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| Processor | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | ASRock X470 Taichi |
| Cooling | Scythe Kotetsu Mark II |
| Memory | G.SKILL 32GB DDR4 3200 CL16 |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra (1980 MHz / 0.968 V) |
| Display(s) | Dell P2715Q; BenQ EX3501R; Panasonic TC-P55S60 |
| Case | Fractal Design Define R5 |
| Audio Device(s) | Sennheiser HD580; 64 Audio 1964-Q |
| Power Supply | Seasonic SSR-650TR |
| Mouse | Logitech G700s; Logitech G903 |
| Keyboard | Cooler Master QuickFire TK; Kinesis Advantage |
| VR HMD | Quest 2 |
I ran a few in-game benchmark runs. My test machines:
I matched frame rates by varying resolution.
Mac @ 45.82 FPS: 1920x1200, MetalFX Performance upscaling
PC @ 45.93 FPS: 3840x2160, DLSS4 Performance upscaling
I think this is a great result. What also surprised me was the MBP noise and thermal performance. I ran the benchmark 10 times back-to-back and the results didn't budge: all results ±0.3%, with no downward trend at all.The fan became slightly audible after 4 runs--I guess close to 25dBA@1m. (It can get louder when running Handbrake.) My PC with its silent fan configuration is quieter but also dropped FPS each run as the case warmed up. Or maybe as the 3070 ran out of memory...
With upscaling, MBP is close to 60 FPS at 1496x935 and 75 FPS at 1168x730.
Bad news: I couldn't get FSR frame gen to work--the benchmark FPS doubles but interpolated frames aren't displayed. I'm not sure if VRR works either. There are frame time spikes that seem worse with MetalFX than FSR upscaling. I'm not too sensitive to frame pacing problems so I find it playable still.
Like-for-like testing without upscaling:
- 16" M4 Pro, 20-Core GPU
- Ryzen 3600 + RTX 3070
I matched frame rates by varying resolution.
Mac @ 45.82 FPS: 1920x1200, MetalFX Performance upscaling
PC @ 45.93 FPS: 3840x2160, DLSS4 Performance upscaling
I think this is a great result. What also surprised me was the MBP noise and thermal performance. I ran the benchmark 10 times back-to-back and the results didn't budge: all results ±0.3%, with no downward trend at all.The fan became slightly audible after 4 runs--I guess close to 25dBA@1m. (It can get louder when running Handbrake.) My PC with its silent fan configuration is quieter but also dropped FPS each run as the case warmed up. Or maybe as the 3070 ran out of memory...
With upscaling, MBP is close to 60 FPS at 1496x935 and 75 FPS at 1168x730.
Bad news: I couldn't get FSR frame gen to work--the benchmark FPS doubles but interpolated frames aren't displayed. I'm not sure if VRR works either. There are frame time spikes that seem worse with MetalFX than FSR upscaling. I'm not too sensitive to frame pacing problems so I find it playable still.
Like-for-like testing without upscaling:
| Resolution | MBP M4P | Desktop 3600+3070 |
| 1280x800 | 33.41 FPS | 71.89 FPS (CPU bound. Upscaling adds <1% FPS) |
| 1920x1200 | 17.13 FPS | 53.61 FPS |
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