Choosing a gaming laptop

[Zezerex]

Hello. I am looking to replace my old laptop with a new one. 

 

I have been looking at asus tuf fx707.

I7-13620H

Rtx 4070 (says 12gb vram)

32gb ram 

FHD 144hz 

 

And i also found this gigabyte aorus 16x asg interesting.

I7-14650HX

Rtx 4070 8gb

16gb ram

QHD 165hz 

 

Now the things that stand out to me is the difference in vram 12gb vs the 8gb.

Also the screen QHD seems more appealing to me as im used to that on my desktop.

And obviously the newer gen cpu.

 

I do play very graphic demanding games at times. Does the vram difference matter alot cause if not the better display seems like the choice for me. They go for just about the same price.

If anyone has something else to point out or have experience with any of these models, I would love to hear it!

[porina]

Double check the spec of the one listing 12GB. 4070 laptop version is 8GB, but the desktop version is 12GB. Unless there is another one I missed. They could have used the desktop version which should be higher performing too.

[RedWulf]

I'd check reviews and testing of the specific models, but I'd side with gigabyte. The 8gb vram is the main drawback of the 4070, thats one reason they came out with a 12gb variant. I think the unfortunate irony here is that it can matter more at higher resolutions, so these models should really switch displays. The newer cpu and higher screen is why I'd pick gigabyte if they're both reviewed well. The 16gb of ram is kinda the bare minimum at this level, but that's one of the easier cheaper upgrades normally.