Redmi Note 17 Pro Max: A good gaming phone? Not without a few hiccups!
Anyone looking to play demanding games on the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G will have to make some compromises. In PUBG Mobile, the Xiaomi smartphone achieves a median of 60 FPS using the HD graphics preset, but that doesn't mean gameplay feels consistently smooth. The game frequently stutters, especially right after launch.
The severity of these stutters becomes apparent when looking at the 1% low FPS values with GameBench. This metric focuses on the slowest 1% of rendered frames, highlighting brief performance drops that can easily get lost in average FPS figures. The lower the 1% low is compared to the typical frame rate, the less consistent the gaming experience.
In PUBG Mobile, the 60 FPS median in HD mode is accompanied by a 1% low of just 16 FPS. With the Smooth preset, the median drops to 56 FPS, while the 1% low falls to only 13 FPS. Lowering the graphics quality therefore doesn't automatically result in a better gaming experience. Genshin Impact also proves challenging for the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5. At low settings, the Redmi achieves a median of 50 FPS and a 1% low of approximately 25 FPS. At high settings, these figures drop to 45 and 12 FPS, respectively. Diablo Immortal performs even worse: At high settings (without ray tracing), we measured a median of 39 FPS and a 1% low of just 9 FPS.
Another noticeable issue is the initial warm-up period. In several games, frame rates improve considerably after the first 30 seconds. PUBG Mobile and Genshin Impact, in particular, struggle to deliver smooth gameplay immediately after launch. However, the stuttering never disappears entirely, even as the sessions progress. The Redmi Note 17 Pro Max offers enough performance for occasional gaming, but demanding titles are far less enjoyable. Anyone who plays games regularly would be better off choosing a more powerful smartphone.
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