Streamer Tries to Play Red Dead Redemption 2 at 4 FPS
A clip is making the rounds about someone trying to run Red Dead Redemption 2 on what can charitably be called underpowered kit. The machine in question is a laptop with an Intel Core i5-8300H and a mobile NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB VRAM), yet the game crawled along at roughly 4 FPS — i.e., a slideshow more than a game.
Because of that snail pace, the streamer needed nearly 12 hours to get through the opening mission. At that rate, completing the entire title would take on the order of 500 hours — yes, really.
The mobile GTX 1050 Ti is normally capable of more, so something else is at fault. Could be the player’s settings, drivers, or simply overheating and thermal throttling (e.g., clogged vents, weak paste, or an overworked fan). In short: expected performance vs. reality are wildly out of sync.
People watching didn’t cheer for a tech miracle; they stuck around because the patience on display was absurd and oddly compelling. Streams turned into a kind of “digital trial,” every step stretched into a long, patient frame-by-frame procession.