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expired Posted by Dr.W • Jun 21, 2023
Jun 21, 2023 7:27 AM
Select Prime Members: Acer Swift X: 14" IPS, Ryzen 7 5825U, 16GB RAM, RTX 3050 Ti
(for Purchase on Prime Day via Invitation) + Free S&H$630
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So first you should decide how much you value gaming. If you prioritize gaming less then pick up the Acer, as the screen is more color accurate but slow, and the GPU and CPU will be slower due to the lower power design. If you value gaming more then the Victus has a faster screen, more cooling, and a better CPU and GPU (75W 3050 beats a 45W 3050 Ti)
The above commenter is incorrect about the screens, movies will not appear faster on 120hz+, but most games you play on this can be tweaked to run at 75hz which is noticeably smoother than 60hz. After 90 there are diminishing returns in smoothness.
HP's screen has higher refresh rate, although it might be wasted for gaming since it's doubtful its GPU can push any recent games to 144 fps. Movies will be more pleasant, though.
Overall, it depends on what you are looking for. I personally prefer the Acer model here because of the 3050 Ti for gaming.
The wildcard between the two is how each system managers thermals. Even the fastest system will slow to a crawl if throttled too much due to heat.
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HP's screen has higher refresh rate, although it might be wasted for gaming since it's doubtful its GPU can push any recent games to 144 fps. Movies will be more pleasant, though.
Overall, it depends on what you are looking for. I personally prefer the Acer model here because of the 3050 Ti for gaming.
The wildcard between the two is how each system managers thermals. Even the fastest system will slow to a crawl if throttled too much due to heat.
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How do these two deals compare?
So first you should decide how much you value gaming. If you prioritize gaming less then pick up the Acer, as the screen is more color accurate but slow, and the GPU and CPU will be slower due to the lower power design. If you value gaming more then the Victus has a faster screen, more cooling, and a better CPU and GPU (75W 3050 beats a 45W 3050 Ti)
The above commenter is incorrect about the screens, movies will not appear faster on 120hz+, but most games you play on this can be tweaked to run at 75hz which is noticeably smoother than 60hz. After 90 there are diminishing returns in smoothness.
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HP's screen has higher refresh rate, although it might be wasted for gaming since it's doubtful its GPU can push any recent games to 144 fps. Movies will be more pleasant, though.
Overall, it depends on what you are looking for. I personally prefer the Acer model here because of the 3050 Ti for gaming.
The wildcard between the two is how each system managers thermals. Even the fastest system will slow to a crawl if throttled too much due to heat.
That said, for $600, you might as well shell out a bit extra and go for a 3060+, or if you feel you don't need that much horsepower, wait for a cheaper one with a weaker 3050 and just use it for casual/travel gaming.
Acer is great if your running DSSL for extra gaming frames, Swift have good build quality. Just avoid the killer wifi cards.
This low power 3050ti gets closer to 60fps
680M get 50fps
On some games Acer X LP 3050ti is 20-50% faster than 680M.
These 3050ti come in different package, this Acer X 3050ti is the low power 40watt version.
No way its getting the top 3050ti performance in a super thin ultrabook with 1 cooling fan lol.
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The Swift X will outperform any 680m by a mile, it's just COPE to think that it doesn't... it's Timespy difference alone is double. This scales pretty well to actual modern games. Having a dedicated GPU with dedicated GDDR6 VRAM is a world of difference in actual games as well.
With a 680m/780m you're taking at least 4gb from main memory on memory hungry games and Windows. Many new games won't work correctly at auto or 4gb set, it requires 8gb which leaves you with a paltry amount of system memory.
In most games, this will outperform the 680m laptops by 40-80% at 1080p even at just 50w. I mean that's being conservative, in some games it's 200%+.
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