Quote from: Disappointed on December 24, 2025, 12:33:49@just know:

Thought you were going to give possible alternative solutions.

Like the current state of egpu. And if the issues of past like bandwidth limitations and latency been resolved yet or not. Possible recommendations, if it truly has become a viable option.

Alas, it's the same old repetitive spam providing no real answers to the problem. I'm disappointed yet again. :(

There's currently two 13-14 inch Ryzen Strix Halo laptop models in the €2000-€2500 range that offer RTX 4060 Mobile levels of GPU performance  with effectively 16GB-96GB* of 256GB/s LPDDR5X-8000 VRAM

Hopefully 16-inch options arrive in the coming year, but if paying €500 extra now is in your budget for an top-end APU laptop with 2X-6X the VRAM amount then the Asus ROG Z13 or HP ZBook Ultra 14 G1a are your 2 options.


*allocated as VRAM out of 32GB-128GB of unified memory

To speak plainly: just pay the €140 extra for the ThinkBook 16p Gen 6!

> Upgradeable/replaceable SODIMM RAM
> Nearly identical weight
> Same 10hr+ web browsing battery life
> 20%+ faster graphics card (5060 instead of 5050)

The Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 does offer OLED display options though so if that's what you want above all trade-offs then this is not a bad pick!

I'm looking for a laptop for light graphic design work and playing block blast. I'm not sure if I should jump straight to an RTX 5060.

Interesting review! The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 with the RTX 5050 seems like a mixed bag. It's more affordable and quieter, which is great. But for the price, you might consider other options. It reminds me of choosing the right vehicle in Snow Rider ; sometimes the cheaper option isn't always the best for conquering those icy hills. You need the right balance of cost and performance!

@just know:

Thought you were going to give possible alternative solutions.

Like the current state of egpu. And if the issues of past like bandwidth limitations and latency been resolved yet or not. Possible recommendations, if it truly has become a viable option.

Alas, it's the same old repetitive spam providing no real answers to the problem. I'm disappointed yet again. :(

Since this is not a gaming-focused laptop, but due to the high price and the "Pro" in the product name, all I'm gonna way is that the newest games may not run as well as you expect, because of the 8 GB VRAM:

Dec 2, 2022: youtube.com/watch?v=tPbIsxIQb8M: "8GB RTX 3060 - Same Name, Same Price, Less Performance" <- This one is just one of the first(?) ramp-ups and over the years more and more games come out, with heavier and heavier penalties on 8 GB VRAM.
Apr 10, 2023: youtube.com/watch?v=Rh7kFgHe21k: "16GB vs. 8GB VRAM: Radeon RX 6800 vs. GeForce RTX 3070, 2023 Revisit"
Jun 25, 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=dx4En-2PzOU: "How Much VRAM Do Gamers Need? 8GB, 12GB, 16GB or MORE?"
Apr 9, 2025: youtube.com/watch?v=e4GCxObZrZE: "This is what happens when you run out of VRAM... Say NO to 8GB GPUs!"
Aug 22, 2025: youtube.com/watch?v=ric7yb1VaoA: "Gaming Laptops are in Trouble - VRAM Testing w/ ‪@Hardwareunboxed‬"
As more and more people upgrade to the PS5, more and more AAA games, that come out, may not run well on 8 GB VRAM, even in 1080p.

But why are 8 GB VRAM such an interesting limit?
Big AAA games are often developed for consoles first and the PS5 has 16 GB VRAM. Yes, unlike in a PC, some of it is used by the OS, but not 8 GB, more like 4 GB, and so it becomes 8 GB VRAM dGPU vs 12 GB VRAM. I would not even blame the game developers for not optimizing, because time is money and I don't think it's easy to optimize and fit 12 GB of content into 8 GB.

The only question is: Do GPU makers see it being worth using GDDR7 3 GB densities (currently, only the 5090 Laptop GPU uses 3 GB densities, the rest uses 2 GB per chip) on this kind of low GPU performance (like this 5050 Laptop) GPUs. The 4050 had 6 GB VRAM, so it's already an improvement.

(For the ones who don't know: The rumor is that e.g. the 5070 SUPER is gonna use 3 GB per chip, this will increase its VRAM by 50%: 12 GB -> 18 GB, and same for the 5070 Ti SUPER:

Quote from: notebookcheck.net/RTX-5070-Super-specs-price-and-release-date-leaks-New-Super-board-brings-more-VRAM-at-higher-price-vs-RTX-5070.1047749.0.htmlThis is great news, as it is a 50% increase over the 12 GB of VRAM, which was one of the biggest complaints when it comes to the RTX 5070. The bus width, however, allegedly remains the same at a 192-bit.

Indeed it is the biggest complaint. Allegedly? Of course it will remain the same (already the case for the 5090 Laptop (256-bit chip), as mentioned), just 3 GB per GDDR7 chip will be used, instead of the current 2 GB. A single GDDR7 memory chip uses 32-bit wide lanes, 192-bit / 32-bit per chip = 6 GDDR7 chips. 6 chips * 3 GB per chip = 18 GB.)