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AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS Debut: Asus Zephyrus G15 GA502IU Laptop Review

Beating Core i9 with less power. Even the slowest mobile Ryzen 7 H-series Renoir CPU is able outperform most laptops running on the latest 10th gen Core i7 Comet Lake-H CPU. Though raw CPU performance is excellent, the $1300 asking for price of the Zephyrus G15 is a bit high considering the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q GPU.

The Asus Zephyrus G15 GA502IU is an update to last year's GA502DU. It replaces the older 12 nm Zen+ Ryzen 7 3750H with the newer 7 nm Zen 2 Ryzen 7 4800HS while keeping almost everything else the same. Thus, our comments about the chassis and physical features of the GA502DU will apply here on the GA502IU.

Our test unit retails for about $1300 USD on Xotic PC while the higher-end GeForce RTX 2060 configuration retails for $1400 USD (GA502IV). Though the Ryzen 7 4800HS CPU is fixed, users can choose between a 144 Hz or 240 Hz 1080p matte display each with adaptive sync. Competitors include other budget to mid-range 15.6-inch gaming laptops like the Razer Blade 15 Base Model, Gigabyte Aorus 15, MSI GL65, or the 2020 HP Omen 15.

Gamers willing to spend more may want to consider the higher-end Asus ROG Zephyrus S series or Strix Scar series.

More Asus reviews:

Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76 (ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502 Series)
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS 8 x 2.9 - 4.2 GHz, Renoir-HS (Zen 2)
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q - 6 GB VRAM, Core: 1240 MHz, Memory: 1530 MHz, GDDR6, 452.06, Optimus
Memory
16 GB 
, 8 GB soldered + 8 GB DDR4-3200, 22-22-22-52, Dual-Channel
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, Panda LM156LF-2F01, IPS, NCP004D, glossy: no, 144 Hz
Mainboard
AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH
Storage
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8, 1024 GB 
Soundcard
AMD Raven/Renoir/VanGogh/Cezanne - Audio Processor - HD Audio Controller
Connections
4 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo
Networking
Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.1
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 19.9 x 360 x 252 ( = 0.78 x 14.17 x 9.92 in)
Battery
76 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, Asus Armoury Crate, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
2.111 kg ( = 74.46 oz / 4.65 pounds), Power Supply: 508 g ( = 17.92 oz / 1.12 pounds)
Price
1300 USD
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
81.2 %
09/2020
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
R7 4800HS, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
2.1 kg19.9 mm15.60"1920x1080
84.5 %
07/2020
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
2.5 kg20 mm15.60"3840x2160
83.3 %
05/2019
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
R7 3750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
2.1 kg20.4 mm15.60"1920x1080
86.9 %
08/2020
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
2.1 kg17.8 mm15.60"1920x1080
83.3 %
07/2020
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
i5-10300H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
2.5 kg26.1 mm15.60"1920x1080
82.5 %
08/2020
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
2.2 kg19.8 mm15.60"1920x1080
82.6 %
05/2020
Eluktronics RP-15
R7 4800H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
1.9 kg20 mm15.60"1920x1080

Case

The chassis is sleek, lightweight and very thin when compared to other $1000 gaming laptops that tend to be thicker and heavier. The Acer Nitro 5 and MSI GL series, for example, come with many of the same hardware features as our Asus and yet they are arguably less attractive and more cheaply made. The GA502 series uses similar plastic materials but it is able to better hide the generic plastic look than others in the same price category. In other words, it looks like a high-end gaming machine without needing to resort to costly metal alloys.

Chassis rigidity is still weaker than other thin-and-light gaming laptops like the Razer Blade 15, MSI GS66, or Asus' own Zephyrus S series. The lid and keyboard center, for example, twist and depress more easily with applying pressure.

Much of the base is still matte plastic, but the design is smooth and with a high-end appearance
Much of the base is still matte plastic, but the design is smooth and with a high-end appearance
Additional grilles along the top aid in airflow
Additional grilles along the top aid in airflow
Hinges are small and with minimal creaking when adjusting angles
Hinges are small and with minimal creaking when adjusting angles
Maximum lid angle is relatively shallow (~130 degrees)
Maximum lid angle is relatively shallow (~130 degrees)
Twisting to base results in more warping and and creaking than on the Razer Blade 15 Base Model
Twisting to base results in more warping and and creaking than on the Razer Blade 15 Base Model
Smooth brushed aluminum outer lid. Lid is more susceptible to twisting and bending than the base
Smooth brushed aluminum outer lid. Lid is more susceptible to twisting and bending than the base
363.1 mm / 14.3 inch 259.6 mm / 10.2 inch 26.1 mm / 1.028 inch 2.5 kg5.42 lbs360 mm / 14.2 inch 252 mm / 9.92 inch 20.4 mm / 0.803 inch 2.1 kg4.63 lbs360 mm / 14.2 inch 268 mm / 10.6 inch 20 mm / 0.787 inch 2.5 kg5.54 lbs360 mm / 14.2 inch 246 mm / 9.69 inch 20 mm / 0.787 inch 1.9 kg4.25 lbs360 mm / 14.2 inch 252 mm / 9.92 inch 19.9 mm / 0.783 inch 2.1 kg4.65 lbs358 mm / 14.1 inch 248 mm / 9.76 inch 19.8 mm / 0.78 inch 2.2 kg4.82 lbs355 mm / 14 inch 235 mm / 9.25 inch 17.8 mm / 0.701 inch 2.1 kg4.73 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity

There is a healthy selection of integrated ports including RJ-45, HDMI, and USB-C with DisplayPort support. Thunderbolt 3 is not supported and there is no SD card reader.

Port positioning is unfavorable for left-handed users because the ports are very close upfront. 

Front: No connectivity
Front: No connectivity
Right: Right: 2x USB 3.1 Gen. 1 Type-A, Kensington Lock
Right: Right: 2x USB 3.1 Gen. 1 Type-A, Kensington Lock
Rear: No connectivity
Rear: No connectivity
Left: AC adapter, Gigabit RJ-45, HDMI 2.0b, USB 3.1 Gen. 1 Type-A, USB 3.1 Gen. 2 Type-C with DisplayPort 1.4, 3.5 mm combo audio
Left: AC adapter, Gigabit RJ-45, HDMI 2.0b, USB 3.1 Gen. 1 Type-A, USB 3.1 Gen. 2 Type-C with DisplayPort 1.4, 3.5 mm combo audio

Communication

The Intel AX200 comes standard for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity as opposed to the slower RealTek Wi-Fi 5 module on last year's GA502DU. We experienced no issues when paired to our Netgear RAX200 test router.

Removable WLAN module
Removable WLAN module
Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Eluktronics RP-15
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1408 (1199min - 1516max) MBit/s +48%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1350 MBit/s +42%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1290 MBit/s +35%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1240 (619min - 1284max) MBit/s +30%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
953 (432min - 1093max) MBit/s
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
566 (37min - 647max) MBit/s -41%
iperf3 receive AX12
Eluktronics RP-15
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1447 (1179min - 1507max) MBit/s +20%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1394 (843min - 1528max) MBit/s +15%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1340 MBit/s +11%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1260 MBit/s +4%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1210 (800min - 1337max) MBit/s
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
880 (772min - 916max) MBit/s -27%
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Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1210 (800-1337)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø939 (432-1093)

Webcam

There is no integrated webcam which Asus says is due to the very narrow bezels around the display. However, newer Ultrabooks like the latest XPS 15, XPS 17, or 2020 HP Spectre have proven that it's possible to have an integrated webcam without sacrificing narrow bezels or positioning.

Maintenance

The bottom panel takes patience to remove since there are a total of 15 screws. Internals are otherwise identical to last year's GA502DU save for some slight changes to the heat pipes.

Accessories and Warranty

There are no extras in the box other than the AC adapter and paperwork. The standard one-year limited warranty applies with extension options of up to four years from Xotic PC. Users must register within 60 days of purchase and shipping fees are covered in one direction only.

Input Devices

Keyboard and Touchpad

We weren't fans of the keyboard and clickpad on the GA502DU and so it's disappointing to see them unchanged on the GA502IU. Feedback remains spongier and with shallower travel than on the MSI SteelSeries keyboards while the dark gray font contrasts poorly with the dark key caps. We do, however, like the useful row of auxiliary keys along the top and the extra column of keys along the right edge. But for general typing, a ZenBook will do you better.

Gliding across the Precision clickpad (10.5 x 7.5 cm) is smooth at medium to high speeds while it tends to stick when gliding at slower speeds. The integrated mouse keys feel unsatisfying to press due to the weak and spongy feedback.

Familiar Asus ROG keyboard layout. Keyboard feedback and travel, however, are lighter and shallower than usual
Familiar Asus ROG keyboard layout. Keyboard feedback and travel, however, are lighter and shallower than usual
Clickpad is decent in size, but the integrated mouse keys could have been firmer
Clickpad is decent in size, but the integrated mouse keys could have been firmer
The dark gray font contrasts poorly with the key caps unless if the single-zone white backlight is enabled
The dark gray font contrasts poorly with the key caps unless if the single-zone white backlight is enabled
Small directional keys much like on the TUF A17
Small directional keys much like on the TUF A17

Display

One of our main criticisms about last year's GA502DU was its average 60 Hz display. For this year, Asus has dropped both the 60 Hz and 120 Hz options to make 144 Hz and 240 Hz the new standards. Unfortunately, the 144 Hz panel has both noticeably slower response times and a narrower color space than most other 144 Hz panels for shallower colors and more noticeable ghosting, respectively. This is because the GA502IU is still using IPS panels sourced from Panda instead of superior panels from AU Optronics or Sharp.

The 240 Hz option supposedly addresses the main issues of the 144 Hz panel as Asus is promising both 3 ms response times and 100 percent sRGB coverage compared to 15 ms and 58 percent coverage, respectively, on our 144 Hz unit. Our results below reflect only the 144 Hz panel option.

No edge-to-edge glass or 4K UHD options
No edge-to-edge glass or 4K UHD options
Narrow bezels on three of the four sides
Narrow bezels on three of the four sides
Screen is slightly grainy and not as crisp as a glossy alternative due to the matte overlay
Screen is slightly grainy and not as crisp as a glossy alternative due to the matte overlay
Slight-moderate uneven backlight bleeding along the edges
Slight-moderate uneven backlight bleeding along the edges
261.1
cd/m²
239.8
cd/m²
240.1
cd/m²
250.6
cd/m²
255.9
cd/m²
233.2
cd/m²
247.5
cd/m²
245.6
cd/m²
240.1
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
Panda LM156LF-2F01 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 261.1 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 246 cd/m² Minimum: 11.63 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 255.9 cd/m²
Contrast: 1163:1 (Black: 0.22 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.15 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 4.83
ΔE Greyscale 4.2 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
58% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
36.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
40.22% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.5% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
38.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.16
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
Panda LM156LF-2F01, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
AU Optronics B156ZAN03.1, IPS, 15.60, 3840x2160
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
Panda LM156LF-CL03, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
AU Optronics B156HAN12.0, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
BOE CQ NV156FHM-NX1, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Sharp LQ156M1JW03, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
Eluktronics RP-15
BOE NV156FHM-N4G, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
Display
114%
4%
74%
-0%
71%
61%
Display P3 Coverage
38.9
87
124%
40.33
4%
69.4
78%
38.8
0%
67.5
74%
63.7
64%
sRGB Coverage
58.5
100
71%
60.6
4%
98.8
69%
57.8
-1%
98.3
68%
92
57%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
40.22
99.9
148%
41.69
4%
70.5
75%
40.09
0%
68.9
71%
65.2
62%
Response Times
-63%
-24%
78%
14%
55%
45%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
24.4 ?(11.6, 12.8)
56.4 ?(26.4, 30)
-131%
34 ?(17.2, 16.8)
-39%
3.2 ?(1.4, 1.8)
87%
26 ?(12, 14)
-7%
12 ?(7.6, 4.4)
51%
17.2 ?(6, 11.2)
30%
Response Time Black / White *
25.6 ?(15.2, 10.4)
24.4 ?(10, 14.4)
5%
28 ?(17.2, 10.8)
-9%
8 ?(4, 4)
69%
17 ?(8, 9)
34%
10.4 ?(6, 4.4)
59%
10.4 ?(6, 4.4)
59%
PWM Frequency
21280 ?(34)
23580 ?(19)
Screen
57%
-4%
30%
6%
28%
13%
Brightness middle
255.9
398
56%
240.1
-6%
345.4
35%
301
18%
272
6%
298.6
17%
Brightness
246
385
57%
231
-6%
342
39%
277
13%
259
5%
289
17%
Brightness Distribution
89
90
1%
85
-4%
90
1%
77
-13%
91
2%
90
1%
Black Level *
0.22
0.28
-27%
0.34
-55%
0.34
-55%
0.26
-18%
0.27
-23%
0.35
-59%
Contrast
1163
1421
22%
706
-39%
1016
-13%
1158
0%
1007
-13%
853
-27%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
5.15
1.53
70%
4.2
18%
3.18
38%
5.12
1%
2.42
53%
5.01
3%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
17.11
3.69
78%
17.8
-4%
6.57
62%
8.86
48%
6.93
59%
7.06
59%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
4.83
0.77
84%
4.09
15%
1.77
63%
4.88
-1%
0.88
82%
2.52
48%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
4.2
2.4
43%
2.8
33%
3.8
10%
3.47
17%
4.5
-7%
5.4
-29%
Gamma
2.16 102%
2.19 100%
2.2 100%
2.15 102%
2.37 93%
2.188 101%
2.54 87%
CCT
7500 87%
6996 93%
6925 94%
7109 91%
7062 92%
7369 88%
7461 87%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
36.9
100
171%
38.4
4%
64.3
74%
37
0%
69
87%
59.1
60%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
58
100
72%
60.4
4%
99
71%
57
-2%
91
57%
91.6
58%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
36% / 53%
-8% / -5%
61% / 44%
7% / 6%
51% / 39%
40% / 26%

* ... smaller is better

Color space is narrow for a gaming laptop at just 58 percent of sRGB or 37 percent of AdobeRGB compared to full sRGB coverage on many mid-range to high-end alternatives like the MSI GS66 or Razer Blade 15.

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. AdobeRGB
vs. AdobeRGB

X-Rite measurements show a decently calibrated display out of the box with average grayscale and color DeltaE values of 4.2 and 5.15, respectively. Color temperature, however, is too cool. Calibrating the display ourselves would improve colors and grayscale across the board. Note that colors become increasingly more inaccurate at higher saturation levels even after calibration due to the narrow color space mentioned above.

Grayscale before calibration
Grayscale before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
25.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 15.2 ms rise
↘ 10.4 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 56 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
24.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 11.6 ms rise
↘ 12.8 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 29 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18110 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Outdoor visibility is worse than most other 15.6-inch gaming laptops as the maximum display brightness here is only about 250 nits compared to the 300-nit average for the category. Furthermore, users must remember to disable AMD Vari-Bright or else maximum brightness will drop to just 152 nits when running on batteries to impact visibility even more. Dedicated Ultrabooks like the ZenBook Pro 15 or XPS 15 have brighter displays for easier viewing when outdoors.

Outdoors on a sunny day
Outdoors on a sunny day
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors on a sunny day
Outdoors on a sunny day
Wide IPS viewing angles. Colors, brightness, and contrast degrade if viewing from extreme angles
Wide IPS viewing angles. Colors, brightness, and contrast degrade if viewing from extreme angles

Performance

The Asus GA502 series is notable for being one of the first laptops to ship with the 8-core Ryzen 7 4800HS. Unlike the full-power 45 W Ryzen 7 4800H, the 4800HS targets a lower 35 W TDP in order to fit in smaller chassis designs like the GA502. It's still an immense upgrade over the last generation 4-core Ryzen 7 3750H and AMD is still marketing it as a competitor to the popular 8-core Core i9-9880H or i7-10875H.

Graphics options are limited to either the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q or RTX 2060. It would have been interesting to see the Radeon RX 5500M or 5600M with AMD SmartShift support instead a la the Dell G5 15 SE, but Nvidia GPUs are arguably "safer" options when it comes to compatibility and drivers. FreeSync comes standard on all SKUs.

We used Asus' Turbo mode to run all performance benchmarks below for the best possible scores. We suggest becoming familiar with the Asus Armoury Crate software as both fan noise and performance are closely tied to it.

8 GB of RAM is soldered with one SODIMM expansion slot for a total of up to 40 GB.

 

Processor

CPU performance is neck-to-neck with the 45 W Core i7-10875H in both single-thread and multi-thread performance even though the Ryzen 7 4800HS is a 35 W part. Performance sustainability is good as well when running CineBench R15 xT in a loop as shown by the graph below. Most notably, the Ryzen 9 4900HS in the Zephyrus G14 is only about 10 percent faster at best even before factoring in any performance throttling.

See our dedicated page on the Ryzen 7 4800HS for more technical information and benchmark comparisons.

CineBench R10 32-bit
CineBench R10 32-bit
CineBench R11.5 64-bit
CineBench R11.5 64-bit
CineBench R15
CineBench R15
CineBench R20
CineBench R20
01002003004005006007008009001000110012001300140015001600170018001900Tooltip
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1634 (1595.85-1741.4)
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H, Samsung PM991 MZ9LQ512HALU; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1845 (1564.03-1971.71)
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, R9 4900HS, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1655 (1591.98-1850.91)
MSI GS75 10SF-609US GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, i7-10875H, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1620 (1596.04-1713.21)
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4552 Points +18%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
4487 Points +16%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS
4463 Points +15%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
4288 Points +11%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
3885 Points 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
3869 Points
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
3299 Points -15%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
3271 Points -15%
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H
3059 Points -21%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H
2707 Points -30%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
1825 Points -53%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS
509 Points +6%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
495 Points +3%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
484 Points 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
482 Points
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
479 Points -1%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
475 Points -1%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
465 Points -4%
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H
442 Points -8%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
436 Points -10%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H
403 Points -16%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
340 Points -29%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS
1962 Points +20%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1932 (1913.23min - 1932.18max) Points +18%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
1863 Points +14%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
1836 (1770.85min - 1836.46max) Points +12%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
1713 (1596.04min - 1713.21max) Points +5%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
1634 (1595.85min - 1741.4max) Points
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
1418 Points -13%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
1347 (1320.39min - 1347.39max) Points -18%
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H
1285 Points -21%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H
1191 Points -27%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
805 Points -51%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS
215 Points +16%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
208 Points +12%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
201 Points +8%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
198 Points +6%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
193 Points +4%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
187 Points +1%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
186 Points
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H
181 Points -3%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
176 Points -5%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H
165 Points -11%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
144 Points -23%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
584 Seconds * -106%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
337.2 Seconds * -19%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
326 Seconds * -15%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
297 Seconds * -5%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
284 Seconds *
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
280 Seconds * +1%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
248 Seconds * +13%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS
244 Seconds * +14%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
239 Seconds * +16%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS
5674 MIPS +22%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
5493 MIPS +18%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
5232 MIPS +12%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
4655 MIPS
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
4634 MIPS 0%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4634 MIPS 0%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
4504 MIPS -3%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
4414 MIPS -5%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
3511 MIPS -25%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS
55064 MIPS +14%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
50428 MIPS +4%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
48577 MIPS 0%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
48397 MIPS 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
48392 MIPS
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
46659 MIPS -4%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
37625 MIPS -22%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
35346 MIPS -27%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
18689 MIPS -61%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS
1372 Points +15%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
1351 Points +14%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
1271 Points +7%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
1269 Points +7%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
1218 Points +3%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
1188 Points
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1176 Points -1%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
1116 Points -6%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS
9100 Points +18%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
8363 Points +9%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
7991 Points +4%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
7864 Points +2%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
7682 Points
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
7675 Points 0%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
6380 Points -17%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
5739 Points -25%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS
15.31 fps +28%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
14.6 fps +22%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
13.1 fps +9%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
12.8 fps +7%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
12.19 fps +2%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
12 fps
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
11.1 fps -7%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
10.4 fps -13%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4.352 fps -64%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
73.3 s * -29%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
60.1 s * -6%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
57.7 s * -2%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
56.7 s *
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
50.2 s * +11%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
49.5 s * +13%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H
0.708 sec * -22%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
0.61 sec * -5%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H
0.589 sec * -2%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
0.582 sec * -0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
0.58 sec *
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK
0.564 sec * +3%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
36313
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit
13213
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit
5705
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit
19.94 Points
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit
69.2 fps
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit
2.19 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
186 Points
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
102 fps
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1634 Points
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System Performance

PCMark benchmarks are well above the older GA502DU powered by the last generation Ryzen 7 3750H while being just shy of the Eluktronics RP-15 running on the full-power Ryzen 7 4800H. We experienced no software or hardware issues during our time with the unit even though its Armoury Crate software could use some work.

PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 8 Work Accelerated
PCMark 8 Work Accelerated
PCMark 10
Score
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
6739 Points +27%
Eluktronics RP-15
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, R7 4800H, Phison PM81000GPMQCN28BTF-E12S4 M.2 NVM SSD
5706 Points +8%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
5291 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
5277 Points 0%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
4984 Points -6%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i5-10300H, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU
4887 Points -8%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8
4322 Points -18%
Essentials
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
10341 Points +13%
Eluktronics RP-15
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, R7 4800H, Phison PM81000GPMQCN28BTF-E12S4 M.2 NVM SSD
9765 Points +7%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
9446 Points +3%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
9438 Points +3%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
9162 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i5-10300H, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU
9008 Points -2%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8
7424 Points -19%
Productivity
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
8503 Points +20%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i5-10300H, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU
8058 Points +14%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
7935 Points +12%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
7671 Points +8%
Eluktronics RP-15
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, R7 4800H, Phison PM81000GPMQCN28BTF-E12S4 M.2 NVM SSD
7586 Points +7%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
7082 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8
6305 Points -11%
Digital Content Creation
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
9448 Points +53%
Eluktronics RP-15
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, R7 4800H, Phison PM81000GPMQCN28BTF-E12S4 M.2 NVM SSD
6808 Points +10%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
6195 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
5177 Points -16%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8
4682 Points -24%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
4638 Points -25%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i5-10300H, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU
4366 Points -30%
PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
5840 Points +19%
Eluktronics RP-15
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, R7 4800H, Phison PM81000GPMQCN28BTF-E12S4 M.2 NVM SSD
4937 Points 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
4913 Points
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
4539 Points -8%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i5-10300H, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU
3984 Points -19%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
3821 Points -22%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8
3642 Points -26%
Work Score Accelerated v2
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
6825 Points +16%
Eluktronics RP-15
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, R7 4800H, Phison PM81000GPMQCN28BTF-E12S4 M.2 NVM SSD
5969 Points +1%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
5908 Points 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
5901 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i5-10300H, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU
5319 Points -10%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8
4956 Points -16%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
4762 Points -19%
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2
4913 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2
5901 points
PCMark 10 Score
5291 points
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DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals DPC latency issues related to storport.sys. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise smooth and with no dropped frames.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
3375 μs * -366%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
1768 μs * -144%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
1154 μs * -59%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
725 μs *
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i5-10300H, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU
723 μs * -0%
Eluktronics RP-15
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, R7 4800H, Phison PM81000GPMQCN28BTF-E12S4 M.2 NVM SSD
515 μs * +29%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Asus is sticking with mid-range Intel 660p NVMe SSDs for its mid-range GA502 series whereas pricier Asus ROG laptops like the Zephyrus Duo may come with faster Samsung drives instead. The 1 TB Intel SSD in our unit is rated for maximum read and write rates of 1800 MB/s each compared to 3000 MB/s or greater on the Samsung PM981 series.

Users have access to two internal storage bays (M.2 2280 + M.2 2242). Note that the smaller M.2 2242 bay is PCIe x2 only.

AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 5.5
CDM 5.5
Primary M.2 2280 slot
Primary M.2 2280 slot
Unoccupied secondary M.2 2242 slot for expansion
Unoccupied secondary M.2 2242 slot for expansion
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
AS SSD
60%
-20%
56%
1%
72%
Seq Read
1197
2981
149%
907
-24%
1957
63%
2012
68%
2612
118%
Seq Write
1637
2783
70%
926
-43%
2092
28%
1261
-23%
2368
45%
4K Read
56.3
43.98
-22%
47.26
-16%
50.2
-11%
43.66
-22%
51.1
-9%
4K Write
159
113.9
-28%
98.7
-38%
96.5
-39%
109.3
-31%
135.9
-15%
4K-64 Read
583
1519
161%
321.5
-45%
1594
173%
851
46%
1635
180%
4K-64 Write
838
1296
55%
736
-12%
2005
139%
780
-7%
1831
118%
Access Time Read *
0.062
0.062
-0%
0.064
-3%
0.057
8%
0.117
-89%
0.042
32%
Access Time Write *
0.128
0.033
74%
0.045
65%
0.112
12%
0.036
72%
0.028
78%
Score Read
759
1861
145%
459
-40%
1840
142%
1096
44%
1947
157%
Score Write
1160
1688
46%
927
-20%
2310
99%
1016
-12%
2204
90%
Score Total
2350
4492
91%
1641
-30%
5103
117%
2643
12%
5138
119%
Copy ISO MB/s
1376
2438
77%
905
-34%
1793
30%
1481
8%
2334
70%
Copy Program MB/s
568
604
6%
496.9
-13%
573
1%
467.5
-18%
569
0%
Copy Game MB/s
1180
1404
19%
819
-31%
1418
20%
734
-38%
1401
19%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
35%
-33%
21%
-14%
16%
Write 4K
189.6
127.6
-33%
132.2
-30%
139.8
-26%
145.4
-23%
156.3
-18%
Read 4K
61.7
48.4
-22%
55.5
-10%
48.62
-21%
51.6
-16%
47.65
-23%
Write Seq
1730
2958
71%
986
-43%
2260
31%
1007
-42%
2374
37%
Read Seq
1620
2984
84%
1318
-19%
2135
32%
1145
-29%
2045
26%
Write 4K Q32T1
474.2
472.7
0%
220.3
-54%
499.3
5%
468.4
-1%
431.3
-9%
Read 4K Q32T1
528
529
0%
315.5
-40%
552
5%
528
0%
509
-4%
Write Seq Q32T1
1795
3431
91%
987
-45%
2960
65%
1381
-23%
2385
33%
Read Seq Q32T1
1880
3536
88%
1416
-25%
3269
74%
2291
22%
3505
86%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
48% / 51%
-27% / -25%
39% / 43%
-7% / -5%
44% / 51%

* ... smaller is better

Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1880 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1795 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 528 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 474.2 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 1620 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 1730 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 61.7 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 189.6 MB/s

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

No graph data

GPU Performance

The GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is only 10 percent slower than the standard mobile GTX 1660 Ti. Upgrading to the mobile RTX 2060 SKU will bring about 15 to 20 percent faster performance before factoring in its native RT benefits.

See our dedicated page on the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q for more technical information and benchmark comparisons.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
Time Spy
Time Spy
 
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H
21479 Points +55%
Aorus 15G XB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H
21150 Points +52%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X
19338 Points +39%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H
18807 Points +36%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-79BY
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i7-8750H
17649 Points +27%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H
15704 Points +13%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H
15334 Points +11%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS
13870 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (12903 - 13870, n=7)
13356 Points -4%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H
13355 Points -4%
MSI Bravo 17 A4DDR
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 4800H
12753 Points -8%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-8750H
11332 Points -18%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
10663 Points -23%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-10300H
9480 Points -32%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H
7766 Points +51%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X
7732 Points +51%
Aorus 15G XB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H
7343 Points +43%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H
6312 Points +23%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H
5979 Points +17%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H
5744 Points +12%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-79BY
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i7-8750H
5730 Points +12%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS
5130 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (4867 - 5440, n=8)
5089 Points -1%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H
4867 Points -5%
MSI Bravo 17 A4DDR
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 4800H
4331 Points -16%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
3841 Points -25%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-8750H
3626 Points -29%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-10300H
3475 Points -32%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X
7878 Points +44%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H
7683 Points +41%
Aorus 15G XB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H
7590 Points +39%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H
6610 Points +21%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H
6045 Points +11%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H
6038 Points +11%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-79BY
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, i7-8750H
5741 Points +5%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS
5461 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (4547 - 6395, n=7)
5197 Points -5%
MSI Bravo 17 A4DDR
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 4800H
4712 Points -14%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H
4547 Points -17%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
4131 Points -24%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-8750H
3795 Points -31%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-10300H
3621 Points -34%
3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H
28200 Points +51%
Aorus 15G XB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H
27715 Points +49%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X
26413 Points +42%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H
25706 Points +38%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H
21102 Points +13%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H
20793 Points +11%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS
18653 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (17010 - 18653, n=8)
17711 Points -5%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H
17170 Points -8%
MSI Bravo 17 A4DDR
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 4800H
16937 Points -9%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
14231 Points -24%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-8750H
12620 Points -32%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-10300H
12585 Points -33%
1280x720 Performance Combined
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X
13742 Points 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS
13724 Points
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H
13311 Points -3%
MSI Bravo 17 A4DDR
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 4800H
13223 Points -4%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, R7 4800H
13126 Points -4%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
12993 Points -5%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H
12854 Points -6%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H
11707 Points -15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (6644 - 14112, n=7)
10910 Points -21%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-10300H
9855 Points -28%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-8750H
6839 Points -50%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H
6644 Points -52%
3DMark 06 Standard Score
25384 points
3DMark 11 Performance
17377 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
38220 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
12739 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
5461 points
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Gaming Performance

The cheaper Dell G5 15 SE with the Radeon RX 5600M is about 10 to 20 percent faster than our Asus when gaming albeit at much higher power consumption levels. Frame rates can be anywhere from 5 to 35 percent faster than the older DA502DU depending on how CPU intensive the game may be even though our DA502IU uses the same GPU. Metro Exodus on low 720p settings, for example, is 26 percent faster on the DA502IU which will certainly help to make the most of the high refresh rate display.

Borderlands 3
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
128.3 fps +10%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
118.1 fps +1%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
117 fps 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
116.5 fps
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
115.7 fps -1%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
107.9 fps -7%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
105.2 fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (87 - 116.5, n=2)
101.8 fps -13%
1920x1080 Medium Overall Quality (DX11)
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
101.6 fps +25%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
89.5 fps +10%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
88.1 fps +8%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
87.5 fps +7%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
81.7 fps 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
81.5 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (72.1 - 81.5, n=2)
76.8 fps -6%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
60.1 fps -26%
1920x1080 High Overall Quality (DX11)
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
78.2 fps +42%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
61.9 fps +13%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
61.7 fps +12%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
61.2 fps +11%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
61 fps +11%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
54.9 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (52.9 - 54.9, n=2)
53.9 fps -2%
MSI Bravo 17 A4DDR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
47.9 fps -13%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
39.2 fps -29%
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
62.5 fps +48%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
48.3 fps +14%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
47.8 fps +13%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
47.8 fps +13%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
47.5 fps +12%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
42.3 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (41.5 - 42.3, n=2)
41.9 fps -1%
MSI Bravo 17 A4DDR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
35.9 fps -15%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
34.6 fps -18%
Metro Exodus
1280x720 Low Quality AF:4x
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
146.4 (79.7min - 221.4max) fps +13%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
140.9 fps +9%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
132.8 (77min - 191.7max) fps +3%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
131 fps +1%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
129.6 (75.5min - 186.7max) fps 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
129.5 (68.5min - 198.1max) fps
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
127.8 (72min - 189max) fps -1%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
113.2 fps -13%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
112.4 (57min - 159.5max) fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (83.5 - 129.5, n=3)
103.2 fps -20%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
98.9 fps -24%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
96.6 fps -25%
1920x1080 Medium Quality AF:4x
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
93.2 fps +40%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
85.4 (41min - 145max) fps +28%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
75.5 (35.7min - 108max) fps +14%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
73.7 (34.3min - 120.6max) fps +11%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
72.7 (37.3min - 116.3max) fps +9%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
71.8 (36.2min - 113.4max) fps +8%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
70 fps +5%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
69.9 fps +5%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
66.5 (31.4min - 99.5max) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (53.9 - 66.5, n=3)
60.1 fps -10%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
53.9 fps -19%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
46.1 fps -31%
1920x1080 High Quality AF:16x
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
70.3 fps +43%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
63.9 (33min - 104max) fps +30%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
55.2 (29.6min - 83max) fps +12%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
55.2 (27.3min - 85.2max) fps +12%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
54.4 (26.8min - 83max) fps +11%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
54.3 (29.2min - 82.4max) fps +11%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
53.4 fps +9%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
53.3 fps +9%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
49.1 (25.5min - 72.9max) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (45.1 - 49.1, n=3)
46.9 fps -4%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
46.6 fps -5%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
34.2 fps -30%
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
57.2 fps +49%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
52.7 (29min - 82max) fps +38%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
44.9 (24.5min - 66.6max) fps +17%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
43.8 (26.3min - 63.1max) fps +14%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
43.7 fps +14%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
43 (25.6min - 62.3max) fps +12%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
42.6 (24min - 62.8max) fps +11%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
42.2 fps +10%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
38.3 (22.1min, 56.1P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (35.1 - 38.3, n=3)
36.7 fps -4%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
35.1 fps -8%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
26.6 fps -31%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1280x720 Lowest Preset
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
178 fps +58%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
161 fps +42%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
138 fps +22%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
133 fps +18%
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
133 fps +18%
Aorus 15G XB
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
133 fps +18%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
125 fps +11%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
122 fps +8%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
118 (85min - 177max) fps +4%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
118 fps +4%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
117 fps +4%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
114 fps +1%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
113 (85min - 167max) fps
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
111 fps -2%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
108 fps -4%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
103 fps -9%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
101 fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (62 - 126, n=4)
95.8 fps -15%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
95 fps -16%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
62 fps -45%
1920x1080 Medium Preset
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
141 fps +66%
Aorus 15G XB
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
112 fps +32%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
111 fps +31%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
110 fps +29%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
107 fps +26%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
104 fps +22%
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
100 fps +18%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
97 fps +14%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
95 fps +12%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
93 fps +9%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
91 fps +7%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
90 (74min - 136max) fps +6%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
89 fps +5%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
87 fps +2%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
85 (66min - 132max) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (53 - 85, n=4)
69.5 fps -18%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
63 fps -26%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
62 fps -27%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
57 fps -33%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
56 fps -34%
1920x1080 High Preset AA:SM
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
134 fps +79%
Aorus 15G XB
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
106 fps +41%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
103 fps +37%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
101 fps +35%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
100 fps +33%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
98 fps +31%
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
94 fps +25%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
93 fps +24%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
90 fps +20%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
86 fps +15%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
84 (79min - 138max) fps +12%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
84 fps +12%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
83 fps +11%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
81 fps +8%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
75 (61min - 120max) fps
MSI Bravo 17 A4DDR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
65 (52min) fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (52 - 75, n=4)
63.5 fps -15%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
53 fps -29%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
53 fps -29%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
52 fps -31%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
51 fps -32%
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
124 fps +85%
Aorus 15G XB
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
96 fps +43%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
93 fps +39%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
93 fps +39%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
90 fps +34%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
89 fps +33%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
89 fps +33%
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
83 fps +24%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
81 fps +21%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
77 fps +15%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
75 fps +12%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
74 fps +10%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
73 fps +9%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
68 fps +1%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
67 (51min - 110max) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (49 - 67, n=4)
57.3 fps -14%
MSI Bravo 17 A4DDR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
54 (43min) fps -19%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
49 fps -27%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
47 fps -30%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
45 fps -33%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
43 fps -36%
The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
414.3 fps +61%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
389.7 (366min - 449max) fps +51%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
356.7 (330min - 384max) fps +39%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
349.7 (309min - 373max) fps +36%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
348.3 (324min - 370max) fps +35%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
330.5 fps +28%
Aorus 15G XB
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
323.7 fps +26%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
308.4 fps +20%
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
295.3 fps +15%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
286.7 (265min - 336max) fps +11%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
280.6 fps +9%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
275.4 fps +7%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
275.4 fps +7%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
266.5 (243min - 287max) fps +3%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
266.4 (247min - 284max) fps +3%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
257.5 (235min - 272max) fps
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
254 (230min - 280max) fps -1%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
235.1 fps -9%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
232.2 fps -10%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
223.5 (198min - 240max) fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (138.4 - 258, n=7)
212 fps -18%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
197.6 fps -23%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
189.4 fps -26%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
184.5 fps -28%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
138.4 fps -46%
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Intel Core m3-6Y30, Intel HD Graphics 515
7.4 fps -97%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
284.2 fps +71%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
274.2 (253min - 290max) fps +65%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
249.9 (218min - 263max) fps +50%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
239.9 fps +44%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
237 fps +42%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
235.4 (219min - 257max) fps +41%
Aorus 15G XB
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
232 fps +39%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
231.3 (215min - 244max) fps +39%
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
215.4 fps +29%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
204.8 fps +23%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
204.5 (163min - 231max) fps +23%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
196.7 fps +18%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
175.1 (170min - 183max) fps +5%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
173.7 fps +4%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
168.2 fps +1%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
166.5 (156min - 175max) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (111.4 - 173.3, n=6)
153.8 fps -8%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
135.5 (127min - 143max) fps -19%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
129.5 fps -22%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
119.2 fps -28%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
118.5 fps -29%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
186.2 (179min - 197max) fps +97%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
175.9 fps +86%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
153.2 fps +62%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
149.8 (139min - 156max) fps +59%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
143.4 fps +52%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
141.4 (134min - 152max) fps +50%
Aorus 15G XB
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
136.2 fps +44%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
135.7 (113min - 150max) fps +44%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
131.3 (122min - 141max) fps +39%
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
131 fps +39%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
124.8 fps +32%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
121.9 (115min - 131max) fps +29%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
117.7 fps +25%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
113.6 fps +20%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-79BY
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
110 fps +16%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
105.2 fps +11%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
103.6 (92min - 110max) fps +10%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
103 (98min - 108max) fps +9%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
100.6 fps +6%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
94.5 (85min - 105max) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (64.4 - 95.3, n=7)
87.9 fps -7%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
83.9 fps -11%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
76.1 (71min - 80max) fps -19%
MSI Bravo 17 A4DDR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
72 (55min) fps -24%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
70.9 fps -25%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
68.9 fps -27%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
66 fps -30%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
97.7 (93min - 103max) fps +90%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
95.5 fps +86%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
87.7 fps +71%
Alienware m15 R3 P87F
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
81 (77min - 86max) fps +58%
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
75.8 (63min) fps +48%
Aorus 15G XB
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
75.5 (63min) fps +47%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
74 (70min - 78max) fps +44%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
72.7 (61min - 82max) fps +42%
Walmart EVOO Gaming 17
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
68.9 fps +34%
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
68.3 fps +33%
MSI GS75 10SF-609US
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
67.5 (61min - 75max) fps +32%
Dell G5 15 SE 5505 P89F
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
66.1 (62min - 70max) fps +29%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
63.4 (48min) fps +24%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
62.4 fps +22%
Eluktronics RP-17
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
62.1 (56min - 70max) fps +21%
Dell G5 15 5590
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
60 fps +17%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
58.4 fps +14%
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-79BY
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
57 fps +11%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
55.6 (53min - 60max) fps +8%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
51.3 (47min - 56max) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
  (44.8 - 53.2, n=7)
50.3 fps -2%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
48.8 fps -5%
MSI Bravo 17 A4DDR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
45.4 (38min) fps -12%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
40.1 (37min - 44max) fps -22%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
40 fps -22%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
39.8 (28min) fps -22%
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15IMH05
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
37.4 fps -27%
05101520253035404550Tooltip
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8: Ø47.4 (44-52)
low med. high ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015) 257.5 166.5 94.5 51.3
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 119 112 106 103
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 131 74.1 54.6
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 93.7 80.4 67.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) 113 85 75 67
Metro Exodus (2019) 129.5 66.5 49.1 38.3
Borderlands 3 (2019) 116.5 81.5 54.9 42.3

Emissions

System Noise

Fan noise is about the same as on the GA502DU even though the CPU is much faster than before. Gaming induces a fan noise of 51 dB(A) if the system is set to Performance mode or Turbo mode which is slightly louder than many other 15.6-inch gaming laptops.

Pulsing is more frequent on this laptop than we would like. If on any power profile other than Power Saver, the fans will sometimes pulse up to 33.3 dB(A) seemingly for no reason. Pulsing occurs when on Power Saver as well albeit not as often or as loudly. In either case, laptops like the Razer Blade 15 handle fan behavior better than our Asus.

Twin 45 to 50 mm fans with four heat pipes between them. We can notice no electronic noise or coil whine on our test unit
Twin 45 to 50 mm fans with four heat pipes between them. We can notice no electronic noise or coil whine on our test unit
Fan noise will occasionally pulse from silent to 31 dB(A) even when set to Silent mode
Fan noise will occasionally pulse from silent to 31 dB(A) even when set to Silent mode
Only a single SODIMM expansion slot compared to two on most other gaming laptops
Only a single SODIMM expansion slot compared to two on most other gaming laptops
Fan behavior remains almost the same as what we observed on the GA502DUU
Fan behavior remains almost the same as what we observed on the GA502DUU
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Turbo mode)
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Turbo mode)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 4800HS, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, R7 3750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i5-10300H, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
Eluktronics RP-15
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, R7 4800H, Phison PM81000GPMQCN28BTF-E12S4 M.2 NVM SSD
Noise
-12%
-7%
-0%
-3%
-9%
-3%
off / environment *
26.3
30
-14%
28
-6%
27
-3%
30.7
-17%
25
5%
28
-6%
Idle Minimum *
26.7
33
-24%
29.4
-10%
27
-1%
30.7
-15%
29
-9%
28
-5%
Idle Average *
26.7
34
-27%
31.9
-19%
27
-1%
30.7
-15%
30
-12%
28
-5%
Idle Maximum *
31.9
35
-10%
33
-3%
27
15%
30.7
4%
40
-25%
31.5
1%
Load Average *
38.9
48
-23%
41.2
-6%
44.7
-15%
36.6
6%
51
-31%
44
-13%
Witcher 3 ultra *
51
48
6%
53.8
-5%
51.2
-0%
47
8%
48
6%
48.8
4%
Load Maximum *
54.9
49
11%
55.7
-1%
54
2%
50.9
7%
54
2%
54.1
1%

* ... smaller is better

Noise Level

Idle
26.7 / 26.7 / 31.9 dB(A)
Load
38.9 / 54.9 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 26.3 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2035.137.738.140.3372532.735.434.733.234.83128.526.829.628.829.84030.226.626.225.727.15028.626.825.423.824.16326.733.232.62426.28029.22929.629.827.610029.227.728.129.228.11252524.622.320.527.316025.623.220.218.727.520026.722.120.117.829.325028.92521.41831.531530.72520.918.23440032.224.520.217.135.450034.925.919.915.136.963036.525.91913.938.480036.627.120.513.939.7100038.927.520.413.442125040.92921.613.244.5160040.928.620.913.144.9200039.127.119.313.142.6250040.12818.613.143.6315040.226.217.713.544.4400040.327.218.113.644.8500039.627.415.613.744630038.725.114.613.742.1800037.320.613.814.842100003023.715.415.136.81250025.619.11413.531.51600023.117.8131429.1SPL5138.93126.354.9N7.63.11.40.89.7median 36.5median 25.9median 19.9median 13.9median 38.4Delta5.62.21.91.86.6hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAsus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76

Temperature

Surface temperatures aren't noticeably warmer than on last year's GA502DU despite the faster and newer generation Ryzen 7 CPU. Users are getting over 2x the multi-thread performance without incurring any significant temperature disadvantages.

When compared to the Razer Blade 15, hot spots are about the same at ~50 C on each laptop when gaming, but the palm rests on the Razer system will become much warmer.

Three sets of exhaust grilles
Three sets of exhaust grilles
AC adapter after running Witcher 3 for over an hour
AC adapter after running Witcher 3 for over an hour
Max. Load
 45 °C
113 F
52.2 °C
126 F
45.6 °C
114 F
 
 29 °C
84 F
51.8 °C
125 F
30 °C
86 F
 
 25.2 °C
77 F
25 °C
77 F
25.2 °C
77 F
 
Maximum: 52.2 °C = 126 F
Average: 36.6 °C = 98 F
47.4 °C
117 F
65 °C
149 F
55.2 °C
131 F
38 °C
100 F
43.6 °C
110 F
35.2 °C
95 F
28.2 °C
83 F
28.4 °C
83 F
28.6 °C
83 F
Maximum: 65 °C = 149 F
Average: 41.1 °C = 106 F
Power Supply (max.)  50 °C = 122 F | Room Temperature 23 °C = 73 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 36.6 °C / 98 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 52.2 °C / 126 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 65 °C / 149 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.2 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 35.8 °C / 96 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 25.4 °C / 77.7 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(+) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (+3.5 °C / 6.3 F).
System idle (top)
System idle (top)
System idle (bottom)
System idle (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)

Stress Test

When running Prime95 to stress the CPU, clock rates would boost to 4.1 GHz for just a couple of seconds until stabilizing at 3.7 GHz and 73 C for the next few minutes. Once core temperature reaches 79 C, however, clock rates would dip further to the 3.3 to 3.4 GHz range in order to maintain a core temperature of 74 C. This behavior matches our CineBench loop test results above. CPU temperature maxes out at 88 C when running Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously.

When running Witcher 3, CPU and GPU temperatures stabilize at 77 C and 75 C, respectively, compared to 74 C and 71 C on last year's DA502DU.

System idle
System idle
Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Witcher 3 stress (Performance mode)
Witcher 3 stress (Performance mode)
Witcher 3 stress (Performance mode)
Witcher 3 stress (Performance mode)
Witcher 3 stress (Turbo mode)
Witcher 3 stress (Turbo mode)
Witcher 3 stress (Turbo mode)
Witcher 3 stress (Turbo mode)
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 42 42
Prime95 Stress 3.3 - 3.4 -- 74 55
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 3.2 860 - 1560 88 76
Witcher 3 Stress (Performance mode) 1.8 - 4.2 1410 77 75
Witcher 3 Stress (Turbo mode) 1.8 - 4.2 1455 76 73

Speakers

Pink noise at maximum volume. Audio quality is nothing special with just average bass reproduction
Pink noise at maximum volume. Audio quality is nothing special with just average bass reproduction
Stereo speakers near front corners. The palm rests will vibrate to the touch when on high volume settings
Stereo speakers near front corners. The palm rests will vibrate to the touch when on high volume settings
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2041.738.141.7253334.733313029.6304025.826.225.85027.325.427.36334.332.634.38038.529.638.510051.428.151.412556.622.356.616060.320.260.320059.120.159.125056.521.456.531560.720.960.740060.720.260.750060.419.960.463061.91961.980063.620.563.6100060.520.460.5125060.421.660.4160066.220.966.2200065.119.365.1250063.418.663.431506917.769400073.318.173.350007315.673630073.814.673.8800070.113.870.11000066.615.466.61250065.41465.41600072.11372.1SPL813181N48.61.448.6median 63.4median 19.9median 63.4Delta3.71.93.735.335.132.931.831.83236.535.132.428.93328.936.328.848.32761.52752.924.860.92462.822.763.32269.521.267.82174.82075.919.472.718.97117.770.117.86917.671.817.668.117.671.417.673.717.670.417.571.617.671.617.669.617.459.717.583.630.662.51.5median 69.6median 17.84.72.4hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAsus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76 audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 5.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 6.5% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (6.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 16% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 80% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 10% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 88% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Idling on desktop consumes only between 5 W and 10 W compared to 7 W and 39 W on the older GA502DU or 21 W to 35 W on the more powerful Eluktronics RP-15. Running Witcher 3 to represent gaming shows how power efficient this system can be as consumption is approximately 8 percent and 27 percent lower than the aforementioned GA502DU and RP-15, respectively. Gaming laptops powered by Core i7 and RTX 2060 graphics typically consume about 140 W to 150 W when gaming meaning than the ~50 W savings on our GA502IU is significant relative to the smaller 15 percent decrease in gaming performance.

We're able to record a maximum draw of 140.2 W from the small-medium (~15.1 x 7.1 x 2.3 cm) 180 W AC adapter. This maximum drops to about 110 W over time as shown by our graphs below due to thermal limitations. Charge rate is not impacted when gaming.

Constant consumption when running the first benchmark scene of 3DMark 06
Constant consumption when running the first benchmark scene of 3DMark 06
Constant consumption when running Witcher 3
Constant consumption when running Witcher 3
Prime95 initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 83 W for just a couple of seconds until falling and stabilizing at 63.3 W. This correlates with our clock rate observations in the Stress Test section above
Prime95 initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 83 W for just a couple of seconds until falling and stabilizing at 63.3 W. This correlates with our clock rate observations in the Stress Test section above
Prime95+FurMark initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 140.2 W and then remain somewhat steady at the 110 W range
Prime95+FurMark initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 140.2 W and then remain somewhat steady at the 110 W range
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.12 / 1.2 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 5.1 / 8.4 / 9.1 Watt
Load midlight 55.1 / 140.2 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
R7 4800HS, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0), IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
R7 3750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
i5-10300H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Eluktronics RP-15
R7 4800H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, Phison PM81000GPMQCN28BTF-E12S4 M.2 NVM SSD, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Power Consumption
-204%
-68%
-147%
-17%
-95%
-176%
Idle Minimum *
5.1
23
-351%
7.4
-45%
14.3
-180%
3.2
37%
7
-37%
21.7
-325%
Idle Average *
8.4
30
-257%
8.6
-2%
22.3
-165%
8.3
1%
18
-114%
30.1
-258%
Idle Maximum *
9.1
39
-329%
39.1
-330%
36.9
-305%
8.7
4%
31
-241%
35
-285%
Load Average *
55.1
156
-183%
65.9
-20%
118.4
-115%
82
-49%
107
-94%
112.6
-104%
Witcher 3 ultra *
97.5
152
-56%
106.9
-10%
153.7
-58%
151
-55%
146
-50%
134.4
-38%
Load Maximum *
140.2
208
-48%
141.3
-1%
220.8
-57%
195
-39%
186
-33%
201.5
-44%

* ... smaller is better

Battery Life

Runtimes are worse than what we recorded on last year's GA502DU despite the higher power efficiency mentioned above. Users can expect just over 5 hours of real-world WLAN use when on the Balanced power profile with Optimus enabled for the iGPU. We're not sure why the results aren't what we were expecting them to be, but we want to put the blame on the confusing Asus power profiles which can clash with the preset Windows power profiles.

Recharging from empty to full capacity takes about 2 hours. The system can be recharged via USB-C as well.

Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
7h 05min
WiFi Websurfing
5h 15min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 56min
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
R7 4800HS, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, 76 Wh
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, 90 Wh
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
R7 3750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q, 76 Wh
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, 80 Wh
Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H
i5-10300H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, 60 Wh
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SE-045
i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, 99.9 Wh
Eluktronics RP-15
R7 4800H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, 46.7 Wh
Battery Runtime
-22%
58%
21%
36%
2%
-32%
Reader / Idle
425
480
13%
916
116%
848
100%
537
26%
WiFi v1.3
315
185
-41%
482
53%
380
21%
433
37%
381
21%
213
-32%
Load
116
72
-38%
123
6%
84
-28%
69
-41%

Pros

+ removable WLAN and RAM; 2x M.2 slots
+ base 144 Hz refresh rate display
+ sleek and thin chassis design
+ high performance-per-Watt
+ excellent CPU performance
+ can recharge via USB-C
+ Wi-Fi 6 connectivity

Cons

- average display response times; noticeable ghosting
- spongy keyboard and clickpad feedback
- pricey for a GTX 1660 Ti laptop
- limited color space
- fans tend to pulse
- no Thunderbolt 3
- no webcam

Verdict

In review: Asus Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76. Test unit provided by Xotic PC
In review: Asus Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76. Test unit provided by Xotic PC

There's no doubt that the Zephyrus G15 GA502IU is a huge improvement over the GA502DU in terms of processor horsepower. Performance-per-watt is amazing due to the combination of a 7 nm Ryzen CPU and GeForce Max-Q GPU while the chassis is both small and attractive for the price. When up against budget competitors like the Acer Nitro 5, MSI GL/GF series, Dell G series, or Aorus G series, the Zephyrus G15 is definitely going to standout.

The main drawbacks to the GA502IU are its price and display. For $1300 USD, the system is more expensive than most other alternatives out there with the same GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPU. You're essentially paying extra for the new AMD CPU and sleek chassis design that many budget gaming laptops don't have. Meanwhile, the average color space and response times from the 144 Hz panel are somewhat disappointing. The higher-end 240 Hz configuration supposedly addresses these concerns, but such an option will require more from your wallet. This is still a great budget mid-range gaming laptop especially if you can find one on sale.

The Asus Zephyrus G15 GA502IU offers excellent processor performance in an attractive chassis design that's hard to beat for the price. Graphics horsepower, keyboard feedback, display response times and color accuracy, however, are a bit underwhelming. It's a shame that such a great processor isn't more widely available on other models at the moment.

Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76 - 09/10/2020 v7
Allen Ngo

Chassis
83 / 98 → 84%
Keyboard
79%
Pointing Device
75%
Connectivity
58 / 80 → 72%
Weight
62 / 10-66 → 93%
Battery
65 / 95 → 68%
Display
81%
Games Performance
89%
Application Performance
91%
Temperature
82 / 95 → 86%
Noise
76 / 90 → 85%
Audio
82%
Average
71%
81%
Gaming - Weighted Average

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Allen Ngo, 2020-09-10 (Update: 2020-09-10)