Reviewer tests 'RTX 4080M' desktop graphics card powered by salvaged laptop silicon — performs worse than slightly more expensive RX 9070 GRE but draws only 100W in games

Tom's Hardware
Jul 5, 2026, 10:46 am183 ptsTrendingTop
A Chinese reviewer on Bilibili by the name of 杰某 (Jie Mou) got his hands on a special RTX 4080 graphics card that uses a mobile core instead of a desktop one. These GPUs emerged after the Trump admin banned the sale of RTX 4090s in the region, which forced local sellers to resort to strange alternatives,…

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