GTX 1070 (upgrade)--->RTX 2060?

[Alexsupers]

should i? im using the helios 500 laptop now
Edit: Sorry for lack of description. Upgrading to RTX 2060 means either i need to get External GPU or perhaps move to dekstop build entirely with RTX 2060

[Ogami]

I hope you dont plan to upgrade your laptop because that does not work.
You cant exchange laptop GPU.

As for the cards themselves, the 2060 is about a 10-15% increase in performance in most games compared to the 1070.
If that is worth the upgrade price is something you have decide for yourself.
Personally i say no, get at least a 2060 Super or 2070 to make it worthwhile.

[Snow]

Well, it is technically possible. But yeah, definitely not worth it.

[Baosas]

That's not even much of an upgrade. If you plan to upgrade through laptop, make it a full-fat RTX 2080 at least (which means preferably not Max-Q), otherwise go for 2080S/2080 Ti.

[VisciousFishes]

I have an interesting video, on a channel I found recently, that shows how to run an external GPU on a laptop. The video is short (less than 20 minutes) but shows how to connect an external gpu to your laptop.

I haven't tried the project yet but the instructions are clear and concise.

https://youtu.be/bP_8EYQ-2RA

It was something I would've poo-pooed before now. Just depends on how brave you are.

[Baosas]

Messaggio originale di jakethebusker:

I have an interesting video, on a channel I found recently, that shows how to run an external GPU on a laptop. The video is short (less than 20 minutes) but shows how to connect an external gpu to your laptop.

I haven't tried the project yet but the instructions are clear and concise.

https://youtu.be/bP_8EYQ-2RA

It was something I would've poo-pooed before now. Just depends on how brave you are.

It's possible, but Thunderbolt 3's bandwidth limits means lower-resolution screens suffer huge performance penalties (think Helios 500 sports a 1080p panel) and high-end GPUs perform below par regardless of scenario. OP'd have benefitted from this if they had an Ultrabook with integrated GPU, but with seeing how they have a 1070 already onboard, the prospect's questionable.

[Done]

You can use an external gpu bank to plug and play into a laptop .

Messaggio originale di fauxtronic:

Even if you're prepared to spend considerable time unsoldering the existing GPU and resoldering a new one, it seems unlikely the size and pins (and signalling of the pins!) of a different class GPU chip will match up.

Chance of bricking laptop = exceedingly high.

[Alexsupers]

Messaggio originale di Ogami:

I hope you dont plan to upgrade your laptop because that does not work.
You cant exchange laptop GPU.

As for the cards themselves, the 2060 is about a 10-15% increase in performance in most games compared to the 1070.
If that is worth the upgrade price is something you have decide for yourself.
Personally i say no, get at least a 2060 Super or 2070 to make it worthwhile.

thx for info.I was thinking about getting an external gpu

[Alexsupers]

Messaggio originale di Ogami:

I hope you dont plan to upgrade your laptop because that does not work.
You cant exchange laptop GPU.

As for the cards themselves, the 2060 is about a 10-15% increase in performance in most games compared to the 1070.
If that is worth the upgrade price is something you have decide for yourself.
Personally i say no, get at least a 2060 Super or 2070 to make it worthwhile.

hmm i was thinking about external gpu

[Alexsupers]

Messaggio originale di Baosas:

Messaggio originale di jakethebusker:

I have an interesting video, on a channel I found recently, that shows how to run an external GPU on a laptop. The video is short (less than 20 minutes) but shows how to connect an external gpu to your laptop.

I haven't tried the project yet but the instructions are clear and concise.

https://youtu.be/bP_8EYQ-2RA

It was something I would've poo-pooed before now. Just depends on how brave you are.

It's possible, but Thunderbolt 3's bandwidth limits means lower-resolution screens suffer huge performance penalties (think Helios 500 sports a 1080p panel) and high-end GPUs perform below par regardless of scenario. OP'd have benefitted from this if they had an Ultrabook with integrated GPU, but with seeing how they have a 1070 already onboard, the prospect's questionable.

thx..ill check it out