The Dash F15 and Alienware both rock the midrange card in Nvidia’s latest mobile GPU lineup however, the pricier Alienware was able to push out much more impressive frame rates with its RTX 3070 in the Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark (1920 x 1080 resolution, highest settings). The paneling was so washed out it barely looked gold and also lacked reflections. The wall looked less like a pricey, executive border and instead had a large rectangular area that just looked whiter. But with ray tracing off, I could no longer see the light fixture or my reflection. The wall’s gold paneling reflected a large staircase. I could see Jesse’s reflection, as well as that of the light fixture behind her. With ray tracing on, an office wall inside the Oldest House looked very high-end, with a shiny mirrored finish. There’s an obvious hit to frame rate, but ray tracing does provide a noticeable change in graphics in Control, since it uses ray tracing in five ways (on reflections, transparent reflections, diffuse lighting, contact shadows and debris). However, it was sometimes down to 33 fps and managed as much as 53 fps. With ray tracing set to high, the average frame rate dropped to the mid to upper 40s. The game typically showed frame frame rates in the high 60s to low 70s, going as low as 57 frames per second (fps) and as high as 75 fps. The machine handled Control well on high settings with ray tracing off. This is combined with Intel's latest H35 series processor, a 35W, 4-core/8-thread part based on 11th Gen "Tiger Lake," rather than the 45W parts we often see in gaming notebooks. With Nvidia’s Dynamic Boost 2.0 AI feature, Asus says the card can clock to over 1,390 MHz (Nvidia specs the card to run from 1,290-1,620 MHz with boost). The Dash F15 we reviewed uses an RTX 3070 (we confirmed that it's a Max-Q design however, Asus isn’t using the Max-Q label anymore) mobile graphics card, a member of Nvidia’s newest lineup. Gaming and Graphics on the Asus TUF Dash F15 The laptop doesn’t open all the way flat, which was a rare nuisance. The lid is thin and also has a small amount of flex. Its plastic deck feels a little more solid than the average laptop, especially a budget one, but there’s a little bit of give when pressing the function row buttons. The machine was tested for drops, extreme temperatures, humidity and vibration. All the ports are closer to the laptop’s lip, and the charger is shaped like a right angle, so it can be easy for attached cables to get in the way of one another or you.Īccompanying the travel-friendly form and backing the TUF moniker is military-grade MIL-STD-810H certification for durability. The right side carries two more USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports. The left side hosts the port for charging the laptop, along with an Ethernet jack, HDMI 2.0, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A) and even Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C). Thankfully, the Dash F15 doesn’t sacrifice ports in its quest for sleek. There are also no play or pause functions on the keyboard. I’d much rather have the volume mute button here, alongside the other volume buttons (it’s on the FN row instead). Less welcome is the button for launching Asus’ Armoury Crate software. You get some offset media controls, including a mute button, which is particularly handy as we do more conference calls from home offices. White WASD keys also add to the gamer aesthetic but can look kind of cheap, as you can see the keys’ cross-armed-like white retainers, especially if you turn the blue backlight on. Liberties were also taken with the shape of the power button. The deck loves to attract fingerprints and is side-flanked with diagonal line carvings that complement the vents north of the keyboard. When you open the Dash F15, you’re greeted by a more gamer-friendly font and a darker deck. The Acer Predator Triton 300 is also of a similar build (4.4 pounds, 14.3 x 10 x 0.7 inches), but the Alienware m15 R4, which also holds an RTX 3070 graphics card, is heavier than the Dash F15 (5.25 pounds). At 4.41 pounds and 14.17 x 9.92 x 0.78 inches, it’s a little lighter and wider than the Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model (4.7 pounds, 14 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches). The Dash F15 isn’t the only trim gaming laptop on the block.
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