Is it likely that a laptop with the new gtx 1080 maxq technology will come out in 15.6 inch?

[Drago212]

I'm in the market for a powerful yet light 15.6 inch laptop and I just recently noticed the emergence of the max-q laptops. I found a nice msi one that is very light but features a gtx 1070 which I've heard is pretty much a desktop gtx 1065. I've heard the gtx 1080 maxq, however, performs better than a desktop 1070 so I would much rather have that with my laptop if it were possible to fit that into a 15.6 inch laptop. So basically I'm just wondering if you guys think it is likely in the near future to have a light 15.6 inch laptop with a gtx 1080 maxq come out and if I should wait for that or if it is not possible for that to happen because maybe the gtx 1080 maxq is too big for a 15 inch laptop and I should just pull the trigger on the 1070 maxq laptop? I like to play games like gta v and middle earth shadow of mordor, and overwatch pretty much all games and I would really like to play them on higher settings.
Thanks in advance!!!

 

[jaguarskx]

Yes, an example is the Asus ROG Zephyrus.

http/www.techradar.com/reviews/asus-rog-zephyrus


Here's a video overview of the GTX 1080 max-q on the Asus ROG Zephyrus with benchmarks

https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKn6OVmGbho

 

[Drago212]

Yes, an example is the Asus ROG Zephyrus.

http/www.techradar.com/reviews/asus-rog-zephyrus


Here's a video overview of the GTX 1080 max-q on the Asus ROG Zephyrus with benchmarks

https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKn6OVmGbho

oh ok thanks! Do you think thats the lightest a laptop with a gtx 1080 can be? or do you think it's possible that another one might come out that is as light as the new msi gs63vr? Because I am wondering why it is that there is a big weight difference. Is it because of the 1080?

 

[jaguarskx]

The GTX 1080 is more powerful than the GTX 1060. That also means it produces more heat than the GTX 1060 and needs a beefier (and heavier) cooling system.

To my understand, Max-Q is basically nVidia's cooling design specifications laptop manufactures needs to adhere to in order to have a tweaked GTX 1080 (slightly lower clock speeds compared to GTX 1080s used in other laptops) that can be cooled effectively enough in a thin and light laptop.

 

[Drago212]

The GTX 1080 is more powerful than the GTX 1060. That also means it produces more heat than the GTX 1060 and needs a beefier (and heavier) cooling system.

To my understand, Max-Q is basically nVidia's cooling design specifications laptop manufactures needs to adhere to in order to have a tweaked GTX 1080 (slightly lower clock speeds compared to GTX 1080s used in other laptops) that can be cooled effectively enough in a thin and light laptop.

Oh ok now I'm just wondering if the 1080 maxq takes up more space/ is heavier than the 1070? Because I can't decide between the lighter gs63vr which features a 1070 at 3.96lb or if I should wait for the possibility of a gtx 1080 maxq of around the same weight? I just don't know if that will ever happen and if d be waiting for something that wasn't possible.

 

[jaguarskx]

Just bear in mind that a laptop with the GTX 1080 Max-Q will not be as powerful as a laptop with the GTX 1080. Max-Q lowers the performance of the GTX 1080 to keep it's thermal output down. Therefore, the performance difference between a GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 Max-Q may be relatively small. You will need to search for reviews that compares laptops with those two GPUs to find out. They may or may not exist yet.

 

[Drago212]

Thanks for ur input! I've heard that the gtx 1080 maxq is basically a 1070 desktop and the 1070 maxq is similar to a desktop gtx 1060. I'm just wondering if you think it's possible that a laptop with a gtx 1080 maxq could come out that is as light as the msi laptop with a gtx 1070 maxq which is 3.96lbs