Our full review of the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, mobile Ampere, and third-gen Max-Q technology. As seen in the new MSI GS66 Stealth. Not only a mini version of the desktop GPU, it leverages innovative features to boost performance, lower overall noise, and improve battery life.

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Basically, every laptop manufacturer you can think of is updating, refining, and re-designing its 2021 slate of products around NVIDIA’s new Ampere-based mobile RTX 30 Series Laptop GPUs and the latest in CPU technology from Intel and AMD.

Mobile Ampere will drive gaming and creative endeavours in the laptop space in 2021 no question -- serving as the engine connecting all the various parts together. Like its desktop brethren mobile Ampere is innovating in the portable world too. Third-generation Max-Q technology not only regulates power between the CPU and GPU as needed, but can intuitively decrease the impact of noisy fans and even save battery-life with new PCI Express optimisation. Plus, utilise the RTX 30 Series’ AI-based Tensor cores can be leveraged for a bit of that DLSS magic.

In pure graphics terms the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU is a high-end 1440p beast. And it’s as efficient as it is impressive.

Our Full NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU Review