ASUS ROG Strix RTX SCAR II GL704GW Review (i7-8750H & RTX 2070)

1. Introduction2. Packaging and Bundle3. A Closer Look4. Testing Methodology5. Tests: CPU and Storage6. Tests: Gaming7. Tests: Battery Life8. Tests: Acoustic, Thermal and Power9. Closing Thoughts10. View All Pages

3DMark

3DMark is a multi-platform hardware benchmark designed to test varying resolutions and detail levels of 3D gaming performance. We run the Windows platform test and in particular the Fire Strike, Fire Strike Ultra, Time Spy and Port Royal benchmarks, which are indicative of high-end 1080p and 1440p PC Gaming.

The GPU deployed in the ASUS ROG STRIX RTX SCAR II, the mobile RTX 2070, fares better than the RTX 2070 Max-Q (an underclocked variant of the mobile RTX 2070) but cannot keep up with the RTX 2080 Max-P. It is a very high-end graphics processing unit for a laptop and will handle all modern games with playable settings and nice detail levels.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is set in the year 2029, two years after the events of Human Revolution and the “Aug Incident”—an event in which mechanically augmented humans became uncontrollable and lethally violent. Unbeknownst to the public, the affected augmented received implanted technology designed to control them by the shadowy Illuminati, which is abused by a rogue member of the group to discredit augmentations completely. (Wikipedia).

We test using the Very High preset, MSAA disabled and the DirectX 12 API.

Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5 is an action-adventure first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Toronto and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the eleventh entry and the fifth main title in the Far Cry series, and was released on March 27, 2018.

The game takes place in the fictional Hope County, Montana, where charismatic preacher Joseph Seed and his cult Project at Eden’s Gate holds a dictatorial rule over the area. The story follows an unnamed junior deputy sheriff, who becomes trapped in Hope County and works alongside factions of a resistance to liberate the county from Eden’s Gate. (Wikipedia).

We test using the Ultra preset, with AA and motion blur disabled.

Middle Earth: Shadow of War

Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is the sequel to 2014’s Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 10, 2017. (Wikipedia).

We test using the Very High preset.

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider is a third-person action-adventure game that features similar gameplay found in 2013’s Tomb Raider. Players control Lara Croft through various environments, battling enemies, and completing puzzle platforming sections, while using improvised weapons and gadgets in order to progress through the story. It uses a Direct X 12 capable engine.

We use the Very High quality preset with Direct X 12 enabled.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is a tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Paris and published by Ubisoft. It was released worldwide on March 7, 2017, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as the tenth instalment in the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon franchise and is the first game in the Ghost Recon series to feature an open world environment. (Wikipedia).

We test using the Very High preset.

All the game tests reveal a similar story – the mobile RTX 2070 surpasses pretty much everything we've tested so far aside from the RTX 2080 Max-P and dual-GTX 1080s in the MSI Titan.

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