NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and Core i9-10980HK appear on Geekbench, expected to launch later this quarter

[Redaktion]

A Geekbench result showing the NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super Max-Q's OpenCL score has surfaced confirming our earlier exclusive report about NVIDIA's plans of bringing the new RTX 20-series Super GPUS in Max-Q versions for laptops. We also see the upcoming 10th generation Intel Core i9-10980HK in this listing showing a maximum boost frequency of 4.92 GHz.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-RTX-2080-Super-Max-Q-and-Core-i9-10980HK-appear-on-Geekbench-expected-to-launch-later-this-quarter.450917.0.html

[S.Yu]

The appearance of this stopgap strongly suggests that they're not in a hurry to release the mobile versions of the 30 series, an affirmation that those will indeed come next year...but it doesn't change the notion that buying 20xx right now is simply a bad idea, a new model with prices that have yet to fall to a reasonable range no less.

[8&8]

Good, but i was waiting for that processor into a NUC-Skull bla bla

[Anonyneko]

For me it's a bit disappointing as I was hoping for 3000 some time this year. It's the right time for me to update my five year old machine, but it's completely absurd to buy anything now when 3000 should bring a Maxwell to Pascal kind of improvement on mobile for the first time in many years...

I wonder how well will Super equipped laptops sell since I bet many people are also holding out for 3000.

[undervolter0x0309]

At this point this is just fluff and it best, hardware that will be inevitably throttled due to heat.

If this isn't using 10nm and smaller, it's going to perform as good as what we have right now in the same vicinity 8750h/9750h. Of course they'll charge a super premium. Where are AMDs 4800H already?! Only competition will bring prices down where they should be. Until then, it's empty teasing and not worth the upgrade. At this point, upgrade rate should be 4-5 years given the stagnation of silicon production (still on 14nm) and still <5GHZ (IMO).

If you have money to spare, help those in need rather than waste it on minimal/incremental perf upgrades.

[TruthIsThere]

Serious question.

We have cloud-base gaming that is bringing the rain hard to mobile gamers/enthusiasts with the only need to play it with is a controller. Now, that the next-gem consoles are on the horizon, that will bring most desktop PC gaming rigs to it knees, are there still potential buyers in 2020 willing to pay $2800 - $6000 for a gaming laptop that will not outperform the consoles by much, if not by all?

Serious question

[S.Yu]

Serious question.

We have cloud-base gaming that is bringing the rain hard to mobile gamers/enthusiasts with the only need to play it with is a controller. Now, that the next-gem consoles are on the horizon, that will bring most desktop PC gaming rigs to it knees, are there still potential buyers in 2020 willing to pay $2800 - $6000 for a gaming laptop that will not outperform the consoles by much, if not by all?

Serious question

For people with an intense dislike for subscriptions, like me.

[BrendaEM]

As a high-performance laptop/notebook buyer, I am so disappointing by what I see on the market, that I am sitting this one out.

1.) We have a lot of powerful chips, sitting in chassis that cannot take the heat.

2.) nVidia's getting rid of the "moble" moniker seemed to end up being just a marketing ploy--because they in effect just replaced "mobile" with Max-Q.

In the end, nVidia wants you to buy it's big processors, and allow them to be placed in under-performing chasiss, where they will never reach their potential.

[TruthIsThere]

As a high-performance laptop/notebook buyer, I am so disappointing by what I see on the market, that I am sitting this one out.

1.) We have a lot of powerful chips, sitting in chassis that cannot take the heat.

2.) nVidia's getting rid of the "moble" moniker seemed to end up being just a marketing ploy--because they in effect just replaced "mobile" with Max-Q.

In the end, nVidia wants you to buy it's big processors, and allow them to be placed in under-performing chasiss, where they will never reach their potential.

What do you honesty see in the future for notebook gaming in 2023?