With the launch of Surface Laptop 4 this week, as I did with almost all the Surface devices in my possession, I wanted to see if it was possible to play on my laptop. Even if Microsoft does not present this device as a gaming laptop, it has an 8-core, 16-wire processor.
If you are looking for a first impression post, you can find it here; The short version of this post is that despite the improved processor, the GPU continues to reduce the gaming experience. But the best way to present it is with the videos, which you can find below.
The GPU was by far the limiting factor, with CPU usage rarely skipping over 50%. Also, although they are not heard in the video, when the fans reach their maximum results, they are quite strong, but this is to be expected. That being said, the only time I’ve heard them turn during my use is when benchmarking is done and during normal use, the car is silent.
I’m also looking forward to the “Cloud Gaming” Xbox becoming available in the browser. Although I still can’t test it yet, I think the Surface Laptop 4 could be a good device to present the experience.
However, there is a lot to test with this laptop, but in the coming days and weeks I will sink into battery life, as this is the last remaining area that needed significant improvements over the Surface Laptop 3.
Tagged Surface, Surface Laptop 4