NOVEMBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 69GAMING SPECIALThe 15X’s battery
life was significantly
lower than that of
its predecessorThose chips are designed for slim and light laptops.
However, Geekbench 4 suggests there is a real
upgrade in raw performance.
There is no big change in gaming performance,
however, as the 15X uses the Nvidia Max-Q GTX 1070
we’ve seen before.
This is a version of the GTX 1070 card designed for
slimmer laptops that don’t have room to fit in large,
advanced cooling systems. Unlike the ‘full’ laptop
version of the GTX 1070, the Max-Q version doesn’t
get that close to the performance of the desktop 1070,
but it is still terrific for such a compact machine.
Deux Ex: Mankind Divided runs at an average
53.4fps at 1080p, Ultra settings, and 109fps at 720p,
low settings. You can’t max everything out in a high-
end game like this and still get rock-solid 60fps, but
you can get close. At 4K resolution, Ultra settings,
the 19.7fps average is far too slow for our liking. YouNOVEMBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 69GAMING SPECIALThe 15X’sbattery
life was significantly
lower than that of
its predecessor
Those chips are designed for slim and light laptops.
However,Geekbench4 suggeststhereis a real
upgradein raw performance.
There is no big change in gaming performance,
however, as the 15X uses the Nvidia Max-Q GTX 1070
we’ve seen before.
This is a version of the GTX 1070 card designed for
slimmer laptops that don’t have room to fit in large,
advanced cooling systems. Unlike the ‘full’ laptop
version of the GTX 1070, the Max-Q version doesn’t
get that close to the performance of the desktop 1070,
but it is still terrific for such a compact machine.
Deux Ex: Mankind Divided runs at an average
53.4fps at 1080p, Ultra settings, and 109fps at 720p,
low settings. You can’t max everything out in a high-
end game like this and still get rock-solid 60fps, but
you can get close. At 4K resolution, Ultra settings,
the 19.7fps average is far too slow for our liking. You