As our testing on the mobile GeForce RTX 5090 continues, we're starting to paint a bigger picture about what the GPU can offer at different TGP levels. In this case, the Schenker Neo 16 A25 running the GPU at the maximum 175 W TGP can offer roughly 15 percent faster performance over the 160 W GPU in the Razer Blade 16 as shown by our 3DMark results below.
When running actual games, however, the performance differences appear to be greater at lower resolutions and smaller at higher resolutions sans any upscaling methods. For example, our Schenker runs Monster Hunter Wilds and Cyberpunk 2077 at maximum 4K settings only 10 percent and 5 percent faster, respectively, when compared to the Razer system. On the other hand, those same games at 1080p can run 30 to 50 percent faster on the Schenker to show potential CPU bottlenecks on the Razer. The majority of RTX 5090 owners are likely going to aim for higher resolutions instead of lower and so the very minor performance benefits with the 175 W version of the RTX 5090 can be a bit disappointing.
We've already shown that the mobile RTX 5090 in the Blade 16 is only half as powerful as the desktop version. Unfortunately, even the high-end 175 W version of the mobile GPU can't do very much to push the envelope further for the mobile RTX 50 series.
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After graduating with a B.S. in environmental hydrodynamics from the University of California, I studied reactor physics to become licensed by the U.S. NRC to operate nuclear reactors. There's a striking level of appreciation you gain for everyday consumer electronics after working with modern nuclear reactivity systems astonishingly powered by computers from the 80s. When I'm not managing day-to-day activities and US review articles on Notebookcheck, you can catch me following the eSports scene and the latest gaming news.
