Intel Iris Graphics

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I’m considering the purchase of a Dell XPS 13 laptop for a multitude of purposes but to make it cover all bases it really needs to be able to play Zwift (and WoW) at a fluid (30fps) framerate.  I appreciate it may have to run at 720p to do this.

The spec’s state it has a Intel Iris Graphics (which is something I’m not very familiar with) as opposed to the usual HD xxxx.  Is this going to cause me any issues with Zwift ?

For reference the processor is the i7-6560U and full spec can be found here - http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-13-9350-laptop/pd?oc=cnx9318&model_id=xps-13-9350-laptop

Thanks for any advice / help.

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Would be great if someone from Zwift could confirm that this Graphics chipset is supported and will run at least as fast as similar HD520 based systems.

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Andrew the Iris 540 in that chipset is about 35% more performant than the HD 520, I run Zwift on 2 machines one is a Surface Pro 4 with the HD 520 and it runs fine so you shouldn’t have a problem at all with the Iris 540.

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Thanks Mark, that gives me confidence that if Zwift addresses the Iris graphics correctly then there will be no issues.  I was really looking to Zwift to confirm they do because I’ve seen issues elsewhere with “less common” cards not being correctly supported.

Btw - What resolution does the HD 520 manage to power whilst still being super smooth ?

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My SP 4 runs it perfectly smooth on high, there is no ultra setting available. So that’s 1080p. Glad I could help mate.

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1080p is everything I need, so that’s perfect.  Thanks again.

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Have Zwift confirmed if Iris is compatible?