Re:Intel with Radeon RX Vega Graphics: Core I7-8809G with 3....
by dragontamer on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @12:12PM
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The Surface Book has a full-bore NVidia GTX 1060 in it. It cannot charge while the 1060 is going 100% in a modern AAA video game (yes: it uses up so much power, that if you plug it into the wall-outlet and game, you are LOSING power).
GPUs use up tons of power, but 99% of the time they sit around and are "off". There's no need to turn on the GPU when browsing Facebook, and modern Win10 can keep the graphics card off.
Anyway, 100W TDP is perfectly acceptable for laptops, as long as this is a "worst case" TDP. Besides, gamers do want to game, and many are willing to accept bad battery life for the ability to run Witcher 3 or Tomb Raider on the go.
GPUs use up tons of power, but 99% of the time they sit around and are "off". There's no need to turn on the GPU when browsing Facebook, and modern Win10 can keep the graphics card off.
Anyway, 100W TDP is perfectly acceptable for laptops, as long as this is a "worst case" TDP. Besides, gamers do want to game, and many are willing to accept bad battery life for the ability to run Witcher 3 or Tomb Raider on the go.