We test the laptop's performance by simply measuring how long it takes to render a 3D scene in Blender. We measure the performance of the CPU and GPU independently, as this allows us to more easily compare results between different models.
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Testing Environment
We measure the Blender performance of a laptop alongside our Geekbench 5, Cinebench R23, Basemark GPU, and game benchmarks. If you want to learn more about how we benchmark a laptop's performance using those programs, check out our Geekbench 5, Cinebench R23, Basemark GPU, and game benchmark test articles.
We perform these tests one after another in a small, temperature-controlled room set to 22°C (71.6°F), with a tolerance of ±0.5°C. We keep the laptop plugged in using its included adapter and ensure that the battery is at full charge before beginning our tests.
We run Blender and our other benchmarking software and games directly off an external SSD with a USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps) connection. The high bandwidth of the connection shouldn't adversely impact benchmark results. We use Blender version 2.83 LTS, which is scheduled to be maintained until 2022 to ensure consistent and repeatable results across different hardware and operating systems.
Unfortunately, Blender isn't natively available on Chrome OS, so we use the Linux version of Blender 2.83 LTS and run it in a container using Crostini. This method for loading Linux apps is available for all Chromebooks released since 2019, but you can find a list of compatible Chromebooks released before 2019 here. It's different from dual-booting Linux or running a Linux desktop environment; neither of these methods is officially supported.
GPU benchmarking is unavailable on the macOS version of Blender, so to obtain results, we use Boot Camp to run Windows 10 and run Blender 2.83 LTS from there. We can't perform this test for MacBooks that use Apple silicon, like the M1 MacBook Air.
Note: Our Blender benchmark determines the 'cold performance' of the laptop. It means that this test doesn't take into account possible performance degradation due to thermal constraints. We allow three-minute intervals of idle time between runs to ensure consistency and to cancel potential effects of thermal throttling, which aren't the focus of this test. For more information on that matter, see Performance Over Time test article.
Application Settings
We use the well-known bmw27 scene for our benchmarks. We leave all settings set to default and only change the 'Cycles Renderer Devices' setting, explained in further detail below.
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Note: We only benchmark the time a laptop takes to render a scene using either the CPU or GPU, but not both at the same time. It's because the results obtained using either the CPU or GPU alone are more easily comparable between different laptop models. Also, using the CPU and GPU together to render a scene can be either faster or slower compared to using the GPU alone because it's highly dependent on the scene's complexity, meaning it isn't a reliable method of gauging the performance of the laptop itself.