Rtx 3060 power consumption pro#
For example, Razer’s new Blade Pro 17, with its thin body and 230-watt power brick, couldn’t possibly run the most powerful version of the RTX 3080 GPU. Laptops with 280-watt bricks are driving the high-performance Max-P variant. Laptops with 230-watt bricks all look like GeForce RTX 3080 GPUs tuned for lower Max-Q power. Looking at multiple listings for different GeForce RTX 3080 laptops that we know are tuned for Max-P/155 watts or Max-Q/105 watts, the power brick seems to the differentiator. The more powerful the GPU, the more power you need to run it. One definite indicator of whether a GeForce RTX 3080 is the more powerful version is the power brick. The larger 280-watt power brick (top) is needed to drive a laptop with the GeForce RTX 3080 tuned for its 150 watt range, while a laptop with a smaller, 230-watt power brick (bottom) indicates that the lower-power GeForce RTX 3080 variant is present. Sure, the store specs for laptops can wrong, but after eyeballing multiple laptop listings for different laptop vendors, it feels like we’re getting more information from the stores than the laptop vendors for once. We’ve come up with a few ways that, while not entirely foolproof, should help you tell the difference. How can you tell if you’re getting a higher-power version or a lower-power version? It’s going to take a little detective work. NvidiaĮach of the RTX 30-series mobile GPUs has a power range, and their Max-Q versions should dwell near the lower end, while their Max-P versions should fly at the higher end.
A 3.5-pound very thin laptop with a 60-watt GPU is expected to be slower.
The RTX 3060 has very wide swings in power at 60 watts to 115 watts, but we suspect these will be more situational. The GeForce RTX 3070 is likely to remain more consistent, because the power range is far more limited at 80 watts to 125 watts.
We’re already seeing performance swings from 15 percent to 25 percent based on the wattage differences among GeForce RTX 3080 laptops. Of the three RTX-series GPUs available so far, the top-end GeForce RTX 3080 stands to gain the most from additional power, as it ranges from 80 watts to 150-plus watts. A mobile GPU’s lower-power Max-Q version will differ from its higher-power Max-P version based on its power range. “Max-P:” What’s the difference?Īs far as we can tell, “Max-P” stands for maximum performance, while Max-Q stands for, well, maximum Q.
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