GT80 Titan SLI: Graphics performance

It’s not without reason we make a lot of noise about the GT80 Titan SLI – we’re immensely proud of all its unique features, not to mention the fact that it’s our most high-performing system, and probably the fastest gaming notebook out there. We can rant and rave about the keyboard for weeks (and we have done, internally), but in the end, it’s down to performance figures… Something we thought we’d share with you.
You will not have missed the fact that we’re using two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M with 8GB each, in SLI, leading to… Well, see for yourself, below.
In general, the SLI solution in the GT80 gives a performance boost of more than 60% compared to a single GTX 980M, as found in our GT72, or for that matter in a lot of other high-end notebooks. For example, this solution scores noticeably higher in 3DMark Fire Strike than an overclocked GeForce Titan desktop system – just to give you an idea of what kind of powerhouse the GT80 really is.

Quote from: oktnight on 02-April-15, 12:23:46
don't you think the design of touch panel-numeric pad is innovative?
image by laptop magazine of below link
http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/msi-gt80-titan-sli-gaming-laptop
The design of touch panel-numeric pad so cool.

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    Quote from: oktnight on 02-April-15, 12:23:46
    don't you think the design of touch panel-numeric pad is innovative?
    image by laptop magazine of below link
    http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/msi-gt80-titan-sli-gaming-laptop
    The design of touch panel-numeric pad so cool.

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    Quote from: oktnight on 02-April-15, 12:23:46
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    The design of touch panel-numeric pad so cool.

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