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These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing. A combination of manual fan rpms at around 80% and disabled boost should do well for gaming on this laptop, but I’ll let you give that a try on your units. No MUX – performance on Internal/External monitor
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I’ll also mention that there’s no MUX switch or similar technology on this laptop, and the internal screen signal is mounted through the Vega iGPU, which results in a slight performance toll in certain cases. While some of you might have preferred a MUX, Asus decided on this more seamless approach that changes between the iGPU/dGPU on the fly and will probably make most users’ lives simpler with this laptop, even if that means some fps are lost in the process. I see both points, and having experience MUX and MUXless laptops in the past, I agree with Asus’s decision, especially on a mid-range product such as this one. Our test model was provided by Asus and came with 16 GB of RAM, 512 GB of SSD storage, and the FHD 300 Hz screen. As a purely CPU test, Cinebench allows choosing between a single-thread workload, or multi-threaded, which is useful for many reasons. In terms of single-threaded performance, the Cezanne APU blows past the Skylake-based laptops, and the Zen 2 Ryzen 5 as well, but it is behind by just a hair compared to the latest Tiger Lake processor. But, thanks in part to TSMC’s 7 nm process, and the efficiency of the Zen 3 core, when all sixteen threads are active, the Ryzen 9 spreads its wings and takes off. It is a huge gap, even compared to the Clevo which is outfitted with a desktop-class 95-Watt processor. Part of the AMD advantage is that the system is able to dedicate more power to the CPU when the GPU is not active, and that clearly helps in this scenario. Handbrake
The performance difference depends on the game and graphics settings, but is generally smaller for newer titles that use more efficient memory management mechanisms. Our unit shipped with a fast 512 GB SSD, and you’ll most likely need more space on a gaming laptop in this day and age. It also shipped with 16 GB of RAM in dual-channel, but the single-rank kind has been documented to impact performance in certain loads and games. Looking past the performance, this Strix G15 is a fine mid-range laptop: well built, nice looking, and bundled with good inputs, IO, and screen options. If available, get the QHD screen, it’s brighter, richer, and a better match for the 6800M chip. Far Cry 5, Middle Earth, Strange Brigade, Red Dead Redemption 2, Tomb Raider games – recorded with the included Benchmark utilities; This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating.
There’s still no MUX switch on the Strix G15 Advantage, and that means that the signal goes from the AMD dGPU through the Vega iGPU to be displayed on the internal screen, which takes a toll on the gaming performance in some titles, as documented above. That’s within 5% at FHD resolution and smaller at QHD in most titles, but Witcher 3 or SOTTR are exceptions from this norm. We’ve also run some tests with the upgraded memory to see how that impacts the results, and it’s not by much:
For connectivity, there’s Wireless 6 and Bluetooth 5 through an Intel AX201 chip on this unit, as well as still only Gigabit Lan. Our sample performed well on WiFi both near the router and at 30+ feet with obstacles in between. Nonetheless, the FHD option is not that bad either; here’s what to expect based on our X-Rite i1 Display Pro sensor:Follow this link for updated configurations and prices in your region at the time you’re reading this article. Final thoughts- ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage review
For two reasons. Firstly, this ships with single-rank RAM, which impacts the performance in some games. Asus says this kind of RAM is the norm now for 2×8 GB kits, and the impact should diminish with newer and more memory-efficient games. Nonetheless, I’d recommend swapping the RAM for the faster kind, and while you’re at it, even consider upgrading to a 32 GB 2×16 kit, which are all dual-rank (for now). The 2021 Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage is available in the US right now, but not yet in most other regions. Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users. With Specviewperf, the all-AMD Strix G15 is faster in most tests than the R9+ RTX 3070 in the Strix G17 and even beats the i9+RTX 3080 in the GE76 Raider in some loads, and only significantly falls behind in the Energy loads. The Upgraded RAM doesn’t make much of a difference in most tests, except for Catia. Gaming performance To make things straight, we’re going to upgrade the RAM to a 32 GB dual-rank kit further down in the article and see what that translates into in terms of performance.
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But first, let’s talk about the software. Asus offers four power profiles for the ROG Strix G15 Advantage:
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