Gaming laptop: better CPU or GPU?

[User1868]

I recently went to look at gaming laptops for fun and I noticed that for the same price you could get either a i5 + GTX 960M or i7 + GTX 950M for the same price.

I know that with a gaming PC you should spend as much on the GPU without bottle necking it, but I don't know how true this is for laptops.

Any thoughts?

[Max Dyba]

I would not say manufacturers bottleneck components in laptops but it depends... Your processor is tasked with basic computing problems to run the system, and the underlying framework of the game and supplying the GPU with information to process.

The graphics card is tasked with loading and rendering textures. It is much easier to create a wire framework compared to a heavily detailed texture for it. This is why its best to have a strong GPU, in terms of gaming it will provide better visuals and FPS (If your processor is up to the task).

[zzenigmaxzz]

gpu for almost all games, very few games are more cpu bound but i would go with the 960m

[User1868]

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[Max Dyba]

I didn't not say that

 

Look @ the edit!

[Tommy59375]

Laptop grade components are really quite weaksauce compared to desktop counterparts with similar names.

I would pick the i5 + 960M combo but be aware it will get no where near the performance of a desktop i5 + 960... you will have to turn down settings even for 1080p.