RTX 2060 vs RTX 2070 (in a laptop)
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 5:52 pm
Want to replace my ancient Asus G74S laptop that's about 6-7 years old...it's got a gtx560m graphics card, and I keep waffling on whether or not I NEED the 2070.
I rarely play 1st person shooters...Sniper Elite 3 (and 4, when I upgrade) are the ones I would play at this time. Sims, such as the Anno series, and the newly announced Microsoft Flight Sim, RPG's, and strategy games (Civ) are/will be the mainstream of my game collection.
By chance, is there some website I can visit (yes, I know about "Can you run it"), that lists games in terms of whether they are more CPU or GPU intensive? I've read, for example, 1st person shooters rely more heavily on the GPU. Games like Civ rely a lot on the CPU as well as the GPU, etc. And Farcry 5 seems to tax the GPU more so than other shooters, at least from what I've read so far.
I realize that ANY replacement after 7 years or so is going to be fantastic, and that I "SHOULD" get as much GPU as I can possibly afford. Therein lies the problem; a laptop with what I WANT vs what I can actually AFFORD. There is at least $200 difference in the laptops I am looking at between the 2 GPU's.
Oh, and it has to be a 17" screen; 15" screen is just too small. Currently, I am zeroing in on MSI brand, the GE(Raider) for $1999 (RTX 2070) vs the RTX 2060 version for $1799.
I rarely play 1st person shooters...Sniper Elite 3 (and 4, when I upgrade) are the ones I would play at this time. Sims, such as the Anno series, and the newly announced Microsoft Flight Sim, RPG's, and strategy games (Civ) are/will be the mainstream of my game collection.
By chance, is there some website I can visit (yes, I know about "Can you run it"), that lists games in terms of whether they are more CPU or GPU intensive? I've read, for example, 1st person shooters rely more heavily on the GPU. Games like Civ rely a lot on the CPU as well as the GPU, etc. And Farcry 5 seems to tax the GPU more so than other shooters, at least from what I've read so far.
I realize that ANY replacement after 7 years or so is going to be fantastic, and that I "SHOULD" get as much GPU as I can possibly afford. Therein lies the problem; a laptop with what I WANT vs what I can actually AFFORD. There is at least $200 difference in the laptops I am looking at between the 2 GPU's.
Oh, and it has to be a 17" screen; 15" screen is just too small. Currently, I am zeroing in on MSI brand, the GE(Raider) for $1999 (RTX 2070) vs the RTX 2060 version for $1799.