RTX 5090 and 5080 laptops spotted online… 16GB VRAM cut down on flagship GPU?

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Nostalgia is real with these models.

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These GPUs are battery killers. No way current tech can keep up.

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Teo said:
These GPUs are battery killers. No way current tech can keep up.

Battery tech hasn’t kept up with mobile GPUs for a long time now.

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Teo said:
These GPUs are battery killers. No way current tech can keep up.

That doesn’t explain why they’re limiting the memory though. GDDR6X isn’t that power-hungry, is it?