eli5 Why do old pc games that look good run better than new PC games that look bad

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For example, I have a decent non-gaming laptop I can’t figure out how I can run say battlefield 4 or titanfall 2 or even GTA v which looks great at 50-60fps pretty consistently however I can’t run say outer wilds or apex or cod at minimum with the resolution set so low I can barely see but only get 20-25fps it just doesn’t make sense pleaaase help me understand thanks so much guys!

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My processor cries running total war medieval2 when on campaign map at low settings, and does freeze,while has no problem with war thunder at high setting.

I think that if the game is too old, the Pc is basically converting the old code and graphics to modern code to run it and it’s harder than simply run a modern code. I’m not an expert. But I confirm old stuff may run better on old hardware than on new hardware.

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