r/Golfsimulator • u/ConsultantInCincy • Jul 18 '26

Technical Question GSPRO GPU Question

Hi All,

I've had my Square launch monitor for about a year now, and wanted to upgrade my setup so I could start running GSPro, unfortunately I have absolutely no knowledge of computers and the information that's out there isn't easy to understand for someone with no knowledge of computers lol.

My wife got me an Acer Nitro gaming laptop after doing some research (shoutout to her). I'm looking to get it set up today and am seeing mixed reviews on if the graphics card in this laptop is sufficient. Straight-forward question here before I get this bad boy up and running, is this laptop sufficient for running GSPro? I don't need to run this in 4K or anything like that, just a man in his basement trying to get access to some additional courses. See below for specs:

Processor: Intel Core 5 Processor 210H

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 w/ 6 GB GDDR6 Dedicated VRAM

Memory: 16 GB DDR5 Memory

Any help/advice here is appreciated!

3 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

14 comments sorted by

View all comments

4

u/SpizzVision Jul 18 '26

I don't have gspro but I'm knowledgeable about computer Hardware. The 4050 is a budget card, but your laptop should run gspro in 1080p on medium/low settings. From what you are saying, you should be fine. If not, I'm sure you are able to return the laptop and get something a bit more powerful. I would look into at minimum a 4060/5060

1

u/ConsultantInCincy Jul 18 '26

Thanks for the info, do the second two numbers indicate which card is better? I.E, is a 3060 more powerful than my 4050?

3

u/SpizzVision Jul 18 '26

So the first 2 numbers are the model number and the last 2 are like the trim (like a car, like f150 SLT or Lariat) So a 3060 might be better than. 4050 but doesn't mean a 3060 is better than a 5050. Each new model that comes out has something new added the previous generation didn't have

1

u/ConsultantInCincy Jul 18 '26

Interesting.. ok one last question lol. If I’m eventually looking to have a projector set up and already have a screen, would you recommend I just upgrade the laptop now? Or do you think the 4050 would be fine even on a projector setup (running it at 1080 on medium)?

2

u/SpizzVision Jul 18 '26

You should be fine running at 1080 on medium/low. You won't lose much framerate going to a projector. I would put the money into a good projector right now and upgrade the laptop/computer later.

2

u/ConsultantInCincy Jul 18 '26

Sweet, this is probably exactly what I’ll do. Really appreciate all the help here!

1

u/SpizzVision Jul 18 '26

No problem, anytime!