NVIDIA's 2020 Laptop Refresh: Launches GeForce RTX 2080 Super, 2070 Super, & GTX 1650 Ti
With this week marking the launch of AMD's Ryzen Mobile 4000 APUs and Intel's Comet Lake-H mobile CPUs, this week is essentially the kick-off point for the next generation of laptops. OEMs and vendors across the spectrum are gearing up to roll out new and updated laptops based on the latest silicon, as they set themselves up for the next year or so of laptop sales.
Not one to be left out, NVIDIA is also using this week's launches to roll out some new laptop graphics adapters, which partners will be pairing with those new Ryzen and Core processors. The company is also unveiling a rather important set of additions to their laptop technology portfolio, introducing new features to better manage laptop TDP allocations, and for the first time, the ability to have G-Sync in an Optimus-enabled laptop. Overall while this week is primarily focused on AMD and Intel, NVIDIA is making sure that they are giving partners (and consumers) something new for this generation of laptops.
First and foremost, NVIDIA is launching two new mobile graphics adapters this morning. The GeForce RTX 2080 Super and RTX 2070 Super, both of which were launched on the desktop last summer, are now coming to laptops. Like their desktop counterparts, the new adapters are based on NVIDIA's existing TU104 silicon, so there aren't any new GPUs to speak of today, but their launch gives OEMs additional options for dGPUs for their high-end gaming laptops.
As has been the case for NVIDIA throughout this generation, while the company doesn't have distinct, mobile-labeled SKUs, the new laptop parts do have their own set of specifications. Specifically, while the mobile parts have the same CUDA core counts and memory support as their desktop brethren, they have different clockspeed and TDP profiles, owing to the limitations of the laptop form factor. All told, the new Super parts are designed for 80W+ laptops, with the flagship RTX 2080 Super approved for 150W (or more) designs, as vendors get the option to push the adapter just about as hard as they think they can get away with in the luggable desktops we commonly see in the broader market for ultra high powered laptops.
(Score: 2) by acid andy on Thursday April 02 2020, @02:55PM (2 children)
I imagine in a laptop these GPUs are going to need some serious heat dissipation, especially with the modern trend for making laptops wafer thin. I'm sure that's already the case for the GTX. It might run nicely for a while on the day of purchase, but on a hot day, with a build-up of dust, it'll probably throttle to the point of making recent games unplayable. Yeah, think I'll mostly stick with desktop gaming. If it keeps them in profit to make lots of lovely desktop GPUs I suppose it makes sense.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Thursday April 02 2020, @03:38PM
NVIDIA Details Dynamic Boost Tech & Advanced Optimus (G-Sync & Optimus At Last) [anandtech.com]
Why 135W? Well, you'll see why in an upcoming story.
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday April 02 2020, @05:05PM
Just do what I do. Bolt your desktop into a Radio Flyer wagon, with a couple car batteries and a UPS. Peel off that silly "Intel Inside" sticker, and stick it to the Radio Flyer. Don't let that little creepy kid ride your wagon down the hill, or you'll never get your mobile device back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTVoFCP1BLg [youtube.com]