Recently, the flagship offerings from the domestic gaming phone brand RedMagic—the RedMagic 11 Pro and RedMagic 11 Pro+—have come under fire for allegedly cheating in the 3DMark benchmark test. Following an investigation, UL Solutions verified that these two phone models, upon detecting the testing software's name, disabled all temperature control and power consumption constraints during the 3DMark test. This allowed the processor to operate at its peak performance level (maximum capacity), leading to a benchmark score that was 24% higher than that of a version with a renamed testing software. Moreover, during the test, the surface temperature of the phones surged past 50℃, presenting a potential risk of low-temperature burns. Consequently, UL Solutions has removed these two models from the 3DMark performance rankings and nullified the relevant benchmark scores until the manufacturer rectifies the issue. RedMagic, in contrast, argued that this maneuver showcases the genuine capabilities of their hardware, and users can achieve similar performance by manually activating the high-performance mode.
