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mgrayeb · 12-16-2019, 11:22 PM

Hello,
Thank you for your reply.

Below are the specs on my Omen 15T laptop, HP product # 4FB29AV. My understanding is there are no integrated graphics (Optimus); only the GTX 1060 graphics card.

In terms of the USB-powered 14" display, and the Thunderbolt-powered USB display, both have 1920 x 1080 resolution and here are the links to those, respectively:
USB 14" HP display: https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-v1...rtable-monitor
Thunderbolt 14" HP display: https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-el...rtable-display

Omen 15T Laptop Specs:
•Windows 10 Home 64
•Intel® Core™ i7-8750H (2.2 GHz, up to 4.1 GHz, 9 MB cache, 6 cores) NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5 dedicated)
•16 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1x16GB)
•15.6" diagonal FHD 144 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
•1 TB 7200 rpm SATA; 256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
•No Optane
•Office Software Trial
•Security Software Trial
•4-cell, 70 Wh Li-ion polymer
•No DVD or CD Drive
•Full-size backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and N-Key Rollover (White Legend)
•HP Wide Vision HD Camera with Dual digital microphone
•Intel® 802.11b/g/n/ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 5 Combo(MU-MIMO supported)

In my vMix Live Streaming Software, I would probably offload the encoding for the streaming and the recording to the nvenc hardware encoder on the graphics card but I could have one or both of those handled by the cpu; depending on whether DisplayLink is more likely to draw from CPU or GPU and whether it is likely to have a significant impact on either, if that makes sense. My understanding from vMix technical support is that the camera inputs, video files, titles, and images in my live stream show are generally handled by the GPU, whereas the WebRTC video calls (of which I would likely have 4 simultaneously), NDI input of animated titles from a program called Titler Live, and Desktop Capture (audio and video screen capture) of Zoom meeting would be handled more by the CPU.

From vMix Support:
"Both the 1060 and 2060 are very similar. The 2060 is a bit better being a more recent release. But when it comes to vMix and your particular show setup, there isn't much difference. Especially as you don't have many inputs using the graphics. The CPU is a little bit more important in your setup due to using vMix Call and NDI.

Re: i7-9750 vs. i7-8750 - again both very similar. With the i7-9750 being a bit better and a more recent model. What you want to look for is the Ghz value of the CPU. I'd recommend 3.6GHz plus.

The RAM in the system isn't important when it comes to vMix.

What I do want to ask about is the use of a USB and thunderbolt monitor. Is this because you are wanting to use a laptop and need more than 2 displays? If any of these displays use the CPU instead of the Graphics, this actually slows things down alot for vMix. So isn't recommended."

By the way, I have recently ordered a second HP Omen 15 laptop to be used either to offload some of the tasks above and/or to be used to handle all tasks instead of the above-referenced laptop. I'm not sure if the specs on the forthcoming unit impact your response as I suspect they are very similar, but just in case, here they are:

Product number: 7LG50AV
•No DVD or CD Drive
•1 TB 7200 rpm SATA; 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
•Full-size island-style white legend 4-zone lighting RGB backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and 26-Key Rollover
•Security Software Trial
•32 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (2x16GB)
•Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 200 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5 Combo (Gigabit file transfer speeds)
•Office Software Trial
•Windows 10 Home 64 ADV
•HP Wide Vision HD Camera with integrated dual array digital microphone
•15.6" diagonal FHD 60 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
•6-cell, 69 Wh Li-ion polymer
•Intel® Core™ i7 9750H (2.6 GHz, up to 4.5 GHz, 12 MB cache, 6 cores)+NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 (6 GB GDDR5 dedicated)
I'm not sure whether or not the forthcoming laptop will have integrated graphics or if it will strictly have the RTX 2060 dedicated card, but I suspect the latter.

Please let me know if you need any additional information from me. Thank you very much.

Kind regards,

Mike

12-16-2019, 11:22 PM	#3
mgrayeb Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 4	Hello, Thank you for your reply. Below are the specs on my Omen 15T laptop, HP product # 4FB29AV. My understanding is there are no integrated graphics (Optimus); only the GTX 1060 graphics card. In terms of the USB-powered 14" display, and the Thunderbolt-powered USB display, both have 1920 x 1080 resolution and here are the links to those, respectively: USB 14" HP display: https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-v1...rtable-monitor Thunderbolt 14" HP display: https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-el...rtable-display Omen 15T Laptop Specs: •Windows 10 Home 64 •Intel® Core™ i7-8750H (2.2 GHz, up to 4.1 GHz, 9 MB cache, 6 cores) NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5 dedicated) •16 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1x16GB) •15.6" diagonal FHD 144 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080) •1 TB 7200 rpm SATA; 256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD •No Optane •Office Software Trial •Security Software Trial •4-cell, 70 Wh Li-ion polymer •No DVD or CD Drive •Full-size backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and N-Key Rollover (White Legend) •HP Wide Vision HD Camera with Dual digital microphone •Intel® 802.11b/g/n/ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 5 Combo(MU-MIMO supported) In my vMix Live Streaming Software, I would probably offload the encoding for the streaming and the recording to the nvenc hardware encoder on the graphics card but I could have one or both of those handled by the cpu; depending on whether DisplayLink is more likely to draw from CPU or GPU and whether it is likely to have a significant impact on either, if that makes sense. My understanding from vMix technical support is that the camera inputs, video files, titles, and images in my live stream show are generally handled by the GPU, whereas the WebRTC video calls (of which I would likely have 4 simultaneously), NDI input of animated titles from a program called Titler Live, and Desktop Capture (audio and video screen capture) of Zoom meeting would be handled more by the CPU. From vMix Support: "Both the 1060 and 2060 are very similar. The 2060 is a bit better being a more recent release. But when it comes to vMix and your particular show setup, there isn't much difference. Especially as you don't have many inputs using the graphics. The CPU is a little bit more important in your setup due to using vMix Call and NDI. Re: i7-9750 vs. i7-8750 - again both very similar. With the i7-9750 being a bit better and a more recent model. What you want to look for is the Ghz value of the CPU. I'd recommend 3.6GHz plus. The RAM in the system isn't important when it comes to vMix. What I do want to ask about is the use of a USB and thunderbolt monitor. Is this because you are wanting to use a laptop and need more than 2 displays? If any of these displays use the CPU instead of the Graphics, this actually slows things down alot for vMix. So isn't recommended." By the way, I have recently ordered a second HP Omen 15 laptop to be used either to offload some of the tasks above and/or to be used to handle all tasks instead of the above-referenced laptop. I'm not sure if the specs on the forthcoming unit impact your response as I suspect they are very similar, but just in case, here they are: Product number: 7LG50AV •No DVD or CD Drive •1 TB 7200 rpm SATA; 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD •Full-size island-style white legend 4-zone lighting RGB backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and 26-Key Rollover •Security Software Trial •32 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (2x16GB) •Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 200 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5 Combo (Gigabit file transfer speeds) •Office Software Trial •Windows 10 Home 64 ADV •HP Wide Vision HD Camera with integrated dual array digital microphone •15.6" diagonal FHD 60 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080) •6-cell, 69 Wh Li-ion polymer •Intel® Core™ i7 9750H (2.6 GHz, up to 4.5 GHz, 12 MB cache, 6 cores)+NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 (6 GB GDDR5 dedicated) I'm not sure whether or not the forthcoming laptop will have integrated graphics or if it will strictly have the RTX 2060 dedicated card, but I suspect the latter. Please let me know if you need any additional information from me. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Mike Last edited by mgrayeb; 12-17-2019 at 12:47 AM.