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    6700HQ and AGA

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by rockmedic109, Sep 28, 2018.

  1. rockmedic109

    rockmedic109 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've read that the I7 6700HQ will not use or work with more than 1920 Cuda Cores. Not that I would have any idea what a cuda core is.

    I am thinking of getting the AGA. Is there a fix for the 6700/Cuda Core issue?

    If there is no fix {which I assume is the case}, what would the effects be? Would a 1080 not work? Would it only use 1920 cores and effectively be a 1070? Would it just slow the 1080 down but still better than a 1070?

    Thank You
     
    rockmedic109, Sep 28, 2018
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  2. Danishblunt

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    I don't see why there would be any limit at all.
     
    Danishblunt, Sep 28, 2018
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  3. Mastermind5200

    Mastermind5200 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Wrong thread, but to answer your question the actual bandwith would limit anything more than 1080, but you would still see benefit from it
     
    Mastermind5200, Sep 30, 2018
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  4. Danishblunt

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    I posted a literal firestrike benchmark from an AGA GTX 1080ti

    It didn't lose any performance. Still scored like a normal GTX 1080 TI.

    aga GTX 1080 ti:
    https://www.3dmark.com/fs/13249229

    GTX 1080 TI in desktop:
    https://www.3dmark.com/fs/12155032
     
    Danishblunt, Sep 30, 2018
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  5. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    What is this thread to do with the M15x? Wrong location methinks....
     
    King of Interns, Oct 1, 2018
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