Intel Gma X4500 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0

Hello, I use a laptop mostly for work, but enjoy playing games. Dtn prophet x for mac. I am very happy with my Fujitsu Lifebook s6120, but it has been getting quite slow for my work needs (needless to say it is VERY slow for games). So I am going to buy a new one, and was looking at the Lifebook s7220. So I would like to know: how good is it for games? Naturally it is worse than a notebook with a dedicated video card, but I've heard that Intel's GMA 4500 chipset is actually surprisingly good for gaming. I don't want to play games like Crysis, but would like to play Guild Wars and Age of Empires III, for example. I would like to play also Oblivion and Fallout 3, even if at medium or low settings.

I am very happy with framerates of 30, I don't need 60+. So, all of you who have a laptop with this videocard, please let me know how good it is. Thanks in advance!

Intel Gma X4500 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 Driver

Overall, the Intel GMA X4500 has poor performance. This is not altogether surprising, as it is an integrated GPU. If a robust graphical system is desired, a dedicated graphics card upgrade is a must, though you can get away with an integrated GPU for less intensive applications and games. This integrated GPU is now over 10 years old, which means it is extremely out of date and is based on very aged technologies.

Intel Gma X4500 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 Specs

This integrated GPU will be dwarfed in performance by its modern counterparts, and will likely have very little driver support from Intel. With an effective SPU count of 8, the Intel GMA X4500 processes shading and special graphical effects fairly poorly.