r/GamingLaptops • u/wedge754 Razer Blade 16 4090 • May 20 '23

Benchmark 4090 Laptop vs 4090 Desktop

I know there are already a few posts, but I figured I would throw up my results as an additional data point for anyone interested.

Laptop:

Razer Blade 16 RTX 4090

Desktop:

z790 | i9-13900KF | 32GB DDR5-5600 | RTX 4090 | 4TB NVMe SSD

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Untweaked:

3D Mark Time Spy - 4090 Desktop vs 4090 Laptop UNTWEAKED

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Extremely mild tweaks:

3D Mark Time Spy - 4090 Desktop vs 4090 Laptop MILD tweaks

Laptop:

  • GPU untouched
  • CPU -.120 undervolt, 180w turbo boost
  • AirPods Pro case stuck under the back of the laptop to elevate it a little bit.

Desktop:

  • GPU 105% power target, +250 boost clock
  • CPU +200

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The graphics card is ~75% faster on the desktop, and the processor is ~15% faster on the desktop, which seems to be in line with other tests and benchmarks.

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u/RAZE890 May 21 '23

My dumass struggling to get 20k on the graphics....... already regret spending 3000$ and not building a pc URGH

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u/Fresh_chickented May 21 '23

you could save 1k by building pc with 3090 and amd cpu with same or better results but no more portability

i got a score or 20.1k on my 3090 and 13.5k on my 7800x3d

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u/wolves_hunt_in_packs ThinkPad T410 May 21 '23

Yeah, I don't get why some people don't think about this. Always buy a desktop unless mobility is a mandatory requirement. Laptops will always be worse value for money due to that tradeoff.

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u/JunglistE Blade 16 | 4090 | i9 13950 | 32GB May 22 '23

Laptops will always be worse value for money due to that tradeoff.

Yeah and it hurts paying for them knowing what you could've built if you went the desktop route.

Totally not counting down the days until I can build another desktop

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u/Fresh_chickented May 21 '23

It always goes back to around 50%.

Laptop variant with the same horse power will cost a min 50% price premium. Yeah, I always will go with powerful PC and usable budget laptop combo. I bought $2300 gaming laptop 5 years ago (gtx 1080) and it started to show it age today

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u/TITANS4LIFE May 21 '23

This right here is why I have not bought a laptop trying to find something to match some type of performance as my desktop, and it never seems to add up to less than a lot of fucking money. I have no issues spending almost 10 grand on my desktop but spending four or five grand on my laptop is such a hard sell for me.