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Reviewer tests 'RTX 4080M' desktop graphics card powered by salvaged laptop silicon
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A Chinese reviewer on Bilibili by the name of 杰某 ( Jie Mou ) got his hands on a special RTX 4080 graphics card that uses a mobile core instead of a desktop one.
Key facts
- The reviewer paid 2,000 RMB (~$300) for the tested card but remarks that it now costs close to 2,700-2,800 RMB (~$400) due to the ongoing component crisis caused by the AI rush
- However, a similarly-modded RTX 4090M in China would cost an absurd 10,000 RMB (~$1,470)
- Running at 1440p with Low settings, the 4080M pushed 286 FPS on average, while the RX 9070 GRE still won with 274 FPS
- In Delta Force at 1440p Ultra, both cards performed the same, but the 4080M did manage to net 10 more FPS at 4K
Summary
The reviewer paid 2,000 RMB (~$300) for the tested card but remarks that it now costs close to 2,700-2,800 RMB (~$400) due to the ongoing component crisis caused by the AI rush. Before they go over the benchmarks, the test bench used here was comprised of an Intel Core Ultra 270K Plus mounted on a Maxsun Z890-A motherboard alongside 32GB of DDR5-8200 RAM. During the benchmark, the card only pulled around 100W, which is significantly lower than even the mobile RTX 4080's TGP. Moving toward gaming, the reviewer compared the 4080M against the aforementioned RX 9070 GRE because of their similar price brackets in China, and both come packing 12GB of VRAM.