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gpus inside recent notebooks have become efficient and powerful enough to replace a desktop but that comes with the cost for example in the past the most powerful mobile GPU being used inside notebooks ended up being cut down derivatives of a desktop class graphics card even the gtx 980m which was considered to be powerful for its time was based on a cut-down version of the gtx 970 and that resulted in performance primarily meant for notebooks with a 1080p display plus the frame rates were a lot lower than its desktop counterparts that's not the case today because you can equip a notebook with a desktop class GPU that has specifications that are equal to or even better than its desktop sibling but how much of a performance increase are you gaining over a previous generation mobile GPU you'll have the answer to that question by the end of this video light up your build with hue plus by NZ XD it fits into two and a half inch drive slots comes with four individually controlled RGB strips with plenty of connection cables for best routing and is wonderfully controlled through the camp software get 10% off at NZXT comm link in the description we'll be doing all of our testing on this new notebook from eurocom it's called the tornado f5 and under the hood we've configured it with an i7 6700 K 32 gigs of ram a 256 gigabyte m2 SSD and a 1080p 60 Hertz g-sync display the primary focus of this video will be comparing the gtx 1070 and the gtx 980m GPU in a true apples to apple scenario using the exact same notebook for both this is possible due to the tornadoes MXM 3.0 interface and relatively easy upgrade ability spec one is the 1070 has 30% more CUDA cores much higher clock frequencies more memory and faster bandwidth compared to the 980 m even when compared to the desktop card this version of the gtx 1070 could be considered faster since it has more cores unlocked and ones that very similar clock speeds you heard that right the notebook version is actually faster than the add-in card you can probably tell the 1070 is going to destroy the 90 DM - so what's the use of this video it's actually to show how far we've come in a single generation for notebook gaming performance I'll be continuing these head-to-head comparisons as more mobile GPUs are available and hopefully that will include AMD at some point too because they're very late with releasing their Polaris 10 architecture into the notebook space so let's roll with the synthetic benchmarks starting with 3d mark fire strike the tornado packed with the 1070 performed nearly two times faster than the 980 m you will notice the Asus g7 52 V OC kept up really well with the tornado and at some point surpasses the eurocom since it boasts an overclocked CPU alongside almost the same specifications moving on to some gaming we ran our first tests at 1080p cranked at the high settings and the gtx 1070 on the tornado ruled throughout most of the titles the 980 m is trying hard to keep up but the specs on it we're limiting it really is amazing to see how far ahead the gtx 1070 really is in real-world scenarios and something else to take into account is that in some scenarios even with detailed settings cranked the gtx 1070 is still cpu limited at 1080p 1440p tests were performed on an external monitor and the same story applies here like I said the 980 m is not meant for this kind of resolution because it was targeted for notebooks with a 1080p display but the tornado with the 10 sandy changes the story you can confidently hope this monster to an external 1440p monitor and enjoy the graphics in many cases the 1070 actually widens its lead here since that slice EP bottleneck I talked about at 1080p has been eliminated in DX 12 things really changed in a big way it becomes obvious the GTX 980 ms core architecture wasn't all that well prepared for Microsoft's new API and these results back that up if you're buying a notebook with the hope of playing dx12 games in the future make sure you spend the money for a Pascal based system let's talk about battery life and as you can see the gtx 1070 gives about the same battery life as a gtx 980m on the surface that might not be as impressive but remember this new card grants double the amount of performance this is all performance per one and in that regards Pascal rules the day the tornado f5 from your compact some serious punch under the hood the 15 inch form factor is not that bad for portability plus if you're wondering about upgrade ability it has you covered as you can see there's an extra m2 slot for storage expansion memories accessible and most importantly the GPU is upgradable to provided upcoming architectures support the same form factor the Graham spectrum keyboard by Tesoro comes with a new mechanical agile switch with low profile key caps with super fast response and shorter actuation distance plus all the customization included with RGB lighting and macros for a premium user and so my concluding thoughts about the gtx 1070 and the gtx 980m is that this is just the beginning you see we're in time frame where notebooks are loaded with dueling specs that are neck to neck to an equivalent desktop PC the only downside to these machines are the massive size proper cooling and the hefty price tag but I'm sure that we solved some time in the future but until then Pascal has proved its performance and power efficiency compared to Maxwell and if you're thinking about upgrading do it as always let us know your thoughts about this comparison and if you have any suggestions for future comparison videos leave a comment down below and we'll make sure to check them out I'm Eva with harken ax thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next one