Whether it's a stylish look or an impeccable hardware configuration, OMEN Shadow Genie has always had a very good reputation among the player community. As soon as this generation of OMEN Shadow Elf 8 was unveiled, it was loved by the majority of players and friends, and the upgrade of the hardware configuration was a highlight.
First, let's review its configuration:
When it comes to game books, the performance of the GPU, that is, the graphics card, is the top priority, and in this regard, OMEN Shadow Elf 8 has also been further upgraded, providing a variety of configuration combinations, up to the optional RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPU. The PConline review room has received a mainstream OMEN Genie 8 with a Core i7-12700H processor, RTX 3060 laptop GPU, 16GB DDR5-4800 dual-channel memory, and 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD.
GPU is a discrete graphics card has a very large impact on the game experience, running the game process, better graphics card performance can provide higher, more stable frame rate performance, reduce stuttering, bring a smoother game experience; while like the Ampere architecture of RTX 30 series graphics card also has the 2nd generation RT Core and the 3rd generation Tensor Core, can support ray tracing and DLSS technology, in the face of many popular games can give excellent support. In order to show the powerful performance of OMEN Genie 8, the PConline evaluation room selected several popular AAA game masterpieces that eat GPU, and took a look at the actual experience of OMEN Genie 8.
OGH introduction and thermal testing as well as theoretical performance testing
Before testing begins, first open the OMEN Gaming Hub for setup. In the Performance Control option, switch the mode to Rampage mode.
In the graphics switcher options, turn on direct mode.
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Through the dual-baking pressure test of AIDA64 FPU+Furmark, it can be found that OMEN Shadow Elf 8 can achieve a power consumption release of about 60+115W, which can well guarantee the performance of the two core hardware of the processor and graphics card.
In terms of graphics performance, the theoretical performance test was first tested using 3DMark, the Fire Strike project, and the graphics card score was 21839.
For the Time Spy project, the graphics card score is 8473.
Time Spy Extreme project, graphics card score of 3999.
The results in the 3DMark theoretical performance test are in line with expectations, which shows that OMEN Shadow Elf 8 can better play the performance of the RTX 3060 laptop GPU.
Game performance testing
The first is Tomb Raider: Shadow, an action-adventure game produced by Eidos Montreal Studios and published by Square Enix, which will be the third in the rebooted Tomb Raider series. Since the built-in benchmark of Tomb Raider: Shadow is very representative, it is also an important reference for testing the performance of PC devices.
In the Impact Settings option, adjust all image quality to the highest, run the benchmark at 1920×1080 resolution, and turn off VSY. The final OMEN Shadow Elf 8 has an average frame rate of 101FPS.
It can be seen that during the test of Tomb Raider: Shadow with the highest special effects, the picture of OMEN Shadow Elf 8 was very beautiful, and thanks to the strong performance, the frame rate fluctuation was also very small. The picture is very clear and smooth, and the shadowing situation is completely non-existent.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is an action-adventure open-world game based on the history of the American West, produced by Rockstar San Diego Studios and published by Rockstar. When Red Dead Redemption 2 was first released, it received a lot of attention, but at that time, due to the limitations of PS4 console performance, players had to make trade-offs in terms of image quality and frame rate. The PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 is completely unrestricted, bringing better graphics and special effects, but to experience this, a strong hardware configuration is essential.
Test with OMEN Shadow Sprite 8, adjust the quality preset level to the highest in the graphics settings of Red Dead Redemption 2 (in this case you need to use nearly 5GB of video memory), and then run the built-in evaluation test.
As you can see from the screenshots, in the more intense sports and battle scenes, OMEN Shadow Elf 8 can also maintain the frame rate stably above 50FPS.
According to the final evaluation results, OMEN Shadow Elf 8 ran the test scene of "Red Dead Redemption 2" with the highest quality level of screen setting, with an average frame rate of 63.2699FPS and a maximum frame rate of 88.269FPS, which met expectations.
Metro: Gone is a flagship real-time ray-tracing game, a first-person shooter produced by 4A Games, which uses the latest technology at the time to achieve the amazing effect of global illumination, which greatly enhances the immersion of this horror shooter, and the praise on Steam is overwhelming, and it sold 200,000 copies once it was released. Metro: Gone Plus adds additional ray tracing and updates NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 to improve performance and image quality.
Metro: Gone Plus also comes with a built-in benchmarking tool that we used to test OMEN Elves 8 performance. The image quality is set to Extreme, ray tracing is set to Ultra, and the NVIDIA DLSS switches to Ultra Performance mode.
Thanks to the RTX3060 graphics card's support for powerful ray tracing technology, Metro: Gone PC Enhanced's test footage shows more complex light environments and more realistic lighting effects, including advanced ray-traced reflections, improved ray-traced global illumination, and ray-traced diffuse lighting.
In the end, OMEN Shadow Elf 8 ran the metro: Gone Enhanced version with an average frame rate of 51.50FPS, and running the game smoothly was completely problem-free.
summary
Tomb Raider: Shadow, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Subway: Gone Plus all three games have extremely high requirements for hardware configuration, especially graphics card performance. After this actual test, it can be said that the mainstream configuration version of OMEN Elves 8 has perfectly withstood the challenge, with the RTX 3060 laptop GPU + Core i7-12700H processor powerful performance, even in the highest special effects can still bring a smooth AAA game experience.
Of course, OMEN Shadow Elf 8 also offers a more high-end configuration - RTX 3070Ti, the performance is more powerful, for the pursuit of the ultimate gaming experience, while more budget players, the top version is very worth buying!