a good gaming GPU. Not even adequate in my thinking for today's 3D games. Just my opinion.

 

[crownjules]

That video card with only 256MB is going to severely limit your ability to play modern games. Might be possible with all settings turned down on DX9 based games. That's about it. I'm guessing that it's meant for media - HD movies, photo editing, etc. :\

 

[LumbergTech]

you can play a boatload of games, but not necessarily the most recent stuff at a good framerate

 

[mb]

Solitaire, Minesweeper, Mahjong...

 

[veri745]

I bet you could play the shit out of Starcraft + Brood War

 

[natto fire]

lol

I would think it isnt that great

Well it's nowhere near great, seeing as how it takes 314159265 good points to make a great point. And then it all comes full circle.

 

[PrayForDeath]

2ghz quad core i7
4gb ram 1333mhz?
radeon hd 6490m 256mb ram

Yes this is a early 2011 mbp.
and i have windows 7 on it

What games are you looking to play? That might help us better answer your question.

Your laptop should be able to run these games at low-medium settings:

Portal 2
Starcraft 2
Modern Warfare 3
Minecraft
Limbo
Bastion
Dirt 2/3
Skyrim
GTA IV
Mafia 2