Sure, if the consumer wants to run Shadow of the Tomb Raider, that's true.
But benchmarks where one hardware has to do much more work than the other is obviously not fit to determine the actual performance differences between hardware; and that is exactly what the article we're commenting on is doing.
Everyone understands the point you're making, it's just a pointless point.
People aren't concerned about the hardware itself. They're concerned about what it can do. If circumstances mean that your powerful hardware can't be utilized, then the powerful hardware is just extra cost and no benefit.
But benchmarks where one hardware has to do much more work than the other is obviously not fit to determine the actual performance differences between hardware; and that is exactly what the article we're commenting on is doing.