Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q Review

[Julio Franco]

Following our coverage into Nvidia's laptop RTX GPUs, today we're reviewing the top-end RTX 2080 Max-Q. As an "RTX 2080" Turing part, this GPU comes with 2944 CUDA cores, 368 Tensor cores and 46 ray tracing cores. But that's where the similarities between the RTX 2080 Max-Q and the desktop RTX 2080 end.

Read the full article here.

https://www.techspot.com/review/1812-geforce-rtx-2080-max-q-laptop/

 

[Badelhas]

Nvidia trying to milk us, as usual. I have high hopes for AMD CPUs and GPUs...

 

[QuantumPhysics]

It's nice to see Nvidia dominating the GPU and the laptop GPU markets.

My Alienware 17 has a core i7, 32GB of DDR4 and GTX 1080. Easily able to run any game on the market in max settings.

Right now, there are a number of people selling their GTX gaming laptops so they can recoup enough cash to buy an RTX model. I personally don't think the ray tracing gimmick makes as much sense on the laptops as it does for desktops but to each his own.

 

[cldmstrsn]

Would much rather have a beefier laptop to get rid of the max Q variant. My 1070 (non max Q) is a beast and I can still play everything at max at 1080p.

 

[Squid Surprise]

Why don't the graphs include 1080 and 1080 Max Q results? After all, this is what the 2080 Max Q is supposed to be replacing, isn't it? I do notice that the conclusion does mention that the 80 Watt 2080 is a bit faster than a 1080 and the 90 Watt is about 10% faster.... WHY ISN'T THIS IN THE GRAPHS!?!!?!?

 

[yeeeeman]

Why don't the graphs include 1080 and 1080 Max Q results? After all, this is what the 2080 Max Q is supposed to be replacing, isn't it? I do notice that the conclusion does mention that the 80 Watt 2080 is a bit faster than a 1080 and the 90 Watt is about 10% faster.... WHY ISN'T THIS IN THE GRAPHS!?!!?!?

THey don't include the 1080 because it gets a big spanking

 

[144hzGamer]

This kind of laptops make no sense imo. For the price of a machine like this we can buy:

- Desktop with i5 9400f/r5 2600 + rtx2060/gtx1660ti

+

- lightweight 1,5kg i5 8250u + mx150/gtx1050 laptop for mobility

No power issues, no throttling, no conpromises, cheaper and more convenient, upgrade possibilities. Prove me wrong.

 

[Squid Surprise]

This kind of laptops make no sense imo. For the price of a machine like this we can buy:

- Desktop with i5 9400f/r5 2600 + rtx2060/gtx1660ti

+

- lightweight 1,5kg i5 8250u + mx150/gtx1050 laptop for mobility

No power issues, no throttling, no conpromises, cheaper and more convenient, upgrade possibilities. Prove me wrong.

But I want a portable gaming system.... can’t do that with a desktop and your laptop doesn’t cut it...

 

[Soulburn74]

Is this the same GPU that resides in the alienware a51m? I'm interested in knowing the benchmarks for this laptop! (It is the one alienware is touting as modular, as it has a fairly easily removable 2080, and a true(removable, replaceable) 9900K in it as well...........

 

[Knot Schure]

Why don't the graphs include 1080 and 1080 Max Q results? After all, this is what the 2080 Max Q is supposed to be replacing, isn't it? I do notice that the conclusion does mention that the 80 Watt 2080 is a bit faster than a 1080 and the 90 Watt is about 10% faster.... WHY ISN'T THIS IN THE GRAPHS!?!!?!?

Liked & agree.

And since we on the subject of Pascal and Turing, why not include the RTX2070 also...

 

[Knot Schure]

This kind of laptops make no sense imo. For the price of a machine like this we can buy:

- Desktop with i5 9400f/r5 2600 + rtx2060/gtx1660ti

+

- lightweight 1,5kg i5 8250u + mx150/gtx1050 laptop for mobility

No power issues, no throttling, no conpromises, cheaper and more convenient, upgrade possibilities. Prove me wrong.

Your comment COMPLETELY misses the point.

Some people cannot own / utilize a Desktop,and a laptop becomes all you can have. I get to use my Desktop for 3 to 6 weeks a year. Sorry I built it to be honest. 5+k down the drain.

My Area-51m arrives next week...

 

[Knot Schure]

Is this the same GPU that resides in the alienware a51m? I'm interested in knowing the benchmarks for this laptop! (It is the one alienware is touting as modular, as it has a fairly easily removable 2080, and a true(removable, replaceable) 9900K in it as well...........

Nope - Area-51m's use the full-fat versions. Not the Max-Q.

Visit 3dmark.com to find what you want for existing h/w.

 

[144hzGamer]

But I want a portable gaming system.... can’t do that with a desktop and your laptop doesn’t cut it...

You want to play what outside home? Do you need 200fps on some battle royale game outside home? Or do you want to play resident evil 2 at ultra settings on a 15 inch screen outside home? I dont get it. A mx150 will run everything at 720p (still good ppi for 15 inches) and deliver entertainment

 

[Squid Surprise]

You want to play what outside home? Do you need 200fps on some battle royale game outside home? Or do you want to play resident evil 2 at ultra settings on a 15 inch screen outside home? I dont get it. A mx150 will run everything at 720p (still good ppi for 15 inches) and deliver entertainment

I was using a generic "I".... as in, anyone who wants a gaming laptop... But I use, for instance, an Alienware 18 (it's almost 5 years old now) that has a really nice 1080p 17.3" screen. It has dual Nvidia 880m cards - which at the time was pretty much the best you could do in a laptop. Yes, it cost a crazy amount of money (mine "fell off a truck", but they retailed at about $6,000 brand new with everything maxed out), but if you wanted to game on the road, it was worth it.

Yes, buying 2 desktops with the same specs would probably have been cheaper - but sometimes you need the system to be mobile! I could take my laptop to work, a friend's place, or up to the cottage and use it... can't do that with a desktop - or at least, not without unplugging tons of stuff and carrying around everything...

In tech, size is as important as "power"... if you don't mind having something 3 feet tall, by all means, get yourself a giant tower case and cram it full of awesome You'll certainly get more bang for your buck.... but if you want to be able to fit it in your backpack and take it with you.... you're going to have to pay for that privilege.

While 720p on a 15" screen might be good enough for most, it ISN'T good enough for everyone... Some of us want the best (or almost the best) a desktop can provide, but in mobile form.

 

[Theynine]

Why don't the graphs include 1080 and 1080 Max Q results? After all, this is what the 2080 Max Q is supposed to be replacing, isn't it? I do notice that the conclusion does mention that the 80 Watt 2080 is a bit faster than a 1080 and the 90 Watt is about 10% faster.... WHY ISN'T THIS IN THE GRAPHS!?!!?!?

Liked & agree.

And since we on the subject of Pascal and Turing, why not include the RTX2070 also...

I'd like to have seen the RTX2070 included as well.

 

[Squid Surprise]

Why don't the graphs include 1080 and 1080 Max Q results? After all, this is what the 2080 Max Q is supposed to be replacing, isn't it? I do notice that the conclusion does mention that the 80 Watt 2080 is a bit faster than a 1080 and the 90 Watt is about 10% faster.... WHY ISN'T THIS IN THE GRAPHS!?!!?!?

Liked & agree.

And since we on the subject of Pascal and Turing, why not include the RTX2070 also...

I'd like to have seen the RTX2070 included as well.

I wonder if there will be an updated article with more benchmarks, games and cards included.... certainly hope so as this one is sorely lacking...

 

[Do Mor3 G]

This kind of laptops make no sense imo. For the price of a machine like this we can buy:

- Desktop with i5 9400f/r5 2600 + rtx2060/gtx1660ti

+

- lightweight 1,5kg i5 8250u + mx150/gtx1050 laptop for mobility

No power issues, no throttling, no conpromises, cheaper and more convenient, upgrade possibilities. Prove me wrong.

But I want a portable gaming system.... can’t do that with a desktop and your laptop doesn’t cut it...

Maybe, but small form factor gaming builds are proving more capable as time progresses...

 

[Squid Surprise]

Maybe, but small form factor gaming builds are proving more capable as time progresses...

Yes.... but they still have a ways to go... hence this article showing us how slow the 2080 max Q is compared to it's desktop and "full laptop" equivalents...