Laptop for Substance 3D (Stager, Modeler)

Question

Any reccomendations for a Windows laptop that can run Adobe 3D apps?

In looking at the system specs for the various apps it seems that GPU requirements drive the choices. Stager rendering uses only NIVIDIA for example. Also, i am assuming the specs listed in under the system requirements for the apps are for destop GPUs and hoping that the same named GPU (e.g., Geforce RTX 3080) laptop version. Big assumption since benchmarks are generally lower for the laptop versions. Laptop is a must for me.

Also, how about the NVIDIA geforce RTX 4080 which seems to be a newer version of the 3080?

Thanks - George

gp28199805 · Accepted Answer

This is an update to my previous post regarding laptop reccomendations.

I decided to purchase an HP Envy 16 laptop with I-9 and NVIDIA RTX 4060. After some fairly light-duty testing I can say that Modeler, Painter and Stager all work just fine; Stager is able to use GPU rendering. Responsiveness is way better than with my 2019 MacBook pro; it feels like I can actually do some texturing (using and adjusting materials like glass) in Stager with a speed that makes it enjoyable. For some numbers I rendered the Stager tour scene (without alterations, I think) using the same render settings (High, Full resolution, Denoise and deformation on, PSD 16bit) on both machines. It took 1 hour 44 minoutes on the MacBook and 8 miutes on the PC (about 13 X faster). BTW I had previously checked out using a Mac M1 mini with Stager and found it ran about the same as on the MacbookPro( no numbers just the feell of it).

Ares Hovhannesyan · Answer

Not aware about Laptop but I use AMD RX 580 without any problem for Win 11

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