Anyone who reads us daily knows that in relation to new ones notebook endowed of GPU GeForce RTX 3000 you created a “case“linked to different GPU configurations available and not specified by a distinctive name.
For example, the name GeForce RTX 3080 does not identify a single GPU with the same specifications as always on any notebook, but it can embody different configurations in terms of frequencies and TGP which obviously impact on the final performance. Early reviewers have seen more performance on a laptop with RTX 3070 than one with RTX 3080.
The presence of a specific version of the GPU, more or less performing, depends on the design of the notebook and the choices of the OEM (Asus, MSI, etc.), but without clear information the consumer cannot actually know what he is buying.
In the past the term Max-Q allowed to quickly identify a GPU configuration optimized for thinner notebooks, but Nvidia explained to us that with the RTX 3000 solutions the Max-Q brand has changed its connotation and does not frame a certain combination of frequencies and TGP, but it has a meaning larger son of a series of complementary technologies (Dynamic Boost 2, WhisperMode 2 and Advanced Optimus among others) that impact on overall performance: for this reasonit is no longer commercially applied.
In short, those who have to buy a notebook risk not having the situation too clear on the actual configuration of what they want to buy. Nvidia told us in recent days that it was “trying to push” – The “to encourage“if you prefer – OEMs to publish all the details on the specifications of the GPU inserted in each notebook, but now the US company has changed its registerstating to The Verge that “requires“- and therefore not only encourages – producers to be more transparent towards users.
“Companies,” writes The Verge, “they will have to disclose specific information on clock speed and TGP on the online product pages“Manufacturers, however,” should not mention that these chips are Max-Q variants because, “reiterated an Nvidia spokesperson,” Max-Q is no longer part of the GPU name. “
In conclusion, it seems that Nvidia wants to use the so-called “iron fist”, although it must be remembered that the problem originates from his choice and that there was time to find the square with the manufacturers in this regard before announcing the GPUs and notebooks that integrate them. Obviously we expect this imposition to somehow also affect the real world and e-commerce, and not just websites, if only for a mere matter of maximum transparency.
We have seen how MSI e Asus have disclosed details on the different graphic configurations of their respective notebooks, even if we do not see the same diligence in updating the websites. The same goes for the other producers, even more guilty because they are completely silent so far. At this point all that remains is to hope it is only a matter of time.
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