AMD after its launch of the Ryzen 4000 Mobile for laptops did the same by introducing SmartShift, which we are already talking about in a specific article. Consoles like the PS5 will still fit this technology and with it, they have all their benefits.
NVIDIA did the same and almost like it when presented without too many Dynamic Boost claims, but the fact is that it's technically superior or more advanced than AMD.
NVIDIA Dynamic Boost: technology that converts TDP between GPU and CPU
One of the problems that most existing laptops have is that they share the same CPU and GPU cooling system. At the highest and most expensive, this does not happen, but they show a relatively low price compared to others. This is why CPUs and GPUs are said to share the same "heat budget", since there is no point where you can not install them as two separate TDPs when the same heat pipes cool them.
The concept of the manuals so far would be able to resolve the short-term temperatures at one of the key components, but could not carry the load on both, for a long time, resulting in a loss of performance to protect both the CPU as a GPU from overheating.
What NVIDIA gained from Dynamic Boost is to break the trend, allowing what is known as TDP balance
The load balancing will now have its own multiplication as a powerful TDP
The operating system knows exactly what load balancing is between a CPU and a GPU, but the cooling systems and the system generally do not know what the voltage rating is between the components.
This was a wall now broken down by the power-sharing between the CPU and the GPU. What is being achieved? That the use and load between the two materials is reflected in energy consumption and that the reduction of nutrients is improving.
This allows, for example, that in environments such as games, where there are times when the CPU is less burdensome but the GPU is much quieter, more power is allocated next to increase frequency and be able to increase performance without compromising temperatures.
The concept is not so new, AMD has been trying its APUs for a long time to complete it with SmartShift, but that NVIDIA's commitment is becoming more and more sustainable, as it is versatile and multiplatform.
Dynamic Boost will run on both Intel and AMD
To be the provider of both platforms, NVIDIA had to develop the technology for the two main processor products. This has amazingly allowed its standard to be more open than AMD and thus giving OEMs the option to use their technology no matter what CPU they put into their product.
The benefits will be obvious in both cases, where the NVIDIA-managed options will be two-fold clear: either the temperature of one of the two components will be reduced or the performance of either of the two will be enhanced.
Priority is the second option reasonably, but there are cases where the first one is very helpful depending on the laptop models. The company has provided an equal number of features that we can expect: improvement from 4% to 8% at least.
It cannot be used on existing laptops
Like all new technologies, it requires a series of improvements to be made at both Hardware and software levels. Starting with hardware, laptops will require a very large amount of sensors and real-time telemetry in key areas, because it is necessary to know both the status of both workers and their temperature, as well as the percentage of load on VRMs.
This is another important factor, because the TDP will be added to some of these, so their class value and quality will have to be increased to support these changes with guarantees.
As for the software, the manufacturer will need to have a specific firmware for the model in question, which will provide all the information to the NVIDIA driver and will provide TDP for each frame provided by the GPU.
In the end, we have to emphasize the fact that Dynamic Boost is an additional feature and above all, it is important. Manufacturers are not obliged to install it, but if they decide to do so, they must comply with all of the above. This technology is not only compatible with the Max-Q range, but will be available on all existing and future NVIDIA GPU laptops, that is, from the 2000 series onwards.
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