FPS About Right?

[noballer08]

I am running NBA 2K9 on my XPS 1530 laptop and get about 25-35 FPS during gameplay...all maxed including player models. Crowd at medium. Here are my specs:

XPS M1530
2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB RAM
nVidia 8600gt 256 MB video card
Windows Vista Business

Is 25-35 FPS about right? Some guys have said they get upwards of 60 fps with similar specs. I understand it is a laptop but my core temps usually get up to about 88 and I always get the same performance in game. It feels like something is holding it back. Is there anything that can be done to improve my framerate, if possible?

[Eich]

driver update?

[KlemenPipic]

your graphic card doesn't have enough memory (only 256MB). Processor and RAM are fine

that's only my opinion

[fumanchu]

yep...2k9 needs at least 512mb on the graphiccard

[KlemenPipic]

yep...2k9 needs at least 512mb on the graphiccard

you're false. on my 8800 GTS 320MB works everything on high and player models very high 1650×1050 and 8× anisotropic

[wicked waway]

yep...2k9 needs at least 512mb on the graphiccard

but that 512mb should be paired with a card that can tap that amount of vRAM (say 7900GTX/X1900XT and above)..and thats at higher resolutions too..otherwise, id go with graphical horsepower over vRAM (ie 8800GTS 320mb is better than a sub 8800 card with 512mb vRAM)

I see cards like the 7300GT, 8500GT etc with 512mb vRAM and i say WTF?!