We also run a custom Adobe Photoshop image-editing benchmark. Using an
early 2018 release of the Creative Cloud version of Photoshop, we apply a series
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operation and add up the total execution time. As with Handbrake, lower times
are better here.
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each. They’re all so closely matched, though, that the takeaway for all is the
same. They can handle occasional media jobs with little to moderate lag or wait
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Pros should look for a mobile workstation or a higher-tier processor.
Graphics Tests: 3DMark measures relative graphics muscle by rendering
sequences of highly detailed, gaming-style 3D graphics that emphasize particles
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but Sky Diver is more suited to midrange PCs, while Fire Strike is more
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proprietary scores.
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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
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second opinion on each laptop’s graphical prowess.
This is a seriously powerful batch of laptop GPUs, and on these synthetic tests,
the results are bunched very close together. Much like the processor situation,
some of Nvidia’s Quadro GPUs may be better bets for professional media jobs
than these gaming GPUs, but they’re very capable for 3D tasks and GPU-
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let’s move on to the next tests.