What configuration can you do? 970M demo "Tomb Raider 10"

According to official information, the recommended graphics for Tomb Raider: The Rise is GTX 970, and the recommended CPU is i7-3770. Based on this speculation, the recommended configuration for this game on the mobile platform should be quad-core i7 processor + GTX 970M graphics card. Today, we use the Shenzhou Z7 to see if this configuration can run "Tomb Raider: Rise" smoothly under the highest quality.


Note: This test program is a Steam Shop Edition game

Test machine information

Shenzhou (HASEE) Ares Z7-SL7S3 15.6-inch game book


Our test machine is the God of War Z7 from Shenzhou, which uses Intel's latest Skylake architecture i7-6700HQ processor, 8GB DDR4 memory, 3GB memory GTX 970M graphics card, graphics card driver for the latest 361.75.

Throughout the testing process, "show" in the game options we keep the settings in the above picture, anti-aliasing open to FXAA, turn off vertical synchronization. For a 15.6-inch notebook, FXAA-level anti-aliasing is sufficient. Of course, we have also tried to open higher levels of SMAA, SSAA 2x, etc., the game screen will become very stuck, anti-aliasing is too high on GPU power, it is recommended that the game player is closed or only open one level, desktop player Choose according to the actual situation.


GFE recommended quality measurement

We first use the best screen configuration provided by NVIDIA GeForce Experience to play.

Under the GFE recommendation image quality, the image quality grade is between high and very high (that is, highest), and there is no stafnancy phenomenon during the entire running process, which belongs to a relatively smooth level. Picture textures, physical effects, light and shadow scenes, etc. all have very good performance. The final average number of frames is about 49 FPS, personally think that this score is still acceptable.


Default highest quality measured

In the "very high" screen setting, the picture is more stable and the average number of frames is 40.8 FPS. Although there is no apparent Caton in most scenes, the fluency is not high, and the picture becomes very stuck in a complex scene or an animation transition. You can responsibly tell everyone that under this configuration, if you want to run the game with a smoother screen, it is not recommended to set the maximum picture quality.


Default high quality measured

The curve of the number of frames under high image quality is beyond our expectation. From the point of view of the line graph, it is even better than the GFE recommended setting. However, in the process of the game, the stability of the picture is also more general, and it will have a slight sensation in the complex scene. The final average number of frames is 46.9 FPS, and the score is acceptable.


Default Chinese quality measurement

Under the medium-definition quality, the performance of the Shenzhou Z7 was excellent. The screen performance has been very smooth. Although there are dropped frames in complex scenes, it still belongs to a very smooth level. The final average number of frames is 54.8 FPS.

Different picture quality picture contrast


Note: This round of screen comparisons are all uploaded with FHD resolution artwork, and friends who want to explore the details themselves can.

Lowest quality

Low quality

Medium quality

high-definition

GFE recommended quality

Highest quality


If you played the previous generation "Tomb Raider 9," you should be impressed by its picture performance. It is not an exaggeration to say that even the lowest quality of Tomb Raider: The Rise is better than some of the high quality of online games. We have selected five default image quality and GFE recommended image quality to compare the screenshots in the same scene. In addition to the sharpness difference between the minimum image quality and the low image quality, the main difference is the physical material and The performance of shadow details.


In other words, if you are not particularly sensitive to the picture, you may only feel a few flowers, trees, and shadows on the map under the medium quality and the highest quality.


GTX 960M is the bottom line, GTX 980M and above are the best choice


Unfortunately, the i7-6700HQ+GTX 970M's hardware combination does not run the game with the most extreme effects in a smoother picture. However, in the high-quality and GFE recommended quality, the smoother screen can be operated with less effort, and the medium-quality image can be operated with sufficient smoothness.

Based on this speculation, the GTX 960M can run the new Tomb Raider with a picture quality of 30 FPS or more under medium quality, but the GTX 950M can only consider the lowest quality.


If you are going to buy a game that originally used this game, the notebook with the GTX 960M is the bottom line, and the 980M or 970M is the first choice.