PC World - USA (2021-02)

FEBRUARY 2021 PCWorld 55

games would be easier of course. None of
them would compare to a laptop with a
discrete GPU though. As you can see, the
GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q walks away from
the integrated graphics laptops, and we’ll
remind you again the Prestige 14 with the
GTX 1650 inside weighs less than two of the
other laptops.
Of course, we can’t ignore that Asus
Zephyrus G14 nor the Predator Triton 500
either. If you really intend to do anything
graphically intense, get a laptop with discrete
graphics in it.
Still, the three integrated graphics laptops
do fairly well. We wouldn’t even bother trying
to compare to laptops with Intel’s UHD
graphics. Focusing on the MacBook M1, it
again offers very impressive performance. But
yes, if someone is going to squawk at you
about its graphics performance, pretty much
any Windows laptop with half-decent discrete

graphics will eat its lunch, and for less money.

We’re pretty certain that a budget Black Friday

gaming laptop sold for $700 is likely to

whoop the MacBook Pro M1 in games thanks

to its discrete graphics chip. And no, we can’t

run Counter Strike: Global Operations or Red

Dead Redemption II on the new MacBook Pro

M1. You know why so don’t ask.

PUGETBENCH PHOTOSHOP

PERFORMANCE

All this talk of 3D rendering, single-threaded

performance and blah, blah tests probably

sound like what your dog hears when you

scold him for pooping on the new carpet. In

real life, people use these things called

applications. Among the most popular is

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

Asus Zephyrus G148-core Ryzen 4800HS (Default AC)

Lenovo Slim 78-core Ryzen 4800U (Performance AC)

Apple MacBook Pro 138-core M1 (Default AC)

MSI Prestige 144-core Core i7-1185G7 (Performance AC)

MSI Prestige 146-core Core i7-10710U (Default AC)

MSI Prestige 146-core Core i7-10710U (Performance AC)

Acer Predator Triton 5006-core Core i7-10750H (Default AC)

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Rise of the Tomb Raider

19x10/12 High; frames per second

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Adobe Photoshop 22

PugetBench 0.92

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Asus Zephyrus G148-core Ryzen 4800HS (Default AC)

Lenovo Slim 78-core Ryzen 4800U (Default AC)

Lenovo Slim 78-core Ryzen 4800U (Performance AC)

Apple MacBook Pro 138-core M1 (Default AC)

MSI Prestige 144-core Core i7-1185G7 (Default AC)

MSI Prestige 144-core Core i7-1185G7 (Performance AC)

MSI Prestige 144-core Core i7-1185G7 (Default On AC)

MSI Prestige 146-core Core i7-10710U (Default AC)

MSI Prestige 146-core Core i7-10710U (Performance AC)

Acer Predator Triton 5006-core Core i7-10750H (Default AC)

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

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