Laptop with Built-in GPU vs Laptop with external GPU

[Bens_Light]

Alright so I was wondering what would give out the most value, if buying a new shiny Razer Blade Pro (https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Blade-Pro-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B01NAYL9H2/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1511569334&sr=1-3&keywords=razer+blade+pro) with the following specifications: Razer Blade Pro Gaming Laptop - 17" 4K Touchscreen Gaming Laptop (i7-7820HK, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X VRAM) - VR Ready for 4,100 USD since it is 300 USD off due to Black Friday or if it's better to get a nice Razer Blade Stealth (https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Stealth-Touchscreen-Ultrabook-Generation/dp/B0713XX336/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1511569611&sr=1-3&keywords=razer%2Bblade%2Bstealth&th=1) with the following specifications: Razer RZ09-01963E33-R3U1 Blade Stealth 13.3" QHD+ Touchscreen Ultrabook (7th Generation Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 10) for 2,000 USD + the Razer Core V2 for 500USD + a GTX1080ti for 800USD. When I speak about value I mean what would give out the most FPS considering I would be using an external monitor and obviously stuff like a mechanical keyboard and a mouse. I know the second option would mean I wouldn't be able to game on the go but I could still take all that stuff with me for holidays and so on so it really does come down to which of these two options would give the most FPS per dollar. Thank you in advanced and if you have any other recommendations such as considering other brands then feel free to reply with it!

Edited November 25, 2017 by Bens_Light

[Damascus]

Both are not great, if you want a baller laptop grt an alienware 17.3, aorus x7 or some bohemoth clevo shell.  The stealth has a terrible processor for gaming and both overheat massively.

[Jurrunio]

Do not get Razer laptops. Build quality is meh and runs terribly hot.

 

Internal graphics cards are usually better than external ones because internal ones have higher bandwidth for the connection.

[Squarq]

5 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Do not get Razer laptops. Build quality is meh and runs terribly hot.

 

Internal graphics cards are usually better than external ones because internal ones have higher bandwidth for the connection.

I agree, just look at the issues lmg has had

 

[Max_Settings]

Don't buy Razer Laptops, complete trash as Linus exposed. Go with the Aleinware 17

[Bens_Light]

I see, I just love the stethics of Razer products in general and the fact that they managed to make Razer Blades look gamery but not tacky just completely made me fall in love with them. Also I read internel GPUs are better due to bandwidth but would that still apply compaying an internal 1080 vs an external 1080ti? 

[Pendragon]

1 hour ago, Bens_Light said:

I see, I just love the stethics of Razer products in general and the fact that they managed to make Razer Blades look gamery but not tacky just completely made me fall in love with them. Also I read internel GPUs are better due to bandwidth but would that still apply compaying an internal 1080 vs an external 1080ti? 

Clearly you don't see.

 

internal 1070 = external 1080

 

basically just knock it down a notch and that's about what you get. This is also highly dependent on how the TB3 lanes are routed and what controller the eGPU is on etc etc. 

 

tl;dr among the choices you are considering, maybe burning 4000usd in a trash can will get you the most value. at least then you don't have to deal with lost data, lost time spent trying to debug/fix etc.