Graphics Operation

Throughout this section I will primarily exist comparing the GT83VR with its GTX 1080s in SLI, with the GT73VR and its single GTX 1080. The GT73VR is a cheaper laptop, then anyone thinking of spending the extra coin on the GT83VR will want to run into decent performance gains.

The GTX 1080 SLI doesn't properly shine until you ramp up to the most graphically intensive Time Spy benchmark, where it's 68% faster than a single GTX 1080. In Burn Strike, there's but a 45% performance improvement, and simply xiv% in Sky Diver, which is due to increasing CPU bottlenecks.

At 1080p, game results are a mixed purse, again due to CPU bottlenecks. Three of the titles nosotros tested – Metro Last Light, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Batman Arkham Knight – showed effectively no change to performance by adding an additional GTX 1080. A further three titles showed limited gains in the 10 to 20 percent region.

The biggest gains were seen in both Tomb Raider and Rise of the Tomb Raider, with 91 and 44 percent higher frame rates recorded in these games respectively. Ideally you'd want to see functioning improvements n of 70 percent from an SLI solution, so these 1080p results are a bit disappointing.

On a positive note, every game we tested ran comfortably higher up 60 FPS at 1080p at near-maximum settings. Some older titles ran in the 150 to 200 FPS range. Considering the GT83VR packs merely a 1080p 60 Hz brandish, almost every game you play will run at this display'due south maximum refresh charge per unit.

To make the best use of the GTX 1080 SLI configuration, y'all'll want to plug in a higher resolution display: either 1440p or 4K. With more pixels to render, you'll see closer to 100% scaling from the GTX 1080 SLI in games that support two GPUs. Alternatively you tin can play on ludicrous quality settings; Sentry Dogs 2 with every setting cranked to its maximum and 8xMSAA runs effectually 30 FPS on this laptop, or 50 FPS with 4xMSAA.

Ii 150W GPUs and a 45W CPU in a unmarried laptop is a challenging thermal load for a meaty cooler. The thermal performance of the GT83VR is decent, but it's not the coolest or quietest machine when its stressed to the absolute maximum.

In AIDA64's punishing system stability test with the CPU (and FPU), memory and GPU all stressed, the CPU saturday at 95C while the GPUs sat at 88C and 78C. The GT83VR was moving a lot of air though its coolers during this test, so the organisation was quite loud, and this is something you can await while gaming likewise. With a skilful pair of headphones you won't discover the dissonance, simply this isn't a serenity gaming laptop by whatever means.

AIDA64 represents a worst-case scenario; the GT83VR doesn't run equally hot during most games. During a stint in Scout Dogs 2, the CPU hit approximately 83C while the GPUs still stay at 88C and 78C. Hitting the turbo fan push spins upwardly the fans to maximum and drops CPU and GPU temperatures past about 5C, at the expense of noise: the GT83VR is seriously loud in turbo mode.