Vulkan was introduced as the successor to the widely used OpenGL and it allows developers to reduce overhead and work much closer to the GPU for increased performance.ĭoom was one of the first large game releases to incorporate Vulkan (via an update to the game in July 2016). In a nutshell, Vulkan is a render API (like DirectX 11 or OpenGL) which is used by a game to render graphics without having to rewrite the entire game for each specific GPU. It is not the kind of game you would expect to run on Intel UHD graphics but in the case of XPS 13, Doom becomes an interesting example due to its use of Vulkan. The 2016 reboot of Doom was released to rave reviews and many people started using it as an example of the graphic level you can achieve when fully utilizing the resources of a proper gaming computer. On the XPS 13 we tested (8th Gen Core i7), a normal refresh rate limited to 60 fps is good for most situations, but you might need to use a half refresh rate mode for older models. GTA V has two main vsync modes, one that locks the screen’s refresh rate (60 in our case), and one that locks to half the refresh rate (30). Let’s start with some of the lighter games that you can expect to play on the XPS 13 without much trouble.
Dropping the game down to 720p or even lower can help, provided that the game supports it.īelow, we show how to get the best performance in several popular games when playing on the Dell XPS 13.
It’s $28 USD difference between an 8GB RAM kit and a 16GB RAM kit. Really these are the things you do not expect to be cheaped out on for a $1,300 laptop.ĨGB of RAM and 256GB SSD at $1,300 USD is completely unacceptable as well. They should have sprung for low profile mechanical or Optical switches.
Now they are just using scissor switches, which are budget tier for most windows laptops. Apple’s laptop keys are also pretty subpar compared to windows laptops of the same price and that’s excluding older MacBook models that Apple had to run a repair program due to how prone they were to damage. There are plenty of windows laptops that mimic Apple’s style and again there are plenty that don’t that may objectively look better to other people. In regards to build quality, as in looks and feel, I’d also say windows again. In regards to build quality by my definition I’d definitely say there are more and better options for windows machines. Apple laptops are not easy to repair and they are not the most rugged. The Latitude 9510 is also a business laptop so it’s built to last.īy build quality I’ll assume you mean “looks nice”, which is does look nice but to me “build quality” means meant to last. There are multiple windows laptops above that mark, with the Latitude 9510 getting 18 hours and 17 minutes at the same screen brightness and performing the same tasks while surfing the web. It clocks in at about 16 hours of web surfing at 150 nits screen brightness. AMD’s recent Zen 3 laptop chips are able to fit 12 cores in a fanless design due to their low power draw and that’s going to give you far more power CPU wise then the M1.īattery wise the M1 does very good but it is not the best. Noise wise, there are hundreds of fanless windows laptops (like the surface for example). 1 off sales aren’t something you can make a broad recommendation with. MSRP is what you base comparisons on as that’s the price most people will actually pay. It’s apple to oranges (if you’ll excuse the pun). Used prices are irrelevant when comparing products. I can’t see a Windows machine being able to match it with those things The build quality is unrivaled and it runs totally silently most of the time and the battery life is incredible.
I recently bought a used MacBook Pro 13 inches M1 for £680 and it was in practically new condition.