Artrage 3.5 review 1080p#
Artrage 3.5 review upgrade#

More importantly, the game is actually playable at this setting.īuy now from Microsoft Microsoft Surface Studio 2 review: Surface PenĪnother upgrade has nothing to do with the Surface Studio 2 but the bundled Surface Pen. However, drop down to High and the average hits 27fps, while Medium settings boost this to 31fps. It’s a similar story in Rise of Tomb Raider, where a score of 23.3fps at native resolution and Very High settings isn’t quite satisfactory.

Artrage 3.5 review 1080p#

I’d still take this over the original Studio, though, which emitted a constant fan whine when we tested it.Īnd while dropping to 1080p produced a 117fps average (with SSAA off and most settings at normal), it also produced a fuzzy image a decent compromise comes at 3,000 x 2,000, where we saw averages of 48.9fps with SSAA off. It’s never Hoover-like, but it does become noticeable. When the Studio 2 is pushed, particularly in games, the fans jump up in volume. An overall score of 135 compares well to the 120 of its predecessor, with the biggest jump coming in multitasking: 142 versus 123 is a comforting sign that this machine will cope with demanding workflows. Let’s take a look at the Surface Studio 2's media-focussed benchmarks. Microsoft Surface Studio 2 review: Performance With the help of faster 2,666MHz DDR4 memory (it was 2,133MHz) and a 1TB SSD – the first generation of Surface Studio included a hybrid disk with 128GB of SSD storage and a 1TB or 2TB hard disk – the Studio 2 proved significantly faster. It’s the respectable 7820HQ, though, with the HQ standing for “high performance” integrated graphics and “quad-core”. Microsoft has naturally upgraded the internals, although it’s surprising to see a seventh-generation Core processor in place rather than an eighth-generation chip. Image 6 of 9 Microsoft Surface Studio 2 review: Specifications Note there’s already a Gigabit Ethernet port, along with a 3.5mm audio jack and full-size SDXC card slot.

This can output to two 4K screens at 30Hz or a single 4K screen at 60Hz, or you might prefer to attach a fast external SSD or a docking station. The four USB-A 3 ports remain, but the mini-DisplayPort has been replaced by a versatile USB Type-C 3.1 connector. The rear is also the first sign of change from the original Surface Studio. Notably, though, the only cable that you’re obliged to insert is the power cord, with both the keyboard and mouse working over Bluetooth.īuy now from Microsoft Microsoft Surface Studio 2 review: Connectivity It looks stylish in a minimalist, Bauhaus kind of way, but is a pain when you need to reach round and insert a USB stick or cable. Think of it as an artist’s easel or architect’s drawing board, able to shift position to meet your needs.Īll the computing power is built into the squat silver box that acts as the base, which Microsoft has kept unblemished with views of stickers or indeed ports – instead it follows Apple’s lead and stuffs these all into the rear panel. It’s essentially a 25in Surface tablet mounted on a clever arm that allows it to move between a 90-degree vertical and an almost flat 20 degrees. Microsoft Surface Studio review: Extraordinarily expensive but an intriguing iMac alternative