1080 max q vs 1070 for VR game development

Hello everyone, I just have a question about your thoughts on which is the better choice if I wanted to do VR game development work on a laptop.

I've seen extensive benchmarks and comparisons, some showing that both are very similar while others show some larger performance gaps, but those have primarily been synthetic and gaming benchmarks.

When it comes to game development will the comparison show different results? Will one or the other prove to be better suited for the job?

 

Because of the big price difference, the 1070 is a better value, since it will perform similar to the 1080MQ when overclocked.

 

Are there any advantages to having gddr5x vs gddr5 for purposes of game development?

 

I don´t think there will be any noticeable difference.....but to get the best performance you should opt for a full 1080, not the MQ....certainly not worth the same price for the performance decrease.

 

If only 1080 laptops didn't weigh a ton...I do plan on taking my laptop with me to and from school.

 

EVOC 16L-G-1080 / Eurocom Tornado F5 are only 6.5lb. that's about as good as it gets for a 1080 unless you go maxQ

EDIT: Honestly, for school purposes, I'd sacrifice some power and get something thin-and-light with gobs of battery life. You can use iGPU on the go (I wouldn't settle for anything less than 7hrs so you don't have to cart a power adapter around) and have a 1060 dGPU so you can plug in and game. That's just me though. I wouldn't bring this EVOC to school/work with me it needs to sit next to an outlet at all times basically.

 

Thanks for our advice. I'll take a look into the choices out there. I recently had a chance to play around with the asus zephyrus at a computer shop and it really feels amazing to see and feel IRL lol

 

The GTX 1080 Max-Q performs very similarly to a GTX 1070 (non-Max-Q) as noted ...really not worth the premium. The GTX 1080 Max-Q is perhaps 10 percent faster on average.

The GTX 1070 Max-Q, on the other hand, performs within about 10 percent of a GTX 1070 (non-Max-Q). So maybe look at something like the Gigabyte Aero 15X. Very portable machine with good battery life.

The Asus Zephyrus has awful battery life, BTW.

Charles

 

1070 stock vs 1080mq, the 1080 will perform a littlebit more.
However if yu buy a laptop that can hold oced 1070, go for it, it'll definitely wreck 1080mq

 

1080ti will working better. but$$$$$$$$$$

 

You don't need to OC a 1070... they're power limited through the universe. If you use MSI AB to lower the voltage curve you can maintain a much higher boost clock (I.E. actually boost) which will match or beat the 1080MQ in general. On average, most users don't even need to touch 1v for the stock boost range all the way up to 1911MHz.

 

When it comes to development, particularly when you're just getting into it, it's not going to matter. You will be inexperienced with optimizing your work so unless you go very basic - and you probably will - it will run very badly. It's a learning experience though so just expect it's something you'll have to work on.

Get the one you want for your own gaming needs.