Nvidia requires laptop manufacturers to share the power of their graphics chips

Nvidia requires laptop manufacturers to share the power of their graphics chips

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Nvidia is now demanding, not just encouraging, that companies selling laptops with their new RTX 30 series graphics chips be more transparent about the type of power people can expect. Nvidia says The Verge these companies will have to post specific clock speed and total graphics power statistics on online product pages – everything that tells people everything they need to know about a laptop’s graphics potential, for better or worse.

However, companies will not have to mention that these chips are variants of Max-Q because, according to an Nvidia spokesman, “Max-Q is no longer part of the GPU name”. Instead, Max-Q is now used exclusively to communicate that a laptop with an RTX 30 series graphics chip comes with efficiency features like Whisper Mode 2, Dynamic Boost 2 and Advanced Optimus. Previously, seeing the Max-Q brand made it easy to determine a laptop’s overall performance without having to know its specific clock speeds.

It is encouraging to see that Nvidia no longer allows companies to hide this vital information from marketing materials. It should go far enough to help buyers make an informed purchase without having to wait for reviewers and first users to report specifications.

By sharing these specifications, companies can make it much easier for consumers to understand how, in some cases, the RTX 3070 on the MSI GP66 Leopard can outperform an RTX 3080 on the MSI GS66 Stealth, which is something we saw firsthand . Since the Max-Q brand no longer means the power capabilities of a graphics chip, being transparent with clock speed and how much energy it can consume is more crucial than ever.

Nvidia RTX Laptops

Nvidia now requires companies to share clock speed and laptop product pages
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“We are requiring OEMs to update their product pages to the Max-Q technology features for each GeForce laptop, as well as clocks and power – which communicates the expected GPU performance on that system,” said an Nvidia spokesman. The Verge.

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

Origin PC

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

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

Acer

Asus

Razer

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

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

Gigabyte

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

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

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

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

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

MSI

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

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

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

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

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

Alienware

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

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

Lenovo

  • The product pages are not yet available for the Legion 7 and Legion 5 Pro, but he did not share the specifications in his press release or in the information provided for our coverage.

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