Nvidia brings full GeForce GTX 980 towards laptops
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Denial
I mean I can't personally see the use for a laptop like this but I'm sure some people can.
I'd rather have a good external GPU system that's forward compatible. I know MSI has one but they refuse to provide answers on whether or not they will release laptops in the future that support the current external unit.
TheDeeGee
"Gaming" Laptops are useful as lap heater, but that's about it.
Oh and perhaps emptying your wallet.
lmimmfn
Kinda handy for VR, being able to walk around but other than that......
dragonlord
I have found that old laptops make great media/home theater PCs. 🙂
Sukovsky
Good luck cooling. Good luck gaming laptops.
Tat3
One of those seems to be 18.4" laptop. If others are like 17" and thick, then I could imagine cooling solution to keep that gpu cool. Not that many care about how much these portable gaming pc's weight.
scatman839
christ, 165w TDP, that would blow my MXM socket
digital foundry have been able to run some tests as well
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-nvidias-next-laptop-graphics-chip-is-gtx-980
Herem
Clearly you and a few other ancient gurus on here don't have to travel frequently. If you did you'd realise that a standard PC is simply not practical.
My laptop plays most games at 60fps with most/all the settings on maximum. Admittedly it cost more than a desktop but I can use it 7 days a week instead of 2-3, which in my mind makes it well worth the cash.
vazup
You already can get a gtx 970m for about 1300 - 1400EUR which is a bit faster than a gtx 960.
GeniusPr0
Lol @ people saying it will overheat when its thermally capped @ 82c :3eyes:
GeniusPr0
The same Delta 330W power supply that has been around since 2011.
scatman839
You put in a newer and faster gpu.
yasamoka
Playing with the numbers much?
EspHack
seems to me the same as intel focusing on mobile, from sandy to haswell almost no perf difference, while on mobile chips they are almost reaching desktop counterparts, I think they just want to kill the desktop really, maybe the future is having multi socket motherboards and buy cards in pairs to keep desktop pcs relevant, otherwise all we gonna have in 3-5 years is silent towers
tsunami231
since when to laptops allow such things last i check most laptops dont allow the swaping out of gpu
scatman839
Most don't, really expensive ones have an MXM slot and can be upgraded (depending on firmware and sometimes relying on BIOS hacks)
http://www.eurocom.com/ec/vgas%281%29ec
I could upgrade from a 7970m to a 980m, if I wanted to spend £650 or so
tsunami231
rather spend that money on building pc, guess it great for people that need that mobility.
but 165 tdp in laptop?? that is just asking for heat issue.
Noisiv
165 W is regular Joe's 980
these top$$ mobile parts might be the "same", but in all likeliness these are highly binned low power parts
and if they are going to bin them, might as well charge an arm and a leg
this how they roll: +35% performance out of thin air - PUFF, margins through the roof VOILA JOB DONE
GJ Nvidia (, reinventing the wheel 😀)
tsunami231
square wheel that does 160mph only then is it reinvted. People buy these over price stuff from nvidia and nvidia thinks wtf people are buying this then nvidia makes next version even more. and people buy that and pattern continues.
Like I said great for mobility i guess but if your Mobile device is pulling 165 TDP your device is no longer a mobile device in my book. talking heat and TDP here not in terms of actual mobility. I can only image how hot and how fast the fans would need to be going with that kind of TDP in laptop design.
Noisiv
lower clocks, lower voltage, binned for top margin :P
more like 100-120W which has allays been notebook gfx ceiling
remember GreenLight. they did not reinvent better casings, and are just as reprehensible toward unofficial overclocking as ever.
$1000 of revenue means nothing if it gets RMAd
