The reasons for the inhibition of gaming programs can be very different. As a rule, this trouble is associated with insufficient computer performance or incompatibility of the game.
Technical reasons
In order to understand why this or that computer game slows down, it is necessary, first of all, to know what resources of a personal computer or laptop it uses. If the game was purchased on a disc, then the minimum system requirements for this game are always indicated on the back of the disc. To compare these settings with those of your computer, look at the system properties in the control panel of your operating system.
The main parameters that affect the performance of a computer are the processor clock speed, the amount of RAM, as well as the parameters of the video card, which include its model and memory size. As a rule, if the game slows down, then by comparing the minimum requirements of the game with the properties of your computer, you can immediately understand what exactly is missing. If this is not immediately apparent, then the algorithm is as follows. If the game implies good image quality and detail, you can reduce the quality of the graphics and check how the speed of the game changes. In the event that nothing has changed, we can assume that the reason for the slowdown of the game is not in the video card.
It remains to assume that either the RAM is not enough, or the processor frequency. Since you will not be able to "tweak" the processor frequency, the only possible way out is to purchase another RAM module if your computer's motherboard has free slots for it. It is important to note the case where the processor has multiple cores, each containing a certain clock speed. In this case, the minimum system requirements of the game in terms of the processor frequency must coincide with the clock frequency of one processor core, that is, you should not add up the frequencies of all cores, determining the processor frequency.
Graphics card problems
So, if you still notice that the game stops slowing down when the game details are reduced, then the problem lies in the low performance of the video card. Compare the video card requirements of the game with your video card: memory size and model. If there is enough memory, then perhaps the video card model itself is already outdated.
OS incompatibility issues
Another problem of slowing down a computer game may be its incompatibility with the bitness of the operating system. This reason becomes noticeable if you have a 64-bit operating system installed. The fact is that not all games are optimized to work in an OS of a given bit depth, so you should pay attention to this as well.
