PC World - USA (2020-05)

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creation build, we did run a few more GPU-

focused content creation tests. The first is

Octane RTX 2019, which measures the ray-

tracing performance of GeForce RTX cards.

The winner is the Aero 17, putting the GeForce

RTX 2080 Max-Q and the Omen X 2XS far

behind it. The result from Octane RTX 2019

matched results we saw from other GPU-based

tests and seemed to confirm Nvidia’s claim of

improved Max-Q performance. Add in the

increased silicon in the Super-series of GPUs

(go.pcworld.com/spgp) and you basically

have the new standard for gaming and content

creation laptops.

BATTERY PERFORMANCE

We’ll close off our testing with battery

performance. For that we loop a 4K video

using Windows’ own Movies & TV app. We

set the laptop in Airplane mode with the

screen set at 250 to 260 nits, and earbuds

connected with volume at midrange.

The result we saw was actually fairly

amazing when you consider the giant 17.3-

inch screen and 4K resolution. Moving a

13-inch laptop to 4K, for example, usually

removes at least a third of the battery life over

a 1080p screen. That wasn’t the case here.

Yup, that’s seven hours of video runtime

from a giant screen (which means more LEDs)

and at 4K resolution (which typically means

more power consumption to push the light

through those tiny, high-resolution holes),

pushing aside the record held for years by

Gigabyte Aero 17Core i7-10875H

HP OmCore 7-9750Hen X 2XS

Acer Predator Triton 500

Core i7-10875H

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14

Ryzen 9 4900HS

Octane RTX 2019

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

573.7

473.8

503.3

441.9

Port Royal puts the GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
in the neighborhood of RTX 2080 Max-Q laptops.

Acer Predator Helios 700

Core i9-9980HK

Alienw51m R1are Area

Core i9-9900K

AlienwCore i7-9750Hare M15 R2

Gigabyte Aero 17Core i7-10875H

MCore i9-9880HSI GE65 Raider

MCore i7-8750HSI GS75 Stealth

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14

Ryzen 9 4900HS

Dell G7Core i7-9750HCore

i7-7700HQ

Acer Predator Helios 500

Ryzen 7 2700

3DMark Port Royal Ray

Tracing Graphics

Demo Mode Off

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

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