An extraordinary modification made on Nubia Z70 Ultra, Witcher 320-30 FPS at 1080p Ultra settings carried it to speed. At the center of the project Snapdragon 8 EliteIt has 24 GB LPDDR5X RAM and the phone’s own Adreno GPU. Moreover, the system does not receive help from any eGPU or external graphics card. The phone, which has been converted into a desktop computer, also runs Linux desktop and Windows games on Android.
The developer, who uses the username ntsow on Reddit, preferred Nubia Z70 Ultra with 24 GB RAM in the project. Qualcomm’s previous generation of phones Snapdragon 8 Elite It has a processor and CPU cores reach 4.32 GHz. Nubia offers the Z70 Ultra with 12, 16 and 24 GB LPDDR5X RAM options. The developer specifically states that he used the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite version instead of the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in the tests.
However, the real difference is the cooling system of the phone. The developer separates the screen from the body and moves it to the front of the special acrylic case, then removes the area where the processor is located. two desktop CPU coolers places it between. Coolers that make contact through thermal paste help the Snapdragon chip to operate at high frequency for a long time. In the 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress Test, the phone remained between 6,980 and 6,910 points after 20 cycles. 99 percent stability recording.
On the software side, Android continues to run and the developer uses the XFCE4 desktop environment via Termux. With the connection to an external monitor, keyboard and mouse, the phone turns into a small ARM desktop computer. For Windows games, the developer prefers Box64 with Wine over GameNative or Termux, depending on the game. Therefore, the system does not install Windows directly on the phone, but the necessary software layers run x86 Windows applications on ARM-based hardware.
Dual desktop coolers boost gaming performance
Witcher 3 in this setup Approximately 20-30 FPS at 1920 × 1080 resolution and Ultra graphics settings It works between . While the frame rate exceeds 30 FPS in some scenes, Adreno GPU usage reaches 99 percent. Moreover, the Adreno GPU in Snapdragon 8 Elite covers all the graphics load. Tests previously performed on different Android devices using Snapdragon 8 Elite, Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 And Spider-Man Miles Morales It was mostly targeting games like 720p and low settings.
However, this project does not offer a ready-made method that turns a store-bought phone into a gaming computer with a few settings. Installation requires separating the screen, custom acrylic case, two large CPU coolers and setting up tools such as Termux, XFCE4, GameNative, Wine and Box64. The developer also continues its work on the software side. In addition, there is no exact price information as it does not share the confirmed total cost for the project.
Qualcomm announced up to a 40 percent performance and energy efficiency increase in the Snapdragon 8 Elite’s Adreno GPU compared to the previous generation. Nubia pairs this processor with up to 24 GB LPDDR5X RAM in the Z70 Ultra. Qualcomm’s newer Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 platform carries higher performance targets on the CPU and GPU side. However, the current test only reveals results from the Nubia Z70 Ultra using Snapdragon 8 Elite.
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