Windows 10 Creators Update最畅销的功能之一是新的游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}。此功能有望改善所有Windows 10用户的^{(Windows 10)}游戏体验^{(gaming experience)}，无论他们拥有新的高端计算机还是较旧、速度较慢的设备。但尚不清楚游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}是否真的有效并有助于增加您玩的游戏每秒渲染的帧数。由于微软^(Microsoft)没有透露有关其新游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}的许多技术细节，我们开始自己寻找真相。我们在装有Windows 10^{(Windows 10)}的不同计算机上玩了几个视频游戏. 我们在打开和关闭游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}的情况下测量了这些游戏的性能。这是我们学到的：

我们测试游戏模式的电脑^{(Game Mode)}

我们在三台不同的计算机上测试了游戏模式。^{(Game Mode)}这是第一个的规格：

• 操作系统^{(Operating system)}：Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
• 处理器：英特尔酷睿 i5 4460 ^{(Intel Core i5 4460)} @ 3.2GHz
• 内存：16GB DDR3 金士顿 HyperX DDR3 1600MHz^{(DDR3 Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600MHz)}
• 主板：华硕Z97-AR
• 视频：华硕 R9 270X DirectCU II TOP
• 存储：三星 SSD 850 PRO 512GB
• 显示器：宏碁 K272HUL
• 音频：Creative Sound Blaster Z

在我们的统计中，我们将这台计算机命名为“Intel Core i5 4460 & AMD Radeon R9 270X”。

用于测试的第二台计算机具有以下规格：

• 操作系统^{(Operating system)}：Windows 10 Home 64-bit
• 处理器：AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0GHz
• 内存：8GB DDR3 金士顿 HyperX Predator 2133MHz^{(DDR3 Kingston HyperX Predator 2133MHz)}
• 主板：华擎 970 Extreme3
• 视频：蓝宝石 Radeon R9 270X ^{(Sapphire Radeon R9 270X)} Dual-X OC 2GB GDDR5 256 位
• 存储：三星 SSD 750 EVO 250GB
• 显示器：LG IPS234
• 音频：板载

在我们的统计中，我们将这台计算机命名为“AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X”。

我们使用的第三台 PC 是新的华硕 VivoPC^{(ASUS VivoPC X)} X。这是一台游戏机^{(game console)}大小的支持 VR 的计算机，其评论可在此处获得。ASUS VivoPC X具有以下硬件配置^{(hardware configuration)}：

• 操作系统^{(Operating system)}：Windows 10 Home 64-bit
• 处理器：英特尔酷睿 i5 7300HQ ^{(Intel Core i5 7300HQ)} @ 2.50GHz
• 内存：16GB DDR4 三星 2400MHz
• 主板：英特尔HM175
• 视频：NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5 192 位
• 存储：美光 SSD 1100 512GB
• 显示器：LG IPS234
• 音频：板载

在我们的统计中，我们将这台计算机命名为“Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060”。

我们用于测试游戏模式性能的游戏^{(Game Mode performance)}

为了了解Windows 10中的^{(Windows 10)}游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}功能如何影响游戏性能，我们玩了五款不同的游戏并进行了基准测试：

• Vikings - Wolves of Midgard - 一款动作角色扮演游戏，于2017 年 3 月^{(March 2017)}发布。
• DOOM - 流行系列的现代重启，于 2016 年5 月^{(May 2016)}发布。
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt——这款广受欢迎的角色扮演游戏^(RPG)于 2015 年5 月^{(May 2015)}发布，并被许多出版物授予年度游戏称号。^{(Game of the Year)}
• Metro 2033 Redux - 一款出色的第一人称射击生存恐怖游戏^{(shooter survival horror game)}，于 2014 年5 月^{(May 2014)}发布。
• GRID 2 - 一款广受好评的赛车游戏，于 2013 年5 月^{(May 2013)}发布。

如您所见，我们选择了过去四年推出的游戏。它们是具有不同硬件要求和图形引擎的不同标题。

在第一个测试系统（“Intel Core i5 4460 & AMD Radeon R9 270X”）上，我们使用了以下视觉设置：

• Vikings - Wolves of Midgard - 分辨率：2560x1440，图形^(Graphics)质量：高^(High)，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：禁用，帧率限制^{(Framerate Limit)}：无限制
• DOOM - 分辨率：1920x1200，图形^(Graphics)质量：中，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关闭
• 巫师 3：狂猎^{(The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)}- 分辨率：1920x1080，图形^(Graphics)质量：中，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关闭^(Off)，每秒最大帧数^{(Maximum Frames Per Second)}：无限制
• Metro 2033 Redux - 分辨率：1920x1080，质量：非常高^(High)，SSAA：关闭^(Off)，纹理过滤^{(Texture filtering)}：AF 4X，运动模糊^{(Motion Blur)}：关闭^(Off)，镶嵌^{(Tessellation)}：正常^(Normal)，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关闭^(Off)，高级 PhysX^{(Advanced PhysX)}：关闭^(Off)
• 网格 2^{(GRID 2)} - 分辨率：1920x1200，图形^(Graphics)质量：高^(High)，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关闭

在第二台计算机（“AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X”）上，我们对我们玩的游戏使用了以下设置：

• Vikings - Wolves of Midgard - 分辨率：1920x1080，图形^(Graphics)质量：Ultra，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：禁用，帧率限制^{(Framerate Limit)}：无限制
• DOOM - 分辨率：1920x1080，图形^(Graphics)质量：中，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关闭
• 巫师 3：狂猎^{(The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)}- 分辨率：1920x1080，图形^(Graphics)质量：高^(High)，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关闭^(Off)，每秒最大帧数^{(Maximum Frames Per Second)}：无限制
• Metro 2033 Redux - 分辨率：1920x1080，质量：非常高^(High)，SSAA：开，纹理过滤^{(Texture filtering)}：AF 4X，运动模糊^{(Motion Blur)}：关^(Off)，镶嵌^{(Tessellation)}：关^(Off)，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关^(Off)，高级 PhysX^{(Advanced PhysX)}：关^(Off)
• 网格 2^{(GRID 2)} - 分辨率：1920x1080，图形^(Graphics)质量：高^(High)，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关闭

最后，这是我们在第三台电脑ASUS VivoPC X（“Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 ” ）上的游戏设置：

• Vikings - Wolves of Midgard - 分辨率：1920x1080，图形^(Graphics)质量：Ultra，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：禁用，帧率限制^{(Framerate Limit)}：无限制
• DOOM - 分辨率：1920x1080，图形^(Graphics)质量：Ultra，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关闭
• 巫师 3：狂猎^{(The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)}- 分辨率：1920x1080，图形^(Graphics)质量：超^(Ultra)，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关闭^(Off)，每秒最大帧数^{(Maximum Frames Per Second)}：无限制
• Metro 2033 Redux - 分辨率：1920x1080，质量：非常高^(High)，SSAA：开启，纹理过滤^{(Texture filtering)}：AF 16X，运动模糊^{(Motion Blur)}：正常^(Normal)，镶嵌：非常高^(High)，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关闭^(Off)，高级 PhysX^{(Advanced PhysX)}：开启
• GRID 2 - 分辨率：1920x1080，图形^(Graphics)质量：Ultra，垂直同步^{(Vertical Sync)}：关闭

我们如何衡量一切

我们在每个系统上运行每个游戏基准测试 3^{(gaming benchmark three)}次，在 Windows 10 中打开和关闭游戏模式。^{(Game Mode)}

Metro 2033 Redux有自己的基准测试工具^{(benchmark tool)}，所以我们用它来衡量这款游戏的性能。对于其他四款游戏，我们使用Fraps来衡量每款游戏每秒渲染的最低、最高和平均帧数。然后，我们制作了一个大型Excel 电子表格^{(Excel spreadsheet)}，记录了所有内容。我们计算了每个游戏中每个系统的最大每秒帧数 (fps)、平均 fps 数和最小值。

最后，我们使用Excel创建了许多图形图表，以便所有这些信息更容易消化。结果如下：

Vikings - Wolves of Midgard - 游戏模式^(Mode)无任何作用或降低性能^{(nothing or lowers performance)}

在这个游戏中，在第一台计算机上，游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}没有改变每秒的最小、平均或最大帧数。

在第二台 PC 上，即配备AMD FX8350 处理器^{(AMD FX8350 processor)}的 PC 上，最大FPS在有和没有游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}的情况下是相同的。但是，打开游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}后，平均值和最小值都降低了一帧。换句话说，打开游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}意味着性能略有下降。

在配备Intel Core i5 7300HQ和NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060的^{(NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060)}ASUS VivoPC X上，结果好坏参半。打开游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}后，最大和平均FPS数下降了几帧。但是，最低FPS从 66 增加到 79，这是很多的。

DOOM - 游戏模式^(Mode)好坏参半，具体取决于您的计算机

在《毁灭战士^(DOOM)》中，第一台计算机受益于使用游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}，并且所有测量值都上升了。最令人印象深刻的提升是最低FPS的提升，从 23 fps 提高到 30。

谈到从天堂到地狱再回来，第二台计算机（AMD FX-8350 和 AMD Radeon R9 270X ）在启用^{(AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X)}游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}的情况下表现更差：最大FPS从 59 到 56，平均FPS从 39 到 32，最低FPS从 20 几乎减半到 12。

在华硕 VivoPC X（英特尔酷睿 i5 7300HQ 和 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060）^{(Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060))}上，游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}提供了另一个混合包：它增加了每秒的最大帧数，但降低了平均帧数和最小值，这根本不是很好。

The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt - 游戏模式^(Mode)好坏参半，具体取决于您的计算机

在第一台测试 PC（英特尔酷睿 i5 4460 和 AMD Radeon R9 270X^{(Intel Core i5 4460 & AMD Radeon R9 270X)}）上，使用游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}改善了很多。最高FPS增加 5 帧，平均增加 2 帧，最低从 32 上升到 33。

在第二个系统（AMD FX-8350 和 AMD Radeon R9 270X^{((AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X)}）上，游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}增加了渲染的最小和最大FPS，但降低了我们记录的平均FPS。

最后，在 ASUS VivoPC X（英特尔酷睿 i5 7300HQ 和 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060）^{(Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060))}上，使用游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}意味着性能普遍下降。下降幅度很大：最大FPS从 64 下降到 58，平均^(FPS)FPS从48 下降到 44，最小FPS从 37 下降到 26 。一个令人失望的结果。

Metro 2033 Redux -游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}降低了每秒的最大帧数

我们使用的第一台计算机（英特尔酷睿 i5 4460 和 AMD Radeon R9 270X ）在启用^{(Intel Core i5 4460 & AMD Radeon R9 270X)}游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}后性能有所下降。平均FPS保持不变，但最大值下降了 22 帧，最小值从 12 下降到 6。

在我们使用的第二台 PC（AMD FX-8350 和 AMD Radeon R9 270X^{(AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X)}）上，打开游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}会降低每秒的最大帧数。其他统计数据保持不变。

在 ASUS VivoPC X ( Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060)上，使用游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}并没有以有意义的方式改变任何东西。所有指标都保持不变，只有每秒的最大帧数减少了。

GRID 2 - 游戏模式^(Mode)可能会提高性能，但仅限于某些计算机

在我们测试的上一个游戏中，第一台计算机（Intel Core i5 4460 和 AMD Radeon R9 270X^{(Intel Core i5 4460 & AMD Radeon R9 270X)} ）在打开游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}时提高了性能。最大和平均FPS值都上升了，但最显着的增长是最小FPS数，从 81 帧上升到 107 帧。

在第二台电脑（AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X ）上，没有^{(AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X)}游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}的性能更好。虽然开启游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}后每秒最大帧数略有增加，但每秒平均帧数和最小帧数明显下降。

在华硕 VivoPC X（英特尔酷睿 i5 7300HQ 和 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060）^{(Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060))}上，游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}没有任何好处。FPS最大帧数增加了 3 帧，但平均帧数和最小帧数略有下降。

游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}不发达，对当今的游戏没有有意义的积极影响

在三个不同的系统上进行所有这些测量后，我们感到很失望。我们查看了其他出版物或游戏玩家在社交媒体上运行的其他基准测试，结果相似。只有PC World的一位编辑发现了一个好处：如果您是那种让网络浏览器在^{(PC World)}YouTube 上^(YouTube)播放音乐并在玩游戏时激活AVG 防病毒软件^{(AVG antivirus)}的游戏玩家，那么打开游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}似乎很有用。您可以在此处查看^(here)PC World的结果。

然而，我们经常玩游戏，我们不会做 PC World的人认为的真实场景^{(real-life scenario)}。我们启用防病毒产品的“游戏模式^{(game mode)}”功能，关闭耗电的应用程序，只专注于我们玩的游戏。而且，这样做时，游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}可能会损害游戏性能，具体取决于您的系统和您玩的游戏。

对于一个应该让游戏变得更好的功能，游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}是不发达的，营销绒毛^{(marketing fluff)}远没有提高你的游戏体验质量。

此功能的另一个问题是难以启用，并且在某些游戏中，它涉及以“窗口模式”运行它们，以便您可以访问游戏栏^{(Game Bar)}并启用游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}。

我们相信大多数游戏玩家会完全忽略它，并且这个功能将被非常有限的人使用，并且有充分的理由：它对改善您的游戏体验几乎没有任何作用。

您对Windows 10中的^{(Windows 10)}游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}有何体验？

既然您知道此功能在我们的Windows 10 Creators Update测试系统上的表现如何，我们想知道它对您的表现如何：您在玩游戏时是否看到了有意义的积极影响？你觉得它很容易打开吗？您对游戏模式^{(Game Mode)}有什么看法？

Game Mode in Windows 10: Testing real-life performance in modern games

One of the most marketed features of Windows 10 Crеators Update is thе new Game Mode. This feature promises to improve the gaming experience for all the Windows 10 users, regardless of whether they have a new high-end computer or an older, slower device. What's not clear though is whether Game Mode actually works and helps increase the number of frames per second rendered by the games you play. As Microsoft didn't reveal many technical details about their new Game Mode, we set out to find the truth on our own. We played several video games on different computers with Windows 10. We measured the performance in those games with both Game Mode turned on and turned off. Here's what we have learned:

The computers on which we tested Game Mode

We tested Game Mode on three different computers. Here's the specs of the first one:

• Operating system: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i5 4460 @ 3.2GHz
• RAM: 16GB DDR3 Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600MHz
• Motherboard: ASUS Z97-AR
• Video: ASUS R9 270X DirectCU II TOP
• Storage: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB
• Display: Acer K272HUL
• Audio: Creative Sound Blaster Z

In our statistics, we will name this computer "Intel Core i5 4460 & AMD Radeon R9 270X."

The second computer used for testing had the following specifications:

• Operating system: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
• Processor: AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0GHz
• RAM: 8GB DDR3 Kingston HyperX Predator 2133MHz
• Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3
• Video: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Dual-X OC 2GB GDDR5 256-bit
• Storage: Samsung SSD 750 EVO 250GB
• Display: LG IPS234
• Audio: Onboard

In our statistics, we will name this computer "AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X."

The third PC we used is the new ASUS VivoPC X. It's a VR-ready computer with the size of a game console and its review is available here. ASUS VivoPC X has the following hardware configuration:

• Operating system: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i5 7300HQ @ 2.50GHz
• RAM: 16GB DDR4 Samsung 2400MHz
• Motherboard: Intel HM175
• Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5 192-bit
• Storage: Micron SSD 1100 512GB
• Display: LG IPS234
• Audio: Onboard

In our statistics, we will name this computer "Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060."

The games we used for testing Game Mode performance

To get an idea on how the Game Mode feature in Windows 10 influences gaming performance, we played and benchmarked five different games:

• Vikings - Wolves of Midgard - an action role-playing game that was released in March 2017.
• DOOM - a modern reboot of the popular series, which was released in May 2016.
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - this popular RPG was released in May 2015 and it was awarded the title of Game of the Year by many publications.
• Metro 2033 Redux - a great first-person shooter survival horror game, that was released in May 2014.
• GRID 2 - a critically acclaimed racing game that was released in May 2013.

As you can see, we chose games that were launched in the last four years. They are diverse titles with different hardware requirements and graphic engines.

On the first test system ("Intel Core i5 4460 & AMD Radeon R9 270X") we used the following visual settings:

• Vikings - Wolves of Midgard - Resolution: 2560x1440, Graphics Quality: High, Vertical Sync: Disabled, Framerate Limit: Unlimited
• DOOM - Resolution: 1920x1200, Graphics Quality: Medium, Vertical Sync: Off
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Resolution: 1920x1080, Graphics Quality: Medium, Vertical Sync: Off, Maximum Frames Per Second: Unlimited
• Metro 2033 Redux - Resolution: 1920x1080, Quality: Very High, SSAA: Off, Texture filtering: AF 4X, Motion Blur: Off, Tessellation: Normal, Vertical Sync: Off, Advanced PhysX: Off
• GRID 2 - Resolution: 1920x1200, Graphics Quality: High, Vertical Sync: Off

On the second computer ("AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X"), we used the following settings for the games that we played:

• Vikings - Wolves of Midgard - Resolution: 1920x1080, Graphics Quality: Ultra, Vertical Sync: Disabled, Framerate Limit: Unlimited
• DOOM - Resolution: 1920x1080, Graphics Quality: Medium, Vertical Sync: Off
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Resolution: 1920x1080, Graphics Quality: High, Vertical Sync: Off, Maximum Frames Per Second: Unlimited
• Metro 2033 Redux - Resolution: 1920x1080, Quality: Very High, SSAA: On, Texture filtering: AF 4X, Motion Blur: Off, Tessellation: Off, Vertical Sync: Off, Advanced PhysX: Off
• GRID 2 - Resolution: 1920x1080, Graphics Quality: High, Vertical Sync: Off

Finally, here are the settings we used in games on the third computer, the ASUS VivoPC X ("Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060"):

• Vikings - Wolves of Midgard - Resolution: 1920x1080, Graphics Quality: Ultra, Vertical Sync: Disabled, Framerate Limit: Unlimited
• DOOM - Resolution: 1920x1080, Graphics Quality: Ultra, Vertical Sync: Off
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Resolution: 1920x1080, Graphics Quality: Ultra, Vertical Sync: Off, Maximum Frames Per Second: Unlimited
• Metro 2033 Redux - Resolution: 1920x1080, Quality: Very High, SSAA: On, Texture filtering: AF 16X, Motion Blur: Normal, Tesselation: Very High, Vertical Sync: Off, Advanced PhysX: On
• GRID 2 - Resolution: 1920x1080, Graphics Quality: Ultra, Vertical Sync: Off

How we measured everything

We ran each gaming benchmark three times, on each system, with and then without turning on the Game Mode in Windows 10.

Metro 2033 Redux has its own benchmark tool, so we used it to measure performance in this game. For the other four games, we used Fraps to measure the lowest, the highest and the average number of frames per seconds rendered by each game. Then, we made a large Excel spreadsheet where we recorded everything. We calculated the maximum frames per second (fps) in each game, for each system, the average number of fps and the minimum.

Finally, we used Excel to create a number of graphic charts so all that information is easier to digest. Here are the results:

Vikings - Wolves of Midgard - Game Mode does nothing or lowers performance

In this game, on the first computer, Game Mode brought no change to the minimum, average, or maximum frames per second.

On the second PC, the one with an AMD FX8350 processor, the maximum FPS was the same with and without Game Mode. However, both the average and the minimum were one frame lower after turning the Game Mode on. In other words, turning Game Mode on meant a small decrease in performance.

On the ASUS VivoPC X with Intel Core i5 7300HQ and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, the results were mixed. With the Game Mode turned on, the maximum and the average FPS numbers went down by a few frames. However, the minimum FPS increased from 66 to 79, which is a lot.

DOOM - Game Mode is a mixed bag, depending on your computer

In DOOM, the first computer benefited from using Game Mode and all measurements went up. The most impressive increase was that of the minimum FPS, which went from 23 fps to 30.

Talk about going from heaven to hell and back, the second computer (AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X) behaved a lot worse with Game Mode enabled: the maximum FPS went from 59 to 56, the average FPS from 39 to 32, and the minimum FPS almost halved from 20 to 12.

On the ASUS VivoPC X (Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060), Game Mode provided another mixed bag: it increased the maximum frames per second but it lowered the average and the minimum, which isn't great at all.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game Mode is a mixed bag, depending on your computer

On the first test PC (Intel Core i5 4460 & AMD Radeon R9 270X), using Game Mode improved things a lot. The maximum FPS increased by 5 frames, the average by 2 frames, and the minimum went up from 32 to 33.

On the second system (AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X), Game Mode increased the minimum and maximum FPS rendered, but decreased the average FPS that we recorded.

Finally, on the ASUS VivoPC X (Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060), using Game Mode meant a general decrease in performance. The drops were significant: from 64 to 58 for the maximum FPS, 48 down to 44 for the average FPS, and from 37 way down to 26 for the minimum FPS. A disappointing result.

Metro 2033 Redux - Game Mode lowers the maximum number of frames per second

The first computer we used (Intel Core i5 4460 & AMD Radeon R9 270X) had a drop in performance after we enabled Game Mode. The average FPS remained the same, but the maximum dropped by 22 frames, and the minimum went down from 12 to 6.

On the second PC we used (AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X), turning on the Game Mode decreased the maximum number of frames per second. The other statistics remained the same.

On the ASUS VivoPC X (Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060), using the Game Mode did not change anything in a meaningful way. All metrics stayed the same, only the maximum number of frames per second has decreased.

GRID 2 - Game Mode may improve performance, but only on some computers

In the last game that we tested, the first computer (Intel Core i5 4460 & AMD Radeon R9 270X) increased its performance when Game Mode was turned on. Both the maximum and the average FPS values went up, but the most striking increase was that of the minimum number of FPS, which went up from 81 to 107 frames.

On the second computer (AMD FX-8350 & AMD Radeon R9 270X), the performance was better without Game Mode. Although the maximum number of frames per second increased a little after turning Game Mode on, the average and the minimum frames per second decreased significantly.

On the ASUS VivoPC X (Intel Core i5 7300HQ & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060), Game Mode didn't do any good. The maximum number of FPS increased by 3 frames, but the average and minimum number of frames decreased a bit.

Game Mode is underdeveloped and doesn't have a meaningful positive impact in today's games

After making all these measurements, on three different systems, we are disappointed. We looked at other benchmarks run by other publications or gamers on social media and the results are similar. Only one editor at PC World has managed to identify a benefit: it seems that turning on Game Mode is useful if you are the kind of gamer who keeps a web browser playing music on YouTube and activates AVG antivirus while gaming. You can see PC World's results here.

However, we play games regularly and we don't do what the guys at PC World consider a real-life scenario. We enable the "game mode" functions of our antivirus products, we close down power-hungry apps and we just focus on the games that we play. And, when doing this, Game Mode may hurt gaming performance, depending on your system and the games that you play.

For a feature that it is supposed to make things better for games, Game Mode is underdeveloped, marketing fluff that's far from improving the quality of your gaming experience.

Another problem with this feature is that it is difficult to enable and, in some games, it involves running them in "window-mode," so that you can access the Game Bar and enable Game Mode.

We believe that most gamers will completely ignore it and that this feature will be used by a very limited number of people, and for good reason: it does almost nothing to improve your gaming experience.

What is your experience with Game Mode, in Windows 10?

Now that you know how this feature has performed on our test systems with Windows 10 Creators Update, we would like to know how well it performed for you: did you see a meaningful positive impact when playing games? Do you find it easy to turn on? What is your opinion about Game Mode?

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