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Will I be able to run PC games smoothly?

Hi,

I have searched around and found that most people say that PC games run smooth enough through Boot Camp but its kind of a deal breaker whether they can run smooth at a high resolution. The main purpose of installing windows on my mac would be to play Grand Theft Auto V through Steam. Being able to play it in 4k was the thing that made me think about trying Boot Camp but if I can't run it well (with no lag) and at a high resolution I wouldn't really be interested. Would be awesome if someone responded as I can't find a similar question anywhere and might save me a good bit of money to then find out it doesn't work so well.

Many thanks,

George


My System:

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)

OSX Yosemite 10.10.3

Processor 4 GHz Intel Core i7

Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Graphics AMD Radeon R9 M295X 4096 MB

Storage 500 GB Flash Storage

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), null

Posted on Apr 29, 2015 2:48 PM

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Apr 30, 2015 2:48 PM in response to George Appleseed

The main purpose of installing windows on my mac would be to play Grand Theft Auto V through Steam.

I have found that meeting minimum requirements does not equal good performance. I use the recommended requirements as my minimum.

Grand Theft Auto V

Minimum System Requirements

  • OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 64 Bit Service Pack 2* (*NVIDIA video card recommended if running Vista OS)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz
  • Memory: 4GB
  • Video Card: NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB / AMD HD 4870 1GB (DX 10, 10.1, 11)
  • Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
  • HDD Space: 65GB
  • DVD Drive


Recommended System Requirements

  • OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs)
  • Memory: 8GB
  • Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD7870 2GB
  • Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
  • HDD Space: 65GB
  • DVD Drive

Will I be able to run PC games smoothly?

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