Can you game on the Dell XPS 13 9380? Kind of...

Best answer: If you want to game on the XPS 13 you'll be OK with some older and lighter titles. For a better experience when at home, hook up an eGPU to give it some proper graphics power.

The latest: Dell XPS 13 (From $1,000 at Dell)
Magic box: Razer Core X ($300 at Amazon)
Intel integrated graphics can't really cut it

Gaming is an intensive business. The processor in the XPS 13 goes up to a 10th Gen Core i7, which while not quite on par with a desktop equivalent, is still very good. It has four cores and eight threads, which is all generally alright for gaming. It's the lack of dedicated graphics that hurts the XPS 13. And since these are Comet Lake not Ice Lake 10th Gen processors, you don't get Intel's new, more powerful integrated graphics.

There are some games you can play — less intensive titles like Rocket League, Fortnite, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for example, along with some of the more casual titles in the Microsoft Store — but for any kind of hi...