Since then, we’ve seen refreshes to laptop and desktop hardware.
On the graphics side, Nvidia has released the RTX Super series for desktops and more recently laptops.
Knowing what you are getting however, is as confusing as ever.
But that’s far from the case.
Let’s take theRTX 2070 Superas an example.
Memory configurations can also differ.
The base design is again similar, both variants deliver 8GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus.
This reduces memory bandwidth in addition to featuring lower clock speeds.
We could go on with examples across the rest of the line-up, but you get the point.
This is in spite of vastly different power targets, clock speeds and ultimately performance.
On the laptop side, our usual test notes apply.
The results you’ll see in the charts are an average of several systems with the same configuration.
you’ve got the option to check out the fulllist of laptops we tested here.
Meanwhile, the GTX 1660 Ti is sitting around 8 percent ahead of its laptop counterpart.
Then for the high-end stuff, it’s a bit of a bloodbath for the laptop variants.
The GTX 1660 Ti for desktops is 14% faster than the laptop model.
Then for the RTX 2060, it’s 17% faster.
For the RTX 2070, we’re up to 31% faster.
These are substantial margins in favor of desktops, especially at the high end.
Take the RTX 2060, for example.
Looking at average frame rates, the desktop card is 18 percent faster than the laptop variant at 115W.
Of course, on top of that we see much higher average frame rates.
The RTX 2060 is 16 percent faster on average and this grows with higher end configurations.
The final game we wanted to comment on is Borderlands 3.
In some titles like GTA V, that margin is just low single digits.
In others like Hitman 2 and Borderlands 3, the difference is closer to 20%.
This is often the difference between below 60 FPS and above 60 FPS with a title like Control.
Similar story with the RTX 2080 Super.
At times, the margin can be as high as 50%.
The RTX 2070 for laptops at 115W sits in between the GTX 1660 Ti and the RTX 2060.
This then places the RTX 2070 Super Max-Q below the RTX 2060.
This means that eachlaptop GPUactually delivers performance of adesktop GPUseveral rungs below in the line-up.
An RTX 2070 for laptops more closely aligns with a GTX 1660 Ti for desktops.
The RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is in line with an RTX 2060.
Both AMD and Intel have been absent from the mobile PC gaming market for quite some time.
In some titles you’re looking at well above 100 FPS.
In our opinion, the middle ground would be to go back to the M naming scheme.
