Civ VI Resolution

[Lemono Sharky]

Hi Civ gamers, I was hoping if some of you could help me with a problem. You see, I play Civ 6 on my laptop and it stays in between the 10-20fps mark on 1920x1080. I tried lowering the resolution but all it does is zoom out which leaves a thick black border around it. Is there anyway for me to change the resolution but keep it on fullscreen? I'd appreciate your help

 

[Kurnn]

Play...on a laptop?

..but why? When there are desktops for half the cost?

 

[Melliores]

Can you first try to lower your graphics settings as much as possible ? The resolution can give you a boost from 5 to 10 FPS but you will need to go really low for that, around 800x600.

Do you use a dedicated GPU or a integrated Intel one ?

 

[Lemono Sharky]

Yes, I have lowered my graphics settings to the lowest and I think my GPU is integrated.

Here are my specs:
Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 5500
Processor: Intel Core i5-5200U
CPU: 2.20GHz
Ram: 4GB

As you can see it's not much.

 

[thecrazyscot]

Have you tried playing in strategic view? There is also an option in the settings to start games in strategic view so you don't need to switch after the game has loaded. Also be sure to disable all leader animations.

 

[Turrdy]

do you use windows 10?

 

[Lemono Sharky]

Have you tried playing in strategic view? There is also an option in the settings to start games in strategic view so you don't need to switch after the game has loaded. Also be sure to disable all leader animations.

Yes

 

[Lemono Sharky]

do you use windows 10?

Windows 8.1

 

[Turrdy]

well i had a similiar problem on my surface book, when i downscaled the resolution, i also had a black border. I think (im not sure though) i solved it by right clicking on the .exe in ..\Steam\SteamApps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Base\Binaries\Win64Steam and klick on properties. then chose the compatibility tab and check the DPI-scaling checkbox and chose "System" in the drop-down menu.

maybe this helps. i don't know.

 

[Melliores]

The suggestion by Turrdy might help. However you have an integrated Intel card, so you won't be able to get much out of the lower resolution.

I tried playing XCOM 1 on an old notebook with an Intel card and could not get it to run above 20 FPS. Then I tried it on a new one with a Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M and managed a solid 60 FPS.

 

[Lemono Sharky]

Thanks but which drop down list is it? I tried searching but it isn't there. I also tried the DPI Scaling box but no luck

 

[Turrdy]

Thanks but which drop down list is it? I tried searching but it isn't there. I also tried the DPI Scaling box but no luck

Sorry my OS is in German but here's a screenshot:

 

[Lemono Sharky]

Thanks but it isn't on there :/

 

[Turrdy]

Thanks but it isn't on there :/View attachment 490271

oh well, then it's a Windows10-only thing