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TLDW: Desktop > eGpu > Laptop. The desktop was better than the eGpu most of time by roughly 10 to 15 percent FPS. Desktop also had 55 percent higher FPS than the laptop. The eGpu was better than the laptop by 20 to 30 percent FPS. However eGpu bottlenecks with CPU intensive tasks/games
I have a quote with Lenovo for this for $2027 but ended up passing after seeing the glossy screen, 5080 laptop performing not much better than a 3080 desktop with all the AI processing off, and some off the odd design choices (all ports on the side, significantly more plastic) compared to previous generations.
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TLDW: Desktop > eGpu > Laptop. The desktop was better than the eGpu most of time by roughly 10 to 15 percent FPS. Desktop also had 55 percent higher FPS than the laptop. The eGpu was better than the laptop by 20 to 30 percent FPS. However eGpu bottlenecks with CPU intensive tasks/games
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Ah good point, yeah without educational discount it was still lower.
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