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Discussion: Nvidia confusing TGP values in 16/20 mobile

First, take a look on Nvidia specified TGP values for 16/20 mobile GPUs in their website: GTX1650: 30-50W GTX1650Ti: 35-55W GTX1660Ti: 60-80W RTX2060: 65-90W (65-115W in the latest update) RTX2070: 80-115W RTX2070S: 80-115W RTX2080: 80-150+W RTX2080S: 80-150+W To simplify things, here is the possible TGP values you can find: GTX1650 MQ: 30W GTX1650: 50W GTX1650Ti MQ: 35W GTX1650Ti: 55W RTX2060 MQ: 65W RTX2060: 80W, 90W, 115W RTX2070 MQ: 80W, 90W, 100W, 115W RTX2070: 115W RTX2080MQ: 80W, 90W, 100W, 150W RTX2080: 150W-200W, some use 150W, some use 180W, some use 200W (will update 2070S and 2080S when reviews are out) So what do these values mean? Why I wanted to bring up this topic? Basically, higher TGP means the GPU is able to operate at higher clock speed (assuming same GPU). Eg 1500MHz average compared to 1400MHz average. In general, the same GPU can have different performance depending on the TGP. You might get 115W 2060 in Laptop A and 80W 2060 in Laptop B,

PSA: Be aware of lower quality 120Hz/144Hz panel when shopping for a new gaming laptop

PSA: There are many 120Hz/144Hz 45% NTSC, ~15ms panels in newly announced gaming laptops (eg Asus TUF FA506). Be aware if you're shopping for a new one. http://www.panelook.com/B156HAN13.0__15.6_LCM_overview_41405.html http://www.panelook.com/LM156LFGL01__15.6_LCM_overview_43720.html http://www.panelook.com/LM156LFGL02__15.6_LCM_overview_43722.html http://www.panelook.com/LM156LFGL03__15.6_LCM_overview_43724.html (the 120Hz Panda panel is also available in 144Hz, eg Asus FA506) http://www.panelook.com/B173HAN04.7__17.3_LCM_overview_43826.html  (17 inch) IMO this is a bad move from manufacturers. Many of them don't have the option to upgrade to 72% NTSC (60Hz/144Hz), therefore you'll be stuck using lower quality 120Hz/144Hz panel. Even those high quality 120Hz TN panels (90+% NTSC) used in the old days are better.