Yes and No, But Mostly No.
One machine has a GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, while the other has a GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q.
Both use the same cooler and largely the same other hardware.
Both systems have batteries approximately 50 Wh in size, which is fairly small for a gaming laptop.
As you’re able to see in these charts, the performance drop is huge in most cases.
This leads to some intriguing observations.
The other question is how long do gaming laptops actually last while gaming on battery.
On the other hand, the GTX 1080 Max-Q model isn’t as affected by Battery Boost.
Going from 100+ FPS to 30 FPS for just 13 minutes more gameplay in this situation isn’t ideal.
It’s a similar story with Watch Dogs 2.
The GTX 1080 Max-Q barely improved in stamina when Battery Boost was activated to reduce performance by 27 percent.
And Civilization VI is very playable at a locked 30 FPS.
Yeah, that’s still not ages, but it’s a little better than these numbers.
