Benchmarks: Gaming
Two systems in our line-up are outfitted with a GeForce GTX 970 - Chillblast's Fusion Silencio and PC Specialist's Mortis. The latter's Skylake CPU isn't of great benefit when the onus is placed on the discrete GPU, though the Nvidia part in question remains a great choice for high-quality gaming.
Gaming Performance (Average FPS) |
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| Game | Quality Settings | PC Specialist Mortis |
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FHD (1,920x1,080) |
QHD (2,560x1,440) |
UHD (3,840x2,160) |
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| Alien: Isolation | SMAA-T2x, Maximum Quality | 131.8 |
83.6 |
44.0 |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Ultra Quality Preset | 69.9 |
47.5 |
29.2 |
| Total War: Rome II | Extreme Preset | 61.4 |
37.7 |
17.1 |
To get a truer feel of the system's gaming capabilities, we've also run a subset of modern titles with maximum amounts of image quality at three resolutions: FHD, QHD and 4K UHD.
With a GTX 970 at the helm, Mortis has no trouble at a popular 1080p resolution but will fall short of the desired 60fps in more demanding titles at 2,560x1,440. The games remain playable, mind, and it's only at a 4K that the system really starts to struggle.
