Microsoft entered the field of hardware ever Surface Book can be said to be one of the most exciting devices, there are many reasons, from appearance to the hardware is true. Concerns about some of the potential buyers, is perhaps the most concerned about Surface Book hidden within the keyboard Nvidia discrete graphics, comparable to black technology, because so far there is a detachable keyboard of any 2-in-1 device is able to provide Nvidia discrete graphics design.
Theoretically speaking, independent of the Nvidia display adapter enables your Surface Book expanded the attraction, because official video card significantly increase productivity levels, making it a tool can be used for Office or professional field, not just the traditional entertainment. In other words, the Surface really good Book to anything, you are obsessed with it, or to play games? Probably not, because in the new tests, we found Surface Book no boundaries we live up to the expectations.
Gaming performance fatigue
Today, the Surface Book built-in independent graphics GeForce GP has been almost completely lifted the veil. First some details of information revealed from Nvidia's official blog in English. Nvidia spokesperson confirmed the GPU is based on Maxwell design, but is tailored in ultra thin profile keyboard and unique shape restrictions, its performance cannot be competitive with traditional GeForce 900M video card. In addition, it is equipped with 1GB GDDR5 video memory, classified in the 800M series.
Not know is Microsoft not too satisfaction, Nvidia of blog of content has was modified has, and zhihou more of for Surface Book of actual really machine test most said it of performance and GeForce 940M roughly same, because both does has same of 384 a CUDA core number, and 16 a ROP unit and 954MHz of frequency, just Surface Book in the custom has 64-bit memory bit wide more high 5GHz frequency of GDDR5 memory, instead of GDDR3.
May you also note to has, Nvidia usually using GTX of prefix to defined home of fever level hardware, representative it performance is strong, so you will guessed has it of authenticity can does not enough to leading GeForce 940M, after all the GPU will GT 940M usually equipped with of 2GB also reduced to has 1GB, may said than GeForce 920M strengths more appropriate is, and far behind Yu has 640 a CUDA core and standard 2GB memory of GTX 950M Discrete graphics performance positioned on an Nvidia GeForce 900M video card in third.
Practical experience, including a foreign media said that GPU's performance in running the storm Hero (Heroes of the Storm) is insufficient to maintain 60 FPS when the number of frames, even if the effect of adjusted to the lowest setting is still difficult to achieve. Another media said during a test, while running the Raider (Tomb Raider), 74 FPS frame rates can be achieved, it must be to reduce the screen resolution of 1400x900 pixels, and can only use the medium quality setting, and was in very demanding situations a bit uncertain.
Performance results are obvious, its performance may be worse than most people expected a lot, but this is Surface GeForce GPU video card in the Book experience feelings, rather than the processor's Intel HD 520 nuclear, but their performance did so much better than the latter, after all, in the same configuration of high priced under $ 200. Of course, the money you spend that $ 200, will be able to get a better entertainment experience.
Microsoft driver problem is too big!
Why test game was unable to achieve the degree of content? To be honest, if you really are buying Surface Book buyers should be aware that a more practical problem is that potential factors affecting the performance of discrete graphics card to play: the driver.
Microsoft since in launches confirmed has this is after Xbox team optimization zhihou of GeForce GPU, so this also means with from Nvidia official of normal drive program not works, while also showed that has as user you cannot select Using Nvidia provides of official GeForce supporting of suite, on even Nvidia nuclear explicit and alone explicit automatically switch of Optimus technology set, you also to to System Control Panel in to change.
Believe that most of the players are well aware, Nvidia drivers are optimized for the game for a long time, and provide the best set of games and gaming features such as streaming, recent Nvidia graphics card is still able to maintain lead over AMD new graphics, also to a large extent thanks to the optimization of the drivers and support. The problem is that even Surface Book using a Nvidia video card, but the old yellow soft services for you all you have access to.
Purchase Surface Book users, only by Microsoft Official for the GeForce video card driver, that is the correct channel, Microsoft would choose not to timed push driver updates through Windows Update. What does this mean? Means that users receive Microsoft driver update need to wait for a longer time, because Microsoft Nvidia after the bottom driver development is completed, still additional Microsoft software engineers do a lot of tests to ensure that Surface Book to fully meet its performance.
There are new driver updates are a good thing, and helps improve the performance of potential, implement new functionality or fix some obvious BUG, and so on. However, Microsoft will complicate it, and need a user waiting for a long time, it is not the best policy.
Surface Book itself was not built for gamers
The gaming performance is not good, can not use GeForce kits, driver updates is slow, can't be used Surface Book? It is not, it is in itself not designed for players, unable to meet productivity and game entertainment. If you are a professional working in the field of the user, you should be able to feel like CAD/CAM, Autodesk and Cinebench applications for faster processing speed, which on the Surface before fail to fully appreciate the Pro series, it can focus on taking care of media creation, or video clips, and professional users. Ted Baker Galaxy S4 Case
Microsoft's Surface Manager Panos Panay was also said: "it is architect of the building, there are scientists who have studied cancer treatment these people live for developers that they can fully utilize GPU and CPU performance. "
But if you really want to buy Surface to playing Book game, its interior customized GeForce video card does not meet you, even worse than the public version of the design, it more than productivity tool. Of course, the gaming performance is the strongest one in the 2-in-1 device, open low effects can also run many mainstream games, such as running the 1080p resolution of the League of legends and the Dota 2 is not a problem (as tested).
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