Nvidia requires laptops makers to share how powerful their graphics chips are

Nvidia requires laptops makers to share how powerful their graphics chips are

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Nvidia now not only requires encouraging businesses selling laptops with its new RTX 30 series of graphics chips to be more transparent about the kind of power people can expect. Tell Nvidia The edge these businesses will need to display specific clock speed statistics and total graphical power on online product pages – all of which tell people what they need to know about the laptops’ graphical potential, for better or worse.

However, companies do not have to mention that these chips are Max-Q variants, according to an Nvidia spokesperson: “Max-Q is no longer part of the GPU name.” On the contrary, Max-Q is now only used to communicate that a laptop with an RTX 30 series graphics disk with efficiency features such as Whisper Mode 2, Dynamic Boost 2 and Advanced Optimus is available. Previously, seeing Max-Q brands made it easy to determine the overall performance of a laptop without knowing the specific clock speeds.

It’s encouraging to see that Nvidia no longer allows businesses to hide this important information in marketing materials. It should be far enough to help buyers make an educated purchase without waiting for reviewers and early fans to report on the specifications.

By sharing these specifications, companies can make it easier for consumers to understand how it is possible that RTX 3070 in MSI’s GP66 Leopard may in some cases outperform an RTX 3080 in MSI GS66 Stealth, which we first hand have seen. . Since the Max-Q brand no longer indicates the power capability of a graphics chip, it is more important than ever to be transparent with clock speed and how much power it can consume.

Nvidia RTX Laptops

Nvidia now requires businesses to share clock speed and power on laptop pages
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“We require OEMs to update their product pages to the Max-Q technology features for each GeForce laptop, as well as clocks and power – which communicate the expected GPU performance in the system,” said Nvidia spokesperson. The edge.

Nvidia says manufacturers have already started sharing this information, including Asus, which we confirmed at the time of publication. We are going to oversee some models that will appear soon (and those currently on the market) to see how long it takes before these requirements develop in the industry. Let us know in the comments if you notice that one with information has been updated or should be added to this list.

Origin PC

  • EVO 15-S (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

  • EVO 17-S (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

Acer

Asus

Razer

  • Blade 15 (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

  • Blade 17 Pro (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

Gigabyte

  • Aorus 15G (updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

  • Aorus 15P (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

  • Aorus 17G (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

  • Aero 15 (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

  • Aero 17 (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

MSI

  • GE76 Raider (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

  • GP76 Leopard (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

  • GP66 Leopard (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

  • Stealth 15M (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

  • GS66 Stealth (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

Alienware

  • M15 R4 (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

  • M17 R4 (not updated from 2/5 with clock / power specifications)

Lenovo

  • Product pages are not yet available for the Legion 7 and Legion 5 Pro, but it did not share the specifications in its press release or in the information provided to us for our coverage.

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