Portal 2 - System / Video Settings

[BlackZ]

Hi guys,

For all who have bought Portal 2, can you please post your Mac model + video settings here and the FPS you get?
I saw already many people panic about Portal 2 if it would run on the system or not, so I think it would be nice if we can try to put everything together in one thread so everybody can compare a little.

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To see your Mac system specs:
1)Press icon at the left top corner
2)Hit about this mac
3)Hit more info
4)If you select Hardware you get a part of the info and Graphics/Displays shows the rest

To see the FPS in portal:
1) Enable the Developer console in the options of Portal
2) Press ~ ingame
3) Type net_graph 1 and press enter
4) Press escape until you are back in game and you will see the FPS

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Model: Macbook Pro 6,2 (Mid 2010)
CPU: Intel Core i7 2.66 GHz
RAM: 8GB
GPU: NVIDIA GT 330M
RESOLUTION:1680 * 1050

My current settings in Portal 2 are:

• Anti-Aliasing: 4x
• Filtering: 4x
  
• V-Sync: double
  
• Multi-core: enabled
  
• Shaders: high
• Effects: high
• Model detail: high
• resolution: 1680 * 1050

FPS result: 25 - 35

Result: I expected more but maybe something needs to be adjusted




Please use this model:

Model: Macbook ()
CPU: Intel Core GHz
RAM: GB
GPU:
RESOLUTION:

My current settings in Portal 2 are:

• Anti-Aliasing: x
• Filtering: x
• V-Sync:
• Multi-core:
• Shaders:
• Effects:
• Model detail:
• resolution: 0000 * 0000

FPS result:

 

[PatrickCocoa]

Here's my data

My Setup ---------
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac10,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 4670
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x9488
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-B8030C-253
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.367
Displays:
iMac:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Portal 2 setup--------
I've been having problems, so I set everything to minimum.

Results ---------
On start up the FPS is around 120, up to over 200 and remaining there in some simple rooms. Play for a few minutes, then FPS drops to 60, then 20, then jumps between 10 and 15. Which is essentially unplayable. At that point I just quit.

I've submitted a problem ticket to Steam, we'll see what happens. Based on past experiences with them, I'm not too optimistic.

 

[aznguyen316]

BlackZ, unless AA is important to you, you can always just turn that down and you'll most likely hit 60's with vsync
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Model: Macbook Pro Early 2011
CPU: Intel Core i7 2.3 GHz
RAM: 8GB
GPU: AMD 6750 1GB Ram
RESOLUTION:1680 * 1050

My current settings in Portal 2 are:

Anti-Aliasing: OFF
Filtering: 16x
V-Sync: triple buffered
Multi-core: enabled
Shaders: very high
Effects: high
Model detail: high
Resolution: 1680 * 1050

FPS result: 60FPS, dips to 30 at times but almost always climbs back up to 60.

Result: Super happy with results. 120+ FPS without vsync and no AA. Screen tearing though. More happy with 60FPS steady than screen tearing. Don't care a lick about AA, barely notice it esp at native, high res.

 

[Youngchild]

Model: Macbook Pro 15" (mid-2009)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz
RAM: 8 GB
GPU: 512MB Geforce 9600M GT
RESOLUTION: 1440x900

My current settings in Portal 2 are:

Anti-Aliasing: OFF
Filtering: Bilinear
V-Sync: Off
Multi-core: Yes
Shaders: Low
Effects: Medium
Model detail: High
resolution: 1440 x 900 (Native)


FPS result: 40-60+ fps, very smooth and very playable (and enjoyable ). Beat the single player on my gaming desktop, wasn't expecting great results on the Mac due to previous gaming experiences (*cough* TF2, SC2). Fired it up tonight and was pleasantly surprised with the results. Graphic wise looks pretty good as well - not as good as my desktop, but definitely decent.

 

[Amdixer]

Model: iMac 21.5 Inch
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz
RAM: 4 GB
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4670
RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

My current settings in Portal 2 are:
Anti-Aliasing: 2x
Filtering: 2x
V-Sync: Double
Multi-core: Yes
Shaders: Low
Effects: Low
Model detail: Medium
resolution: 1280 x 720
FPS result: Pretty good.

I can run the game in 1920x1080. But everytime I look into a portal or at a medium to large sized room, you can just see the FPS drop... Since I dont know how to enable a fps viewer, I'll have to guess...
But in 1080p i think it will average around 40fps and then when i see big things or look trough my portal it will drop to 15 or so...

So I am now playing it in 1280 x 720 in a window...
I dont have too much problems with playing in a window since it allows me to keep my messenger on, but the performance is baaaad...

Think I'm gonna install it trough bootcamp as well

 

[Mackilroy]

Amdixer: he put the command up at the top. To wit: net_graph 1

As for me…

Model: Hackintosh
CPU: Intel Core i7-930 2.83GHz
RAM: 6GB
GPU: AMD HD 4890
RESOLUTION: 1680x1050

My current settings in Portal 2 are:

• Anti-Aliasing: off
• Filtering: Anisotropic 16x
• V-Sync: Triple Buffered
• Multi-core: enabled
• Shaders: very high
• Effects: high
• Model detail: high
• resolution: 1680 x 1050

FPS result: 60 FPS generally, almost always above 55

Result: I'm extremely pleased with performance, the game runs perfectly.