Jeremy has been writing about technology since the 90nm Netburst era (Google it!) and enjoys nothing more than a serious dissertation on the finer points of input lag and overshoot followed by a forensic examination of advanced lithography. Or maybe he just loves machines that go 'ping!'.
There's plenty to ponder when choosing a laptop for digital creative work, from which CPU, GPU, SSD and memory you need. But what components actually matter for graphic design, video editing, 3D modelling, rendering or digital art? In short, how much performance do you actually need? And how much do you really need to spend?
Below I pick the core creative work types, detail the overall tech you'll want from a laptop and then recommend the best laptops.For most 2D workflows, you don't need the absolute last word in either CPU or GPU performance.
Instead, we recommend a minimum spec of a mid-range CPU with six performance cores or more. From Intel's latest 14th Gen mobile line, that means a Core 7 Ultra 155H, which has six Performance and eight Efficient cores, and up. Nvidia's latest RTX 40 series is the obvious pick. Even the base RTX 4050 GPU will have a noticeable impact on performance, but the RTX 4070 arguably the best bang for your buck. If money is no object, the RTX 4080 and 4090 GPUs will positively tear through encode jobs that offer full hardware GPU acceleration support.
If you're on a tight budget, even the entry-level RTX 4050 has a good feature set, albeit with relatively limited performance. The RTX 4070 offers a solid upgrade option, however for demanding workflows, its 8GB of VRAM can be a limitation.
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