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ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming Laptop - Copilot+ PC - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX - 32GB RAM - NVIDIA RTX 5080 - 2TB - Platinum White - Open Box $2103.99
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FWIW, I actually find myself gaming more on a ROG Ally than pulling the laptop out these days— and it's tons cheaper.
FWIW, I actually find myself gaming more on a ROG Ally than pulling the laptop out these days— and it's tons cheaper.
Every single G14 whether it's 5060, 5070, 5070 Ti, or 5080 runs at 110 watts max graphics power. The *wattage* determines the heat. They all have the same dual fan cooling vapor chamber to dissipate that heat. So the heat they generate when running full throttle is the same.
But because the higher end models have more shader cores that means that for a given performance target (eg say you want to run a specified game at 60 fps) they can run those cores at lower clock speeds and voltages.
This means the higher end models run cooler, not hotter. This is especially beneficial when you run the machines in balanced or quiet mode because you cap the power/heat but achieve higher performance on the higher end models.
Every single G14 whether it's 5060, 5070, 5070 Ti, or 5080 runs at 110 watts max graphics power. The *wattage* determines the heat. They all have the same dual fan cooling vapor chamber to dissipate that heat. So the heat they generate when running full throttle is the same.
But because the higher end models have more shader cores that means that for a given performance target (eg say you want to run a specified game at 60 fps) they can run those cores at lower clock speeds and voltages.
This means the higher end models run cooler, not hotter. This is especially beneficial when you run the machines in balanced or quiet mode because you cap the power/heat but achieve higher performance on the higher end models.
Still the point the stands that generally speaking higher end GPUs run more efficiently than lower end GPUs at a given power level ... unless you set the power level low enough that the high end GPU is not really designed to operate at those levels. You can actually see a visualization of this here (notice that at equal wattages the higher end GPUs have higher scores, implying they are more energy efficient) https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLa...ti_l
So yes, it is possible that 5070 Ti would last a bit longer than 5060 on battery assuming both devices are running in high performance mode with the same performance target. The 5070 ti has the potential to run more efficiently.
In practice the difference is going to be small though. Maybe 10%. And neither laptop is going to last long at all running on battery in performance mode. You will get about 1 hour of runtime. At lower wattages where you probably actually want to be on battery to extend runtime the efficiency difference between the 5060 and 5070 Ti is going to be less pronounced so it probably won't make much difference at all. To really extend runtime on battery you may not even want to use the discrete GPU and instead use the integrated one. And then it won't matter.
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Lenovo has a general 1-year warranty that you can adjust to your purchase date: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ques...41527cfc
The laptop was amazing while it worked though. Now it's a very expensive paperweight.
I don't have experience with Lenovo devices, but I have not heard of them doing the same for open box / refurbished units.
The laptop was amazing while it worked though. Now it's a very expensive paperweight.
I don't have experience with Lenovo devices, but I have not heard of them doing the same for open box / refurbished units.
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