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    Razer Blade Stealth 13: Battery Life of 1080p vs 4K downscaled to 1080p

    Discussion in 'Razer' started by Brawn, Feb 14, 2020.

  1. Brawn

    Brawn The Awesome

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    Hello

    Does anyone know how the following compare with regard to battery life?
    1. 1080p screen with GTX 1650 Max-Q
    2. 4K screen with GTX 1650 Max-Q
    3. 4K screen downscaled to 1080p with GTX 1650 Max-Q
    I really dislike matte screens, but 4 hours of battery life is just too little... I really prefer a minimum of 6 hours

    I read that Ice Lake has 'integer scaling', so 1080p on the 4K screen should look just as sharp
    And according to a reddit post, the GTX 1650 Max-Q also supports supports integer scaling

    Can anyone please help?
     
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  2. Muezick

    Muezick Notebook Evangelist

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    you want battery life you do not get high rez screens.

    Even rending at 1080p, its still powering 4k pixels. Battery life tanks. You want better battery life, get a 1080p screen.

    obviously, with or without the 1650, without the 1650 will be more battery life, but the laptop probably has Optimus in it, so you'll probably get your 6 hours or more.

    TBH a 4k screen on a 13.3" device is a bit comical to me. Pixel density is already so high at 1080p. 4k is just silly. Maybe at 15.6", maybe at 17.3" ... but 13.3? Doubt you need it.
     
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