Benchmarks: System and Gaming
Overall system performance is decent and, courtesy of a GeForce GTX 960M, there's gaming potential on offer, too. 3DMark records a 45 per cent performance increase over the MSI GS60 2PC, which if you recall came equipped with a Kepler-based GTX 860M.
Gaming Performance - Average FPS |
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1800p QHD+ |
1080p FHD |
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| Game | Quality Settings | PC Specialist Optimus VI 13 |
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(GeForce GTX 960M 2GB) |
(2x GeForce GTX 965M 4GB) |
(GeForce GTX 980M 8GB) |
(GeForce GTX 970M 6GB) |
(GeForce GTX 970M 3GB) |
(GeForce GTX 860M 2GB) |
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| BioShock Infinite | Medium | 32.2 |
83.2 |
166.5 |
155.4 |
129.6 |
124.5 |
73.1 |
| High | 28.7 |
72.7 |
146.7 |
136.4 |
115.9 |
113.4 |
61.4 |
|
| Max | 19.1 |
46.6 |
93.9 |
88.1 |
70.7 |
72.1 |
35.6 |
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| Total War: Rome II | High | 40.3 |
85.4 |
163.9 |
157.8 |
146.7 |
138.3 |
72.5 |
| Very High | 21.9 |
50.8 |
116.8 |
98.6 |
88.8 |
87.9 |
44.0 |
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| Extreme | 10.9 |
26.1 |
61.9 |
53.4 |
46.2 |
46.0 |
21.6 |
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The newer, Maxwell-based GTX 960M is a good step-up and there's an enjoyable gaming experience on offer. At a 1080p resolution, the Optimus VI is able to churn out most titles with a good dollop of image quality. The laptop does of course struggle to deliver smooth framerates at the native QHD+ resolution, but that's hardly a surprise. Consider the maximum resolution as helpful for productivity, while games are best played at 1080p on a GeForce GTX 960M.