At any rate, the correct results here are a mix of good
and bad news, though the Radeon GPU is certainly not
bad. AMD may have pulled ahead of Intel in various
places, but it has not managed the same separation with
Nvidia just yet (though you could argue some of its
lower-midrange desktop GPUs are better values). In Far
Cry 5, the Radeon 5600M achieves almost exact parity
with the GTX 1660 Ti silicon in the Acer and Lenovo,
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(as much as 26fps) in Rise of the Tomb Raider.
A larger sample of titles may even out that trend, but
either way, we’re learning about the 5600M. Its ceiling
appears to be around the 1660 Ti level—in other words,
a good 1080p gaming GPU. Those hoping it would be a
competitor to the RTX 2060 or 2070 may be
disappointed, but perhaps the 5700M would be a
contender. What you get with this laptop, though, is still
a solid 60fps gaming machine for some AAA titles.
You may have to dial the settings down in some of the
newer cutting-edge games, but it’s still solid bang for
your buck.
The 5600M’s
ceiling appears
to be around
the 1660
Ti level
—in other
words, a good
1080p gaming
GPU.