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Can Dota 2 run on the Intel Xe Iris graphics
Dota2 on Intel Xe Iris
Dota 2 is a fan favourite online RPG MMO masterpiece; having been released all the back in 2013, it has consistently remained among the most played games daily on Steam, pulling in more than half a million gamers a day. Fortunately for a lot of gamers and I am guessing you too, Dota 2 is playable on a wide range of PC configurations and GPU’s, The Intel Xe Iris being among.
Not all Xe Iris are made equal; there are a few variations depending on the CPU it was attached to, the versions found in the I7’s will be superior to those in the I5’s and I3’s, that notwithstanding, the integrated graphics will perform similarly to one another with a performance difference of not more than 15%.
Performance
First things first, ensure your PC meets the minimum requirement listed below as outlined by the games developers:-
- CPU: Info
- CPU SPEED: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
- RAM: 4 GB
- VIDEO CARD: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600
- DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 256 MB
- PIXEL SHADER: 4.0
- VERTEX SHADER: 4.0
- OS: Windows 7 or newer
- FREE DISK SPACE: 15 GB
- SOUND CARD: DirectX Compatible
Secondly, ensure your RAM is running in a dual channel configuration, that is, when both the RAM slots are populated, as just having a single DIMM of RAM stick can pull down performance by as much as 50%.
The Intel Xe Iris is able to achieve on the lowest graphics settings at 1080p, an average fps of 70, although with a lot of spikes and inconsistency, locking the fps counter at 60 is highly recommended.
Variations in performance might occur due to the variant of the Xe Iris in question, the map, and the power profile of the PC, but provided the computer is running a dual channel RAM setup, it can definitely play Dota 2 in 2024.