ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS GX501 GTX 1080 MAX-Q GAMING NOTEBOOK
OVERVIEW Is it Time to Stop Prioritizing Performance Over Portability? NVIDIA announced “GeForce GTX with Max-Q Design” at Computex a few months ago. The main idea behind this programme is to use GTX 1080, 1070, and 1060 GPUs that have been set up in a certain way. During the manufacturing process, these GPUs were tested and chosen to use less power while still having the same level of performance as GPUs used in more traditional form factors like desktop graphics cards.( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q ) In order to use these “Max-Q” binned GPUs, notebook makers have to follow NVIDIA’s rules about how loud their machines get when they’re under heat load (sub-40 dbA). To be clear, it looks like NVIDIA isn’t giving partners reference notebook designs (as shown by the different designs of the Max-Q notebooks), but rather ideas for how they can reach the goals. Several Max-Q notebooks were shown at the show by NVIDIA and some of its partners. We hope to look at all of these...