The MSI GE75 8RF gaming laptop has some nice specs, but just how well does it perform in
games? I’ve benchmarked 19 different games at all setting levels to show you how well
it runs and help you decide if it’s a laptop you should consider buying.
Just quickly before we jump into the benchmark results I’ll cover off the specs in my unit.
I’ve got the 8RF version here, which has an Intel i7-8750H CPU, 16gb of dual channel
memory, and the older Nvidia GTX 1070 graphics, however as we’ve seen in another video this
usually outperforms the newer RTX 2060. The GE75 is also available with GTX 1060 graphics,
or RTX 2060, 2070 or 2080 graphics, you can find updated prices to each version linked
in the description, and expect different results to what I’m showing here with different
specs.
I was running Windows 10 with these Nvidia drivers, and just a reminder we’re only
looking at gaming performance here, if you’re new to the channel get subscribed for the
upcoming full review.
Battlefield 5 was tested in campaign mode and not in multiplayer mode, as it’s easier
to consistently reproduce the test run. Higher frame rates are possible with lower settings
if you need them, though I found it to still run very nicely maxed out at ultra settings
while looking great.
Apex Legends was tested with either all settings at maximum, or all settings on the lowest
possible values, as it doesn’t have predefined setting presets. It played well even with
max settings, still perfectly smooth with fairly high frame rate, with 23% higher average
FPS possible at minimum settings.
Far Cry New Dawn was tested with the built in benchmark, and with ultra settings the
average frame rates were fairly good, for reference the RTX 2060 in the ASUS Scar II
I recently tested was just one FPS behind.
Far Cry 5 was also tested with the built in benchmark, and the results were ahead of the
newer Far Cry New Dawn just covered, again pretty good results for this test.
Fortnite was tested with the replay feature, and due to a recent game update the replay
I’ve used is a fair bit different compared to my previous tests, so these results can’t
really be compared with my older results. Regardless even with max settings over 100
FPS was easily possible in this well optimized game.
Overwatch is another well optimized game and was tested in the practice range, as other
players, bots and even different maps in actual gameplay affect the frame rate and this allows
for consistent testing. The 300 FPS frame cap was close to being hit at low settings,
and the results are very high, able to take full advantage of the 144Hz panel even at
epic settings.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider was tested with the built in benchmark, and the results at
highest settings were performing within RTX 2070 Max-Q territory, so quite a nice result
here from the GTX 1070.
Metro Exodus was tested using the built in benchmark, which performs worse than actual
game play, making this more of a synthetic test rather than indicative of actual game
performance, but does allow you to perform the same test run to compare with.
CS:GO was tested using the Ulletical FPS benchmark, and like always high frame rates were coming
out of this test, just below 200 FPS with all settings at minimum, but not really much
difference between this and medium settings.
Rainbow Six Siege was tested with the built in benchmark, and the frame rates are super
high as expected, however it’s worth noting I always use the defaults the built in presets
set, so 50% render scale and T-AA. This game seems to perform better with Nvidia’s newer
Turing architecture based on my own testing, so if you play it a lot the newer RTX version
of the GE75 should go even better.
PUBG was tested using the replay feature, and we were just able to hit 100 FPS at very
low settings, a bit of a difference compared to the 2060 I recently tested in the ASUS
Scar II, which could hit 100 FPS at ultra settings in the exact same replay, either
way still fair performance.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey was tested with the built in benchmark, and I was getting
60 FPS with high settings, though still alright results maxed out as this game doesn’t really
need a high frame rate to play well, and we can’t boost frame rate that much at lower
settings anyway.
Dota 2 was tested playing in the middle lane with an average amount of action going on,
and it was running very smoothly without any problems at all, with high settings able to
utilize the 144Hz display while still looking great.
Watch Dogs 2 is a resource intensive game, but despite this even ultra settings was able
to average 60 FPS, which is plenty considering this is a game that I think runs perfectly
fine with a solid 30 FPS.
Ghost Recon is another demanding game and was tested using the built in benchmark. Lower
frame rates are expected with all but the most powerful laptops at ultra settings in
this test, however there was a fairly good improvement stepping down to very high or
below.
The Witcher 3 was running well with hairworks disabled, with 90 FPS possible at high settings
and a solid 60 FPS for the 1% low, while low settings allowed us to make use of the 144Hz
display, although I don’t really think this game benefits much from a super high frame
rate.
DOOM was tested using Vulkan, and is a game that I always find to run extremely well on
modern hardware. With the GTX 1070 even maxed out we’re seeing almost 150 FPS with high
1% low, plenty for a great experience with the 144Hz screen.
Strange Brigade was another game that was tested with Vulkan, and was just above 100
FPS with ultra settings in the built in benchmark, though almost double was possible with low
settings. I’ve only just added this game recently, so I don’t have much other data
to compare with yet.
Shadow of War was tested with the built in benchmark, and was performing quite well,
plenty of FPS for this sort of game in my opinion, however this is a title that I’ve
found to benefit more from Nvidia’s newer Turing architecture, so if you plan on playing
it a lot the newer RTX model might be beneficial here.
Let’s also take a look at how the GE75 compares with some other laptops to see how it stacks
up, use these results as a rough guide only as they were tested at different times with
different versions of Nvidia drivers.
In Battlefield 5 I’ve got the GE75 up the top shown by the red bar, and it’s performing
very closely to the 2060 in the Aorus 15, but I’ve got a whole video comparing the
2060 and 1070 linked in the description if you’re after more examples.
Here are the results from Far Cry 5 with ultra settings in the built in benchmark, this time
the GE75 was further ahead of the 2060, and only just below the 2070 Max-Q in the Apex
15x towards the bottom, showing the 1070 is definitely still a capable option.
These are the results from Shadow of the Tomb raider with the built in benchmark at highest
settings, and it was a similar deal, in that it was only just below the best 2070 max-q
result, and ahead of the RTX 2060.
Overall the GTX 1070 is still providing excellent performance, and stacks up well against the
newer RTX options for around the same price in many regions, however prices are always
changing so check updated prices in the description. Paired with the 144Hz screen I think the GE75
is a good option in terms of performance, even though this is now considered last generation
in terms of graphics. There was some thermal throttling noted however that affected performance,
but I’ll be covering that in a future video dedicated to thermal testing, so if you’re
new here get subscribed for that one.
So how do you guys think the MSI GE75 gaming laptop with GTX 1070 graphics did in these
games? Let me know your thoughts down in the comments, and get subscribed so you don’t
miss the full review of the MSI GE75 gaming laptop.