The two Latitudes tied for the win, with the HP and Lenovo laptops each taking
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GRAPHICS TESTS
3DMark measures relative graphics muscle by rendering sequences of highly
detailed, gaming-style 3D graphics that emphasize particles and lighting. We
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tailored to laptops and midrange PCs, while the more demanding Fire Strike
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scores were woeful when compared to those of real gaming rigs. None of these
laptops is suitable for anything more than casual or browser-based gaming, but
these are the usual results from Intel UHD Graphics on U-series 8th Generation
processors. Only with newer “Ice Lake” 10th Generation chips have Intel’s
integrated graphics started to show some signs of life.
Next up is another synthetic graphics test, this time from Unigine Corp. Like
3DMark, the Superposition test renders and pans through a detailed 3D scene
and measures how the system copes. In this case, it’s rendered in the company’s
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second opinion on the machine’s graphical prowess.