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x17 R1, which TDP of Nvidia RTX 30x0 graphic cards does Dell use?
I couldn't find any information about which TDP variants Dell uses for Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, 3070, 3080 graphics cards.
As far as I know they are available at different TDP levels - e.g. for the 3060 are versions available from 80W TDP up to 125W - the used TDP highly impacts the performance of the graphics card.
Which variations does Dell use in their Alienware X17R1 laptops?
Even the technical specification document does not show which TDP Dell uses - which is IMHO a shame!
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July 11th, 2021 11:00
These are not cards at all -- the GPU chips are soldered directly to the system board.
Detailed specs from here
GeForce RTX 3070 (125 W + 15 W Dynamic Boost)
GeForce RTX 3080 (150 W + 15 W Dynamic Boost)
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TDP (short for thermal design power, or thermal design point) is a measurement of how much heat is generated by electronic hardware, such as a CPU. Intel CPU is suddenly increased to use more power with 'safe' 100ºC maximum (boiling point of water). The laptop's on-board Power Supply Unit and cooling system is not designed for this increased TDP wattage. Now the laptops run very hot. No wonder that this mess is a problem for other laptop internal components, such as the Lithium-ion battery's premature chemical aging and short life.
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@ejn63: thanks a lot for your answer - that helps! But why are those information not available at Dell's product pages and even not in their technical specification document?
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@Crimson: I assume that was the reason that Nvidia released their graphic chips for laptops with differen TDP values - to let the manufacturer decide how good his thermal design is and to choose the "right" one.
Especially for the Alienware X17 I read some tests which certify it to have a good thermal design (compared to other notebooks) and that the fans are not so annoying - isn't that the case?