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    Where are the low TDP Pascal and Polaris cards?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Althernai, Nov 5, 2016.

  1. Althernai

    Althernai Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's been quite some time now since the GPU architectures have been updated, but I have yet to see most manufacturers update their laptops to them. With the exception of Apple's MacBookPro with its Radeon Pro and perhaps some Chinese manufacturers which don't sell laptops outside of China, the only laptops with either Pascal or Polaris are of the expensive desktop replacement variety (i.e. high performance, high TDP). What gives? Does anyone know when Lenovo/Dell/HP/etc. will switch to the new GPUs? Is everyone waiting for quad-core Kaby Lake in January?
     
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    yotano21 Notebook Evangelist

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    Patience, you should look into it.

    Computer companies are starting to just release the lower power graphics cards now, well mostly talking about Nvidia.
     
    yotano21, Nov 5, 2016
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    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Last edited: Nov 5, 2016
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  4. Althernai

    Althernai Notebook Virtuoso

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    The 1050 and 1050 Ti are still 75W TDP. I suppose with binning and lowered clocks they can bring that down to 50-60W, but that's still pretty high.
     
    Althernai, Nov 6, 2016
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  5. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    The 1050 will be pared to the same TDP as the 960M.

    The Ti will likely retain the full 75W, and be the 965M uccessor.
     
    Kevin, Nov 6, 2016
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