A Review Of Acer Predator Triton 500 : It Holds On Rtx 2060

By Author: Manoj Varma
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With its stylish, covert design, you can see why Acer was named Predator Triton 500 ($1,799 / £1,799) after the Greek Poseidon. Its dark blue and grey look is angular, and it can play most games with a medium-powered RTX 2060 graphics card. It has a bright screen and only the mixed productivity features it wants to uninstall and the UK media reporting software can stop it.

The dark grey/blue predator is a slender aluminum machine with some tiny angles, but surprisingly plain. All hats on the lid have the word "predator" and the top has a Transformers-style logo. There are some cool details on the back. The vents have a zigzag pattern, and the blue pattern adds a touch of color to the machine.

When the lid is opened, the 15.6-inch display has a thin plastic frame on three sides and a thick Predator brand border on the bottom. Like the lid, the deck is made of metal. Above the keyboard, the speakers are arranged in an alternating triangular pattern. The WASD button, the arrow keys and the PredatorSense button are all blue, which helps the color scheme and stands out from the rest of the keyboard.

There are ...
... many ports for peripherals, monitors, and extended storage. On the left is the Ethernet jack, USB 3.1 Gen 1 port, HDMI output and separate headphone and microphone jacks. On the right is another pair of USB 3.1 ports, Thunderbolt 3 and Mini DisplayPort, and a lock slot.

The Predator weighs 4.7 pounds and 14.1 x 10 x 0.7 inches (358.1 x 254 x 17.8 mm). It weighs the same as the Gigabyte Aero 15 X9, which is slightly smaller at 14 x 9.8 x 0.7 inches (356 x 250 x 18 mm). The Lenovo Legion Y740 weighs 5 pounds and measures 14.2 x 10.5 x 0.9 inches (267 x 361.4 x 267 x 22.5 mm).

Games, Graphics and VR

The Predator is the first laptop we tested with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU. In testing, it complemented the competitors running the RTX 2070 Max-Q.

When I played Battlefield V's "Nordlys" mission with a high DXR at 1920x1080 resolution, it started smashing at 60 frames per second (fps) in the snow, but in a detailed town with lots of reflections, it Falling between 46 and 53 fps, there are quite a few screen tears. But when I lowered the DXR to medium (but only the other settings), I got a smoother 66-77 fps, except for one example, when I collapsed on my house and it dropped to 57 fps.

In "Shadow of Tomb Raider" (maximum setting, FHD), the Predator beats the mainstream game average (40 fps) and Aero (RTX 2070 Max-Q) at 49 fps, but behind the Legion ( RTX 2070 Max) -Q). It's worth noting that Aero is the first RTX laptop we've tested, and since then there has been an update to the driver, which may explain the difference between it and the Legion.

On Hitman (Ultra settings, FHD), the game runs at 87 fps, above average (69 fps), but lower than RTX 2070 Max-Q based systems.
When it comes to Grand Theft Auto V (very high, FHD), the Predator runs on average at 66 fps, which is comparable to the RTX 2070 Max-Q machine and above average (48 fps).

In order to stress test the Predator, I ran the Metro: Exodus benchmark 15 times on its RTX preset to simulate a half-hour intense game. The CPU has an average clock speed of 3.8 GHz and a temperature of 83.7 degrees Celsius (182.7 degrees Fahrenheit). The average GPU temperature is 70.1 degrees Celsius (158.2 degrees Fahrenheit).

Productivity Performance

With the Intel Core i7-8750H CPU, 16 GB DDR4 memory, and 512 GB PCIe-NVMe SSD, the Triton 500 has powerful features and portability. If you're using it for word processing, browsing the web and playing music, that's enough.

On Geekbench 4.1, Predator scored 20,621, slightly lower than the mainstream game average of 20,795. The Legion (Core i7-8750H) scored slightly above 21,629. Aero has a more powerful Core i9-8950HK with a score of 22,676.

The Predator took 7 seconds to copy 4.97 GB of files, or 727 MBps. This is faster than the average speed (365.6 MBps) and also beats Aero and Legion.

In our Handbrake test, the computer transcoded the 4K video to 1080p and the Predator took 9 minutes and 58 seconds. This is faster than 10:59 on average, but the Legion is faster.

Display

The 15.6-inch, 1920x1080 display has a refresh rate of 144 Hz, which is brighter than the average, and only Gigabyte's color-calibrated 4K screen beats it in the gamut. When I looked at Shazam's trailer, the yellow lightning on the hero suit suddenly touched the red spandex, and the cashier's purple hair and shirt stood out among all the goods behind her. When I played Battlefield V, the snowflakes were bright, the whites were against the blue sky, and the red grenades were very vivid.

Predator covers 116% of the SRGB color Gamut.

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