Photo editing is our last media benchmark, where we
use an early 2018 release of Adobe Photoshop Creative
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standard JPEG image, timing each operation and
adding up the totals. This test is not as CPU-focused as
Cinebench or Handbrake, bringing the performance of
the storage subsystem, memory, and GPU into play.
The Aorus’ time of just over two minutes is excellent for
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desktops we’ve tested.
Graphics tests: We use two benchmark suites to
gauge the gaming performance potential of a PC. In the
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subtests, the mainstream Sky Diver and Fire Strike,
which are more suited to gaming rigs. Our other
graphics benchmark is Unigine Corp.’s Superposition,
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complex 3D scene.
The Aorus scored a tad low next to the Gigabyte despite
using the same RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, though it
could be argued that laptop is an overachiever, having
beat or matched the others touting the theoretically
faster RTX 2080 Super Max-Q.
Those patterns became more muddled in our real-world
game tests. We use the built-in 1080p benchmarks in
Far Cry 5 (at its Normal and Ultra presets) and Rise of
the Tomb Raider (at its Medium and Very High
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the Tomb Raider to DirectX 12. The Aorus’ near or over
triple-digit frame rates in these games means a butter-
smooth gaming experience. The others were a few
frames faster, but not to a degree that would be
noticeable without running benchmarks like these. All
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The Aorus’
near or over
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frame rates in
these games
means a
butter-smooth
gaming
experience.