Find your chip in the tiers below; if you don't know it yet, Detect my PC on the home page can usually read it, or see how to check your laptop's gaming specs.
Laptop graphics on FPSVibe are their own records, measured against desktop cards in published laptop reviews, never the desktop card of the same name. All of them are ranked on the laptop graphics page.
Laptop GPU tiers
How many of our 210 games each chip runs at 60+ FPS at 1080p (estimates at the chip's typical power limit, with a fast processor):
| Tier | Laptop graphics | VRAM | Typical TGP | 1080p Medium | 1080p High | 1440p High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated | Radeon 780M | shared | — | 48 | 41 | 27 |
| Integrated | Radeon 890M / Arc 140V | shared | — | 56 | 48 | 30 |
| Entry | RTX 3050 Laptop | 4 GB | 60 W | 96 | 88 | 57 |
| Entry | RTX 4050 Laptop | 6 GB | 100 W | 146 | 126 | 90 |
| Entry | RTX 5050 Laptop | 8 GB | 100 W | 172 | 153 | 115 |
| Mainstream | RTX 4060 Laptop | 8 GB | 115 W | 176 | 163 | 114 |
| Mainstream | RTX 4070 Laptop | 8 GB | 115 W | 186 | 173 | 134 |
| Mainstream | RTX 5060 Laptop | 8 GB | 115 W | 192 | 176 | 150 |
| Upper | RTX 5070 Laptop | 8 GB | 115 W | 195 | 191 | 156 |
| Upper | RTX 5070 Ti Laptop | 12 GB | 140 W | 205 | 195 | 173 |
| Upper | RTX 4080 Laptop | 12 GB | 175 W | 202 | 195 | 176 |
| Top | RTX 4090 Laptop | 16 GB | 175 W | 206 | 199 | 186 |
| Top | RTX 5080 Laptop | 16 GB | 175 W | 209 | 205 | 188 |
| Top | RTX 5090 Laptop | 24 GB | 175 W | 209 | 209 | 195 |
What each tier means:
- Integrated: esports games (Valorant, Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends) and older or lighter games at 1080p Low to Medium. See games for low-end PCs.
- Entry: most games at 1080p Medium; the RTX 5050 Laptop also at High. The 4 GB of the RTX 3050 Laptop and the 6 GB of the RTX 4050 Laptop are the weak point in newer games.
- Mainstream: 1080p High in almost every game, and 1440p High in more than half of them.
- Upper and top: 1440p High in most games; the top tier also handles high refresh rates.
Older chips are in the same ranking: an RTX 3060 Laptop sits between the RTX 4050 and 5050 Laptop, an RTX 3070 Laptop next to the RTX 4060 Laptop.
Power limit (TGP): why the same chip runs at different speeds
Every laptop maker sets how much power the graphics chip may use, its TGP. The same RTX 4060 Laptop can be allowed anything from 35 W to 140 W (with Dynamic Boost), and it runs much slower at the bottom of that range. From the laptop reviews in our data:
| Laptop graphics | TGP range | Speed at the lowest TGP vs the typical one |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 4050 Laptop | 35–140 W | about 29% slower |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | 35–140 W | about 30% slower |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | 35–140 W | about 33% slower |
| RTX 5060 Laptop | 45–115 W | about 23% slower |
| RTX 5070 Laptop | 50–115 W | about 22% slower |
That's why a thin RTX 4070 Laptop at its lowest power can be slower than a thick RTX 4060 Laptop at full power: at typical power the RTX 4070 Laptop is only about 12% faster to begin with. Check the TGP in the laptop's specs or the review before you buy, and play plugged in: on battery, most laptops cut the graphics power. How to find your laptop's TGP is in how to check your laptop's gaming specs.
How far behind desktop cards are laptop GPUs?
The same name doesn't mean the same speed. The 1080p gap between each laptop chip (at its typical TGP) and the desktop card with that name:
| Laptop graphics | Desktop card | Laptop is slower by |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 4060 Laptop | RTX 4060 | about 9% |
| RTX 5060 Laptop | RTX 5060 | about 16% |
| RTX 5070 Laptop | RTX 5070 | about 31% |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | RTX 4070 | about 34% |
| RTX 5070 Ti Laptop | RTX 5070 Ti | about 28% |
| RTX 4080 Laptop | RTX 4080 | about 30% |
| RTX 4090 Laptop | RTX 4090 | about 28% |
| RTX 5080 Laptop | RTX 5080 | about 18% |
The pattern: the RTX 4060 and 5060 Laptop are close to their desktop versions, because the desktop cards use little more power than the laptop chips. From the 70 class up the gap is 18–34%: desktop cards draw 200 W and more, while laptop chips stop at about 175 W. If you're choosing between a laptop and a desktop, see gaming laptop or gaming PC.
Video memory on laptops
Laptop chips often have less video memory than desktop cards with the same name: the RTX 5070 Laptop has 8 GB (the desktop RTX 5070 has 12 GB), the RTX 4050 Laptop 6 GB. 8 GB is fine at 1080p High in almost every game; with 6 GB or less, use Medium textures in newer games. More in how much VRAM you need.
So, is your laptop good for gaming?
- No dedicated graphics, older Intel UHD or Iris Xe: light games only. Check the games for low-end PCs.
- Radeon 780M, 890M or Arc 140V: esports and lighter games at 1080p Low to Medium; most big new games stay below 60 FPS.
- RTX 3050, 4050 or 5050 Laptop: a real gaming laptop for 1080p Medium.
- RTX 4060, 4070 or 5060 Laptop: 1080p High in almost everything.
- RTX 5070 Laptop and above: 1440p and high refresh rates.
For any game, pick your laptop graphics in the FPS calculator or open the game's page: each one has an "On gaming laptops" table.
