Acer Swift Edge (SFE16-43) review – has a lot of potential but the cooling solution needs a revamp
Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
CPU options
You can choose among three Zen 4 CPUs – AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, and AMD Ryzen 5 7640U.
Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU options
You can rely on two iGPU variants depending on which CPU you will get – AMD Radeon 780M and AMD Radeon 760M.
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 3DMark: Wild Life benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Gaming tests
CS:GO | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings) | HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 167 fps | – | – |
DOTA 2 | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings) | HD 1080p, High (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 132 fps | 92 fps | 59 fps |
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 47 fps | 36 fps | 31 fps | 26 fps |
Borderlands 3 | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Badass (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 53 fps | 36 fps | 23 fps | 18 fps |
Far Cry 6 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 44 fps | 33 fps | 28 fps |
Gears 5 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 58 fps | 38 fps | 32 fps | 25 fps |
The AMD Radeon 780M is the most powerful Team Red iGPU at the moment. Due to the weak cooling solution of this machine combined with the lower CPU clocks and power limits, the performance of this integrated graphics card is lower than the previous-gen Radeon 680M. The MSAA option in CS:GO is missing (probably a bug) and that’s why we tested this title only on Low settings.