Laptop recommendations for motion design and VFX

[archz2]

I am planning to buy a laptop. My budget is 1816 USD. It will be hard for me to go beyond that. I want to do VFX and motion graphics work in Houdini and Cinema4D. I cannot afford a PC right now as my lifestyle involves staying out of home and lot of commuting. 

Currently I have shortlisted this MSI laptop. 


MSI Katana 15, Intel 12th Gen. i7-12650H, 40CM FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop (16GB/1TB NVMe SSD/ Windows 11 Home/Nvidia GeForce RTX4060, 8GB GDDR6/Black/2.25Kg), B12VFK-299IN
INTEL PROCESSOR BENCHMARK SCORE- 24442
Nvidia GeForce RTX4060 has a benchmark score of 20275
 

What do you suggest?

[filpo]

8 minutes ago, archz2 said:

I am planning to buy a laptop. My budget is 1816 USD. It will be hard for me to go beyond that. I want to do VFX and motion graphics work in Houdini and Cinema4D. I cannot afford a PC right now as my lifestyle involves staying out of home and lot of commuting. 

Currently I have shortlisted this MSI laptop. 


MSI Katana 15, Intel 12th Gen. i7-12650H, 40CM FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop (16GB/1TB NVMe SSD/ Windows 11 Home/Nvidia GeForce RTX4060, 8GB GDDR6/Black/2.25Kg), B12VFK-299IN
INTEL PROCESSOR BENCHMARK SCORE- 24442
Nvidia GeForce RTX4060 has a benchmark score of 20275
 

What do you suggest?

check out this rog strix laptop even if its a bit flashy 

Otherwise check this dell g16 if you have a bit more to spend with a better gpu and double the ram

Edited March 28, 2023 by filpo

[archz2]

RTX 3070ti laptop GPU has a passmark score of 18488 compared to RTX 4060's score of 20275. You're recommending these models because of i9 processor I guess?

 

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+RTX+3070+Ti+Laptop+GPU&id=4497

[filpo]

1 hour ago, archz2 said:

RTX 3070ti laptop GPU has a passmark score of 18488 compared to RTX 4060's score of 20275. You're recommending these models because of i9 processor I guess?

 

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+RTX+3070+Ti+Laptop+GPU&id=4497

yes of course but you could wait for the 4070 or the 4060 ti mobile to come out and find some better prices