Benchmarks: System and Gaming
Graphics performance is what will drive consumers toward the P37X, and initial impressions are good - 3DMark puts the laptop right in line with the MSI GT72 and PC Specialist Defiance; two other laptops equipped with a GeForce GTX 980M.
Native Gaming Performance - 1,920x1,080 (Average FPS) |
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| Game | Quality Settings | Gigabyte P37X |
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(GeForce GTX 980M 8GB) |
(2x GeForce GTX 970M 3GB) |
(GeForce GTX 980M 8GB) |
(GeForce GTX 980M 4GB) |
(GeForce GTX 970M 6GB) |
(GeForce GTX 860M 2GB) |
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| BioShock Infinite | Medium | 155.4 |
218.5 |
156.2 |
144.2 |
129.6 |
73.1 |
| High | 136.4 |
192.3 |
142.4 |
123.7 |
115.9 |
61.4 |
|
| Max | 88.1 |
126.9 |
86.7 |
85.6 |
70.7 |
35.6 |
|
| Total War: Rome II | High | 157.8 |
197.0 |
173.5 |
145.3 |
146.7 |
72.5 |
| Very High | 98.6 |
135.4 |
110.1 |
99.2 |
88.8 |
44.0 |
|
| Extreme | 53.4 |
72.1 |
57.4 |
55.7 |
46.2 |
21.6 |
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Taking a look at real-world gameplay, we've run two titles with varying degrees of image quality to see how frame rates hold up at the laptop's native 1080p resolution.
BioShock Infinite plays silky-smooth with everything dialled up to maximum, but the Total War: Rome II score falls short of the MSI GT72. The deficit can be attributed to throttling, as the GT72 is considerably thicker and easier to cool.
