Hey all,
I want to get a laptop upgrade here in Romania and based on all current retailers, my best option is a 1185$ Asus FX502VM , 15.6" , 1TB 7200RPM , GTX 1060 3GB, I7-7700HQ ( 3.8Ghz ) , 12GB of DDR4 2133 Mhz RAM.
Thing is, 3GB isn't that much for a GPU anymore. I know that I shouldn't use a laptop for mining, but I'm curious about it, and also in regards to IT development ( I work in the domain ). Texture mapping is one of the main things that I'm interested in.
So I've found this 1220$ Lenovo Y520 , 15.6", 1TB 5400RPM, GTX 1060 6GB Max-Q, I7-7700HQ (3.8Ghz) , 8GB DDR4 2400 Mhz RAM.
The biggest differences ( don't care about the HDD, will get an SSD anyway ) are the RAM amount ( that can be increased on both anyway ) and the V-RAM. It's the V-RAM I'm interested in mostly. I couldn't find any specific comparison between the 1060 3GB and the 1060 6GB Max-Q, only between the 1060 6GB and the Max-Q version of it. I understand that there's a 5-16% difference in performance between the two, but would the extra V-RAM compensate for that, seeing that the 3GB version has fewer CUDA cores and, well, 3 less GB of V-RAM.
I won't really be using this machine for playing but for coding, rendering and maybe mining for fun. So, will the extra 3GB of V-RAM help me ( I'm using Unity, it's just for my BA yet so don't kill me for being a noob ) or does the overall performance difference between the Max-Q version and the full-fledged one compensate for the lack of the V-RAM?
