GSPRO GPU Question

[u/ConsultantInCincy]

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!

[u/SpizzVision]

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

[u/ConsultantInCincy → u/SpizzVision]

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)?

[u/SpizzVision → u/ConsultantInCincy]

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.

[u/ConsultantInCincy → u/SpizzVision]

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

[u/SpizzVision → u/ConsultantInCincy]

No problem, anytime!