They play at 360 and PS3 quality(720p mid-setting). The reason most PC gamers say the games are unplayable is that the standard is 1080p 60 fps for PC gamers. I haven't tested Crysis 3 on my laptop, but most everything else works fine at 360/ps3 quality(hitman absolution, far cry 3, crysis 2, black ops 2, Sleeping Dogs, NBA2k, and so forth). Keep AA off. Turn off Vsync. Shutdown all background programs. MY AMD(APU) is mid-range from 2011 at is fine. It's a dual core. Compared to the 360/ps3, it's fine. You shouldn't miss a beat.