{"id":24546,"date":"2023-11-26T14:24:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T13:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=24546"},"modified":"2023-11-26T14:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T13:24:24","slug":"laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Laptop GPUs Slower Than Desktop GPUs? [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6684474a97963\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6684474a97963\" class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6684474a97963\" checked><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#Are_Laptop_GPUs_Always_Slower_Than_Their_Desktop_Counterparts\" title=\"Are Laptop GPUs Always Slower Than Their Desktop Counterparts?\">Are Laptop GPUs Always Slower Than Their Desktop Counterparts?<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#Laptop_GPUs_-_Naming_Conventions_Can_Be_Deceiving\" title=\"Laptop GPUs \u2014 Naming Conventions Can Be Deceiving\">Laptop GPUs \u2014 Naming Conventions Can Be Deceiving<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#RTX_40_Series_on_Laptop_-_Peculiar_Voltage_Limitations\" title=\"RTX 40 Series on Laptop \u2014 Peculiar Voltage Limitations\">RTX 40 Series on Laptop \u2014 Peculiar Voltage Limitations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#Laptop_GPUs_Are_a_Lot_More_Powerful_Than_One_Would_Expect\" title=\"Laptop GPUs Are a Lot More Powerful Than One Would Expect\">Laptop GPUs Are a Lot More Powerful Than One Would Expect<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#FAQ\" title=\"FAQ\">FAQ<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#Are_Laptop_GPUs_Slower_than_Desktop_GPUs\" title=\"Are Laptop GPUs Slower than Desktop GPUs?\">Are Laptop GPUs Slower than Desktop GPUs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#Are_Laptop_GPUs_Powerful_Enough\" title=\"Are Laptop GPUs Powerful Enough?\">Are Laptop GPUs Powerful Enough?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#Is_NVIDIA_RTX_30_Series_Still_Good\" title=\"Is NVIDIA RTX 30 Series Still Good?\">Is NVIDIA RTX 30 Series Still Good?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#NVIDIA_vs_AMD_-_Who_Makes_the_Better_Laptop_GPUs\" title=\"NVIDIA vs. AMD \u2014 Who Makes the Better Laptop GPUs?\">NVIDIA vs. AMD \u2014 Who Makes the Better Laptop GPUs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#Can_You_Replace_a_Laptops_GPU\" title=\"Can You Replace a Laptop\u2019s GPU?\">Can You Replace a Laptop\u2019s GPU?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#Whats_the_Most_Powerful_Laptop_GPU\" title=\"What\u2019s the Most Powerful Laptop GPU?\">What\u2019s the Most Powerful Laptop GPU?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#Are_Laptop_GPUs_Good_Enough_for_Content_Creation\" title=\"Are Laptop GPUs Good Enough for Content Creation?\">Are Laptop GPUs Good Enough for Content Creation?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/laptop-gpus-vs-desktop-gpus\/#Over_to_You\" title=\"Over to You\">Over to You<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>Naming conventions can be quite deceiving.<\/strong> It often seems like there\u2019s not that big a difference between a full-fledged gaming PC and a top-tier gaming laptop \u2014 a letter here, a suffix there and that\u2019s about it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That, however, couldn\u2019t be farther from the truth.<\/strong> A singular suffix can make a <em>world<\/em> of difference when it comes to performance and, to make things even <em>more<\/em> complicated, components sporting the <em>exact<\/em> same name can perform <em>vastly<\/em> different when \u201ccrammed\u201d inside a laptop as opposed to a desktop PC.<\/p>\n<p>Despite following a very similar \u2014 if not <em>identical<\/em> \u2014 nomenclature, these components are actually designed and engineered for a completely different form factor.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24555\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs.jpg\" alt=\"types of GPUs\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24555 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"types of GPUs\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/types-of-GPUs.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Most laptops are hard to cool, they\u2019re thermally constrained, and, in general, starved for airflow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desktop PCs, on the other hand, don\u2019t have these limitations. <\/strong>Because they\u2019re so much more robust and imbued with more cooling potential, their components are designed to draw a <em>lot<\/em> more power and deliver a much higher \u2014 and more <em>consistent<\/em> \u2014 level of performance.<\/p>\n<p>With desktop PCs, sheer horsepower comes <em>first<\/em>. With laptops, <em>efficiency<\/em> takes center stage. Each and every single component not only needs to be <em>cooled<\/em> properly, but it also needs to draw a <em>reasonable<\/em> amount of power.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24556\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling.jpg\" alt=\"Laptop VS Desktop Cooling\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24556 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Laptop VS Desktop Cooling\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Laptop-VS-Desktop-Cooling.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>And for the longest time, this meant that laptop GPUs were always <em>much<\/em> slower than desktop ones, no matter <em>what<\/em> they were called and how powerful they might have been.<\/p>\n<p>Laptop GPUs always come with fewer bells and whistles when compared to their desktop counterparts. They have lower base and boost clocks, lower power limits, <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/vram-guide\/\">less VRAM<\/a> (in some cases), and so on and so forth.<\/p>\n<p>They are essentially cut-down implementations and, more often than not, feature an entirely different GPU die when compared to their desktop namesakes.<\/p>\n<p>Still, we\u2019ve come to a very interesting point technology-wise where even the best laptop GPUs can effectively be used for <em>any<\/em> kind of workload, be it <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/choose-graphics-card-for-video-editing\/\">video editing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-software-for-3d-modeling\/\">3D modeling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-3d-modeling-rendering\/\">rendering<\/a>, or whatever else.<\/p>\n<p>So even though you\u2019re not always getting <em>desktop-class<\/em> performance, you should still have enough horsepower to not feel bottlenecked in any particular way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The naming conventions need a bit of work though, as they\u2019re misleading <em>at best<\/em>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Laptop_GPUs_Always_Slower_Than_Their_Desktop_Counterparts\"><\/span>Are Laptop GPUs Always Slower Than Their Desktop Counterparts?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For the longest time that <em>was<\/em> the case. That, however, has started to change over the last few years \u2014<strong>at least in the mid-range segment of the market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The gap between laptop and desktop GPUs still exists (an understatement), but the performance delta between them isn\u2019t nearly as large as it was in the past (depending on the SKU), and that holds true for creative workloads as much as it does for gaming.<\/p>\n<p>Laptop GPUs are always \u201cgimped\u201d in one way or another when compared to their <em>direct<\/em> desktop counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>As such, they have lower memory bandwidth, slower memory speed, <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/graphics-card-tdp-vs-tgp\/\">lower TGPs<\/a>, lower base and boost clocks, alongside \u2014 <em>in the case of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-graphics-cards-order-performance\/\"><em>NVIDIA GPUs<\/em><\/a> \u2014 fewer <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/cuda-cores-vs-stream-processors\/\">CUDA<\/a>, RT, and Tensor cores.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the difference between a laptop and desktop RTX 4080:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24548\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24548\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24548\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop.png\" alt=\"RTX 4080 laptop vs RTX 4080 desktop\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-825x464.png 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-420x236.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24548\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24548 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"RTX 4080 laptop vs RTX 4080 desktop\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1150\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-825x464.png 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop-420x236.png 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/rtx-4080-laptop-vs-rtx-4080-desktop.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-24548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Jarrod\u2019s Tech, YouTube<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The fact that these laptop GPUs are slower and less capable when compared to their desktop counterparts doesn\u2019t mean they lack power \u2014 <strong>far from it, in fact.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Graphics cards have gotten a <em>lot<\/em> more efficient recently, especially those from NVIDIA.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mid-tier models no longer need to draw an otherworldly amount of power in order to deliver an exceptional level of performance, which means that very similar \u2014 if not <em>identical<\/em> \u2014 dies can be implemented in spec\u2019d-out laptops as opposed to <em>only<\/em> desktop PCs.<\/p>\n<p>Each new manufacturing process brings with it tremendous gains in both power <em>and<\/em> efficiency. <strong>And as these GPUs become more efficient, they not only draw less power but are also easier to cool down.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why today\u2019s best gaming laptops are, for the most part, quite comparable to full-fledged desktop PCs. That\u2019s also why they\u2019re so darn expensive \u2014 potential buyers are getting a lot more power within a much smaller and portable chassis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, to answer the opening question<\/strong>: laptop GPUs <em>are<\/em> slower than desktop ones, but the gap between them has narrowed quite a bit over the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, the difference in performance varies <em>wildly<\/em> depending on the particular SKU and how it was implemented.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Higher-end desktop graphics cards are still <em>miles<\/em> ahead of their laptop counterparts, and that\u2019ll keep on being the case for the foreseeable future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Laptop_GPUs_-_Naming_Conventions_Can_Be_Deceiving\"><\/span>Laptop GPUs \u2014 Naming Conventions Can Be Deceiving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Take the NVIDIA RTX 4070, for example. It can be found in large, powerful gaming laptops, but also the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Dell-XPS-15-9530-RTX-4070-laptop-review-Both-impressive-and-underwhelming.709129.0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dell XPS 15<\/a> \u2014 a creator-focused laptop that has a <em>much<\/em> thinner chassis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24557\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24557\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-24557 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage.jpg\" alt=\"Dell XPS 15 GPU Wattage\" width=\"1920\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage-1024x393.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage-768x295.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage-1536x590.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24557\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-24557 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%20737%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Dell XPS 15 GPU Wattage\" width=\"1920\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%20737%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage-1024x393.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage-768x295.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage-1536x590.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/Dell-XPS-15-GPU-Wattage.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-24557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dell.com\/en-us\/shop\/dell-laptops\/xps-15-laptop\/spd\/xps-15-9530-laptop\/usexchcto9530rpl04#tech-specs-anchor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dell<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>So what\u2019s the catch? This laptop, beautiful and capable though it is, features a measly 50W implementation. And so, as a result, it\u2019s never going to perform as well as one would expect.<\/p>\n<p>The RTX 4070 needs to draw a 100W to fully stretch its legs, which means this XPS has about as gimped an implementation as possible \u2014 and yet it still sports the exact same GPU (on paper) as its thicker gaming-oriented brethren.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s why you really need to read the fine print before making any kind of purchasing decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manufacturers never go out of their way to advertise these things as doing so might scare away potential buyers \u2014 and NVIDIA needs to shoulder the blame as well, as it no longer has a clear nomenclature in place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buyers now have to roll up their sleeves and do a fair bit of research, lest they end up with a laptop that isn\u2019t going to perform nearly as well as one would expect.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RTX_40_Series_on_Laptop_-_Peculiar_Voltage_Limitations\"><\/span>RTX 40 Series on Laptop \u2014 Peculiar Voltage Limitations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>NVIDIA\u2019s RTX 40 series laptop graphics cards are very interesting as only the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 scale beyond a 100W.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can easily find RTX 4070 implementations that are rated at 140W but you\u2019re not going to gain any additional performance despite that GPU having 40 extra watts to work with.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in learning more about this particular topic, make sure to watch the following video from Jarrod\u2019s Tech:<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jMMrh6PpLI4?si=jfd4RMvbCps87YTo\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jMMrh6PpLI4?si=jfd4RMvbCps87YTo\" class=\" lazyload\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, make sure to check the spec sheet before making any kind of purchasing decision, lest you end up overpaying for a high-end laptop that\u2019ll deliver the exact same performance as a mid-tier one.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Laptop_GPUs_Are_a_Lot_More_Powerful_Than_One_Would_Expect\"><\/span>Laptop GPUs Are a Lot More Powerful Than One Would Expect<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another great thing that came as a by-product of GPUs getting more advanced and efficient is that, in today\u2019s market, you can easily snag a laptop whose graphics card is a <em>lot<\/em> more capable than you\u2019d expect given the many thermal and physical limitations which OEMs have to deal with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Still, you should <em>not<\/em> expect it to run as well as its desktop-class namesake.<\/strong> Those aforementioned limitations and hurdles are still a bit too steep.<\/p>\n<p>Only on the <em>lower <\/em>end of the product stack can you get comparable performance \u2014 a laptop RTX 4060, for instance, carries the exact same die as its desktop variant.<\/p>\n<p>The higher up the product stack you go, though, the bigger the difference gets, and that\u2019s true for NVIDIA\u2019s offerings as much as it is <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-graphic-cards-order-of-performance\/\">for AMD\u2019s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RTX 4090 is a prime example. The laptop variant, for instance, has almost 70% fewer CUDA cores and a TGP that\u2019s three times lower.<\/p>\n<p>It also has 50% less memory (which is GDDR6 as opposed to GDDR6X), slower memory speed, a smaller memory bus, and lower memory bandwidth.<strong> It is, therefore, a 4090 only in name but not in performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still, the mobile 4090 <em>can<\/em>, in some instances, trade blows with a desktop-class 4080, which is nothing to scoff at. It\u2019s definitely an insanely powerful mobile GPU, although it cannot trade blows with its bigger and more powerful namesake.<\/p>\n<p>In creative applications that difference isn\u2019t quite as large as it is in gaming, but exists nonetheless.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24551\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24551\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24551\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v.png\" alt=\"Blender Open Data benchmark for RTX 4090 Desktop vs RTX 4090 Laptop\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v-1536x857.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24551\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24551 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201142%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Blender Open Data benchmark for RTX 4090 Desktop vs RTX 4090 Laptop\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1142\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201142%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v-1536x857.png 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/blender-open-data-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-v.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-24551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Jarrod\u2019s Tech, YouTube<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_24549\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24549\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24549\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs.png\" alt=\"DaVinci Resolve benchmark for RTX 4090 Desktop vs RTX 4090 Laptop\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-1536x856.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24549\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24549 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201141%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"DaVinci Resolve benchmark for RTX 4090 Desktop vs RTX 4090 Laptop\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1141\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201141%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-1536x856.png 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/davinci-resolve-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-24549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Jarrod\u2019s Tech, YouTube<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_24550\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24550\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24550\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l.png\" alt=\"V-Ray benchmark for RTX 4090 Desktop vs RTX 4090 Laptop\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l-420x236.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24550\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24550 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201146%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"V-Ray benchmark for RTX 4090 Desktop vs RTX 4090 Laptop\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1146\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201146%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l-420x236.png 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/v-ray-benchmark-for-rtx-4090-desktop-vs-rtx-4090-l.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-24550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Jarrod\u2019s Tech, YouTube<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As always, your mileage will vary depending on your software suite of choice.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re also focusing primarily on NVIDIA as its graphics cards are universally lauded for their prowess in creative applications and workloads \u2014 and rightfully so.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Laptop GPUs are almost always weaker and more \u201cgimped\u201d than their desktop counterparts. There\u2019s still no way around it, as they face too many limitations in regards to thermals, cooling, and sheer <em>physics<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, many recent technological advancements have resulted in GPUs becoming a <em>lot<\/em> more efficient (NVIDIA ones, at least), which means that they can more easily be implemented inside laptops without any overly tremendous downsides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There\u2019s still a difference, mind you, but it\u2019s smaller and less noticeable than ever before.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NVIDIA\u2019s RTX 4060 is the perfect example, as the exact same die is used in both desktop PCs <em>and<\/em> laptops, therefore resulting in very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9XpiDCHpuO8&amp;ab_channel=Jarrod%27sTech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comparable performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t hold true for more powerful SKUs and models, but the gap still isn\u2019t as large as one would expect \u2014 or, rather, as large as it was in the past.<\/p>\n<p>As always, make sure to read and watch as many reviews as you possibly can before making any kind of purchasing decision.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a bunch of things you need to keep in mind when buying a laptop (be it for gaming, content creation, or <em>both<\/em>), and OEMs often don\u2019t go out of their way to label the <em>specifics<\/em> \u2014 <strong>despite the fact that a small difference may well render a laptop nigh unusable for certain use-cases and workloads.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s go over a few potential questions you might have regarding laptop GPUs and the way in which they compare to their desktop counterparts:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Laptop_GPUs_Slower_than_Desktop_GPUs\"><\/span>Are Laptop GPUs Slower than Desktop GPUs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>They are.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s just not enough room inside a laptop to cram in a desktop-class GPU and actually have it perform similarly.<\/p>\n<p>There <em>are<\/em> a few outliers, though; the mobile RTX 4060 can deliver a very similar level of performance as its desktop namesake as it uses the exact same die. It\u2019s still gimped in certain <em>other<\/em> areas, but the point stands nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>Laptops always feature cut-down GPU implementations, which is only natural given their thin enclosures and limited airflow. That, however, doesn\u2019t mean they lack power!<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/33Tvwr3CSIc?si=bwXhFcWx5JYQIhGG\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/33Tvwr3CSIc?si=bwXhFcWx5JYQIhGG\" class=\" lazyload\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Laptop_GPUs_Powerful_Enough\"><\/span>Are Laptop GPUs Powerful Enough?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most definitely! They might not be on the same level as their desktop counterparts, but they\u2019re still plenty powerful for both gaming <em>and<\/em> any kind of content creation.<\/p>\n<p>The best ones, in particular, can offer a <em>tremendous<\/em> level of performance, no matter the workload. Just don\u2019t expect much in terms of battery life as the more you push your laptop the shorter it\u2019ll last.<\/p>\n<p>And, needless to say, be mindful of things like TGP as the amount of power a laptop\u2019s GPU can draw will directly (and most noticeably) influence its performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Just because it\u2019s called a certain way doesn\u2019t guarantee it\u2019ll perform as you\u2019d expect it to. <\/strong>These details are, therefore, of the utmost importance.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_NVIDIA_RTX_30_Series_Still_Good\"><\/span>Is NVIDIA RTX 30 Series Still Good?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Absolutely!<\/p>\n<p>The RTX 3060 is still a spectacular mid-tier option for most, whereas the RTX 3070 and 3070 Ti are capable enough to deal with whatever you might want to throw their way.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re not as efficient as their successors, but they sure don\u2019t lack power.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVIDIA_vs_AMD_-_Who_Makes_the_Better_Laptop_GPUs\"><\/span>NVIDIA vs. AMD \u2014 Who Makes the Better Laptop GPUs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>That\u2019s a hard question to answer as it really depends on what <em>exactly<\/em> you\u2019ll be using your laptop for.<\/p>\n<p>For gaming, NVIDIA has the upper hand. AMD is, generally, the better option from a price-to-performance standpoint, although its GPUs lack many software- and hardware-based features for which NVIDIA is so well-known for.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a creative professional, then going with NVIDIA is essentially a <em>must<\/em> as it\u2019s by far the better choice for 3D modeling, rendering, video editing, and such like.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_You_Replace_a_Laptops_GPU\"><\/span>Can You Replace a Laptop\u2019s GPU?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You cannot. There\u2019s simply no way for you to replace (or upgrade) your laptop\u2019s graphics card.<\/p>\n<p>You can, generally speaking, attain more performance by investing in an <em>external<\/em> GPU \u2014 assuming your laptop has a Thunderbolt 3 or 4 port \u2014 but in <em>that<\/em> scenario you\u2019d have to spend a <em>lot<\/em> more money (both on an eGPU enclosure <em>and<\/em> on a compatible graphics card), and even <em>then<\/em> you\u2019d have to accept a lower level of performance because of Thunderbolt\u2019s bandwidth-related limitations.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it\u2019s nice to at least have the option. ASUS\u2019 proprietary XG Mobile <em>also<\/em> warrants a mention, but it\u2019s <em>much<\/em> more expensive than a regular eGPU setup and, needless to say, is only compatible with a handful of devices.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24558\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU.jpg\" alt=\"ASUS XG eGPU\" width=\"1920\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU-1024x460.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU-768x345.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU-1536x690.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24558 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%20862%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"ASUS XG eGPU\" width=\"1920\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%20862%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU-1024x460.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU-768x345.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU-1536x690.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/ASUS-XG-eGPU.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_Most_Powerful_Laptop_GPU\"><\/span>What\u2019s the Most Powerful Laptop GPU?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>That\u2019d be the NVIDIA RTX 4090. It\u2019s nowhere near as powerful as its desktop counterpart, but it\u2019s still <em>incredibly<\/em> capable.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s worth the asking price is highly debatable, but it most certainly <em>is<\/em> a viable option for creative professionals and those who need a<em> tremendous<\/em> amount of performance \u2014 either for work <em>or<\/em> play.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the mobile RTX 4090 stacks up against its desktop namesake specs-wise:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24552\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24552\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24552\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop.png\" alt=\"4090 Laptop vs 4090 Desktop\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop-1536x874.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24552\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24552 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201165%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"4090 Laptop vs 4090 Desktop\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1165\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201165%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop-1536x874.png 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/11\/4090-laptop-vs-4090-desktop.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-24552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Jarrod\u2019s Tech<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Laptop_GPUs_Good_Enough_for_Content_Creation\"><\/span>Are Laptop GPUs Good Enough for Content Creation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Definitely!<\/p>\n<p>Desktop GPUs are still the better option if you\u2019re a tremendously demanding creative professional (and need as much power as possible), but you\u2019d still be able to deal with nearly any workload on a powerful, high-end laptop, despite it being a lot more limited in regards to thermals, power limits, and cooling potential.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_to_You\"><\/span>Over to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>What are your thoughts on laptop GPUs and the way in which they differ from full-fledged desktop ones? Are they still capable enough for your needs and projects? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Let us know in the <a href=\"#comments\">comment<\/a> section down below and, in case you need any help, head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/forum\/\">our forum<\/a> and ask away!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naming conventions can be quite deceiving. It often seems like there\u2019s not that big a difference between a full-fledged gaming PC and a top-tier gaming laptop \u2014 a letter here, a suffix there and that\u2019s about it. That, however, couldn\u2019t be farther from the truth. A singular suffix can make a world of difference when...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2346,"featured_media":24547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[74],"tags":[313,147],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24546"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24546"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24781,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24546\/revisions\/24781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}