IT168 evaluation is not only GTX 1070, actually starting GTX 10 series is a belief, because the performance improvement of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 is really making us drool so much that many people almost lose the sensible "non-hero" . The game this year is even more NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 series, almost all manufacturers have introduced the first GTX 10 series of game books, even higher version of the GTX 1080 has not yet been mass production can not wait Was launched. But for gaming enthusiasts, the improvement of hardware performance does bring about a better experience and portability. If the conditions permit, who does not want to start with a higher-configuration machine?
The appearance of the game book has activated the indulgent notebook and PC market. Now it has become flowering everywhere. Game equipment is no longer a single big player. As long as its performance is strong enough, it will attract much attention and sales. ASUS's series of gamers in the game country, in the development process of the entire game, takes the player experience as the core, relying on the accumulation of excellent products from generation to generation, continuous innovation in technology, and the concept of “beyond†brand. Gamers have built one after another quality and classic gaming notebook products, gradually creating ROG as a genuine “player countryâ€. In this article, we are bringing with you the experience of ASUS GL502VS game player equipped with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics in the player country series. Let's take a look at the performance of the game in terms of performance.
Asus's full name of this game is the ROG STRIX GL502VS, which belongs to the e-sports series of upgrades. The key point is the upgrade of the graphics card. Here we need to explain that the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 series graphics cards also support VR-Ready in addition to their improved performance. This is also because of the popularity of VR in the past two years. Both the CPU and the performance of the CPU have a stronger demand, and ASUS's ROG STRIX GL502VS can perfectly support the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, even for the graphics card has a higher demand of "Star Wars: Force Awakening (Star Wars: Trials "On Tatooine)" also has a good performance.
Appearance: classic heritage but full of faith
What is the first impression of the game book? Heavy, and the stronger the configuration, the heavier it is. The second is the appearance of almost stereotyped, black, cool embellishment, just like our desire for changes in the appearance of the same phone, in fact, the game itself is also difficult to have greater changes in appearance. The A surface of the ASUS GL502VS is made of brushed metal. The two orange lines are very eye-catching. The orange player country LOGO is embedded between two sharp lines. There are both metallic fortitude and bright orange show. People instantly left a deep impression.
However, the black metal brushed appearance is also a fingerprint collector. If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder, and you want your machine to be clean at all times, be sure to have a rag.
The screen size of ASUS GL502VS is 15.6 inches, which is also a size used in many mainstream games. Of course, if you are full of burly strength, I recommend you to buy 17 inches. The screen resolution is 1920×1080, rich colors and high contrast. In addition, the ROG with Strix also comes with Splendid Utility visual effect adjustment software. There are four effects to choose from: standard, soft, warm and cool, and adjustable The color temperature of the screen can be set according to your preferences during use to achieve the best look and feel.
ASUS GL502VS
Once again, I think Tucao is the screen border. It is almost impossible to see a narrow border in the game book. The big screen, but also has a wide border, how to look bad.
C-face keyboard and touchpad area is also a more personal design, the more eye-catching first is the right side of the touchpad has a player country LOGO, including the numeric keypad area also has a humble player country LOGO key, why use of? It really is all faith. The letters on the black keyboard are also orange, and the four keys on the WASD are overall orange, very eye-catching.
ASUS GL502VS Keyboard Area
Eye-catching WASD button
The feel of the keyboard is very soft, that is, it won't make a sound when it is struck with force. The keystrokes of 1.6mm and the pressure of 55 are just the same. The backlight is definitely supported, it is still orange backlight, you can adjust the brightness level.
The power button is not singled out, but in the upper right corner of the entire keyboard area, the first look is almost easy to ignore.
The area of ​​the touchpad is not very large, it is relatively smooth, and it is designed in one piece, but it is framed by orange thin lines. It looks a little soft and elegant, and the touch is still good.
touchpad
The sharp orange grooves on the two sides of the palmrest are like the speakers. I prefer to sound at the top area of ​​the keyboard area at the bottom of the screen. The sound of this notebook is relatively loud, but you shouldn't expect much shock from the audio experience. You can still play games or wear headphones.
Side sound
There are various stickers on the left side of the trackpad. You can see that VR-READY has been added. This is also what the GTX 10 Series has.
Stickers
The bottom of the machine is the most obvious four orange mats, but also very sharp irregular angular design. The bottom panel is made of plastic, and the dark lines make the panel less rigid. The area of ​​vents is not large, mainly concentrated in the back and sides.
ASUS GL502VS bottom
Interfaces, ASUS GL502VS right side of the fuselage has two USB 3.0 interface, SD card reader, headphone jack and anti-theft lock. There is a USB 3.0, USB Type-C connector, mini Display connector, HDMI, Ethernet interface and power connector on the left side. Some of them have, and external devices are sufficient.
Left interface
Right side interface
ASUS GL502VS built-in four-cell lithium battery, the official standby data for 2-5 hours, for the game this, the standby time does not make sense, although the fuselage is very large, it is impossible to add a larger capacity battery, so much ah!
For a more detailed look, click on the following image to view:
Atlas GTX 1070 Graphics! ASUS ROG S5VS6700 Unpacking
Hardware configuration and performance testing
After understanding the appearance, let's take a look at the hardware configuration and performance of this machine.
The ASUS ROG model we evaluated this time is the GL502VS game book, pre-installed Windows 10 64-bit system, and the Office 2016 home and student office software. It is very convenient for simple setup after booting. In terms of hardware, this game is equipped with an Intel Core i7 6700HQ processor with a 6th generation Skylake platform, 16GB DDR4-2134 memory, and the main drive in the storage area is the Flash 256GB SSD, 1TB of storage space, which is also used in many games. The combination scheme, on the one hand, can ensure the rapid operation of the system and the program. On the one hand, it can also ensure the space required for storing multiple games or multiple movies. It is sufficient if it is not a fever-class collection. Notable is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card, 8GB of video memory, for sure to play games is already a weapon, including high-resolution gaming level games. For a friend who does not make a living from the game, the GTX 1080 can only be tempting. No matter what the price or practicality is, there is no need to pursue luxury.
First of all, we detected the basic parameters of this machine through Lu master software, and we also saw that the graphics card is already the official driver and does not need updating.
Lu Master Information Parameters
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 series graphics card is undoubtedly a heavyweight product this year. Compared with the previous 9 series, it has a qualitative improvement, especially in the 4K and VR, as well as in the control of power consumption, etc., have a great performance improvement. This is why the GTX 10-series games that are now listed can be used without much consideration for heat dissipation, and even make the notebook thinner. In addition, in the 9 series, the graphics cards used in the notebooks are all M, which is the mobile version. The performance of the desktop version is different. But in the GTX 10 series, you can basically do not have to distinguish between desktop and mobile versions, so the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 series notebook is obviously more worthy of recommendation.
Graphics information
3DMark test
In fact, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 series test results have come out a lot, almost all of the evaluation is full of praise on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 Series rating and evaluation, at least shows that the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 series did not disappoint us. The perfect game representation on mobile devices cannot but be said to be a great improvement. Differences in evaluation scores come from the configuration and design of the entire platform, and even the impact of the system, so it is fair to say that scoring is only a reference, but it also represents the running experience of the graphics card in various environments.
In the latest version of the 3DMark upgrade, Time Spy's test scenario was added, fully incorporating the relevant innovations of the DX12, and rigorously evaluating the DX12 performance of the graphics card and the CPU. There are countless collections in a space museum. Each scene has rich details and shadows. It is the most complicated performance test scene on the current screen.
3DMark Time Spy Benchmark Results
In addition, as an ASUS ROG GL502VS game board equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card, what will be the performance of the game, we experience through the Fire Strike Ultra, Fire Strike two benchmarks in 3DMark, in which Fire Strike Ultra will render the resolution The rate increased to 3840×2160 (4K UHD), and the number of pixels drawn per frame was four times that of Fire Strike. This test requires that the graphics card must have at least 3GB of memory. The memory of this machine is 16GB, and the memory is 8GB, all within the range. . Fire Strike is a Directx 11 benchmark for high-performance gaming computers and overclocking systems. Testing is also very demanding.
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra Detect 4K Games
High-performance games this evaluation
PCMark 8 Creative
PCMark 8 has several built-in test items, and more detailed sub-items have become more targeted. Among them, the Home test project mainly simulates the daily use of computers by users, such as texts, web pages, etc., while the Creative test project adds more entertainment simulations such as games, videos, etc., and the "pressing" of platform performance compares to Home. Test items are higher. As far as the hardware configuration of this laptop is concerned, there is no pressure to run everyday texts and web browsing. Therefore, we are still more inclined to test the performance of games and entertainment videos. So on PCMark 8, we mainly chose PCMark 8 Creative. test.
PCMark 8 Creative
After reading the main graphics card and overall performance, we will probably look at other hardware tests, as well as detection of heat dissipation.
Processor information
Memory information
CPU-Z detection processor for the Intel Core i7 6700HQ, the sixth-generation Skylake quad-core eight-threaded mobile processor, Turbo Boost Turbo technology support, support for three 6MB cache. The memory is 16GB DDR4.
The hard disk is stored in a hybrid mode. The main hard disk is the Flash 256GB SSD. The maximum read speed is 256.1MB/s. The stability is also very good. As the main partition system hard disk, equipped with Windows 10 system, so that the system starts faster, and can meet the installation and operation of most applications, such as Office, Photoshop, and as a game installation path, the program will start faster. Other data backups can be stored on a 1TB mechanical hard disk.
SSD hard disk detection
SSD read evaluation
1TB mechanical hard disk read data evaluation
Next, let's take a look at the heat dissipation of this device. This ASUS ROG GL502VS game uses a rear-mounted heat sink. The main hotspot is in the middle of the C-faced keyboard area, and the back position, in addition to the screen. You can also feel obvious heat below, from the wind behind the heat, when the screen is lifted, in fact, the lower end of the screen but blocking the rear of the heat, in fact, I feel this design is a problem, the rear heat Played a hindrance.
Rear heat dissipation
ASUS ROG GL502VS heat map
Focusing on the keyboard area, the maximum temperature is 50°. During the pager's process, touch the C-plane back-end area, which is slightly hot. It can be seen that the CPU and graphics cards in this area and the heat pipes are all concentrated here. The temperature is within an acceptable range and is a good choice for winter.
AIDA64 test
Through AIDA64 stress test, we checked all the options, reached the maximum temperature in a few minutes, the CPU's temperature has been stable at 82-88 degrees, the performance is still good.
Evaluation summary: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is definitely the biggest highlight of this Asus GL502VS. In addition, the Intel Core i7 6700HQ processor, as well as 16GB of memory and 256 SSD+1TB combination hard drive configuration, make this machine to a higher level, even if For e-sports games is also competent, but if you are not a high-end game user, I do not recommend starting such a configuration of the machine, obviously the performance will be a very surplus. ASUS ROG series has always been excellent in workmanship, but in terms of this device, the heat treatment I think does not do good, especially in the area below the screen C area, long time the game brings Not all of the heat is discharged from the rear, but is blown to the front by the bottom of the screen.
After all, it is the hottest period of GTX 1070. The price is certainly not low, so it is a test for friends with limited economic conditions. Especially if you don't need a high-end graphics card, you need to think twice. However, as far as the ASUS ROG GL502VS is concerned, the performance is advantageous, and the appearance is also more classic. The A-plane player country is also very youthful and individualized with the orange decoration. In this year's comparison of similar games, it is still highly recommended.