Allen
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A special version of RX Vega 56 has made it into an 8core/16thread Ryzen CPU notebook gaming PC:
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 available with Acer Predator Helios 500 notebook
Acer did not reveal any details about the graphics card itself,.. It is offered as an option to GTX 1070 variant, which itself is 115-120W graphics solution.
Acer Predator Helios 500 notebook will be offered in few main variants including Intel i9-8950HK + NVIDIA GTX 1070 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 56. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the first true high-performance AMD-only laptop in years.
In other communications, AMD RX Vega is said to use about half the normal power when the voltage is set down a bit -- at very little change in FPS. I have no direct knowledge of that. However, my RX480 works that way -- I cut the voltage and I can run it faster (not slower). Maybe (or maybe not) they've done something along those lines with RX Vega 56 in the notebook PC.
Moreover, Ryzen has good base clocks at low power settings. This notebook seems worth considering -- if the price is right.