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What it asks of a laptop

At 1920×1080 using the High preset with upscaling off, the measured figures suggest that Ghost Recon Breakpoint is comfortably playable on the five tested RTX 2070 and RTX 2080 gaming laptops. Every machine in this small sample cleared 60fps, with results ranging from 89fps to 101fps. The median was 92fps.

That is a fairly tight 12fps spread from the fastest to the slowest laptop. More importantly, the GPU tiers do not separate dramatically in these results: the two RTX 2080 laptops averaged 96fps, while the three RTX 2070 laptops averaged 94fps. A 2fps difference between those tier averages is too small to support a broad claim that one of these GPUs is decisively better for this game at these settings.

The figures instead indicate that performance depends substantially on the individual laptop configuration rather than its GPU label alone. The fastest result came from the MSI GE66 Raider with RTX 2070 hardware, at 101fps, ahead of both tested RTX 2080 machines. Meanwhile, the slowest measured result was also an RTX 2070 laptop, the Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XB, at 89fps.

This is only a five-laptop sample, so it should be treated accordingly. These numbers show what these specific machines achieved, not what every laptop carrying an RTX 2070 or RTX 2080 will necessarily deliver. Still, within this dataset, Breakpoint does not look especially punishing for this class of gaming laptop at 1080p High. It is capable of producing a consistently smooth 60fps-plus experience, but it does not routinely reach the very high frame rates needed to make full use of a 144Hz display at the tested preset.

What runs it

For 60fps gaming, all five measured laptops were successful. Notebookcheck’s numbers put every tested system well above that threshold, with even the lowest result reaching 89fps. On the evidence available, these RTX 2070 and RTX 2080 laptops all handle 1920×1080 at High with upscaling disabled without needing to target a bare-minimum 60fps experience.

• MSI GE66 Raider, RTX 2070: 101fps
• Asus Strix Scar 17, RTX 2080: 99fps
• Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED, RTX 2070: 92fps
• Acer Predator Triton 500, RTX 2080: 92fps
• Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XB, RTX 2070: 89fps

For a 100fps target, the picture is more limited. Only one of the five tested laptops reached 100fps or more: the RTX 2070-equipped MSI GE66 Raider, which recorded 101fps. The Asus Strix Scar 17 with RTX 2080 came close at 99fps, but it did not clear the threshold in the measured result. The remaining three machines sat between 89fps and 92fps.

That makes 100fps possible in this sample, rather than dependable across either GPU tier. The RTX 2080 average was 96fps across two laptops, while the RTX 2070 average was 94fps across three. Neither average reaches 100fps, and the individual results overlap heavily. Buyers specifically shopping for triple-digit performance should therefore not assume that the RTX 2080 label alone guarantees it, nor dismiss an RTX 2070 laptop that is otherwise configured differently.

For 144fps gaming at the tested 1080p High settings, none of the five laptops reached the target. The best result, 101fps, is 43fps short of 144fps. A 144Hz laptop screen can still be useful, but the measured figures do not support expecting Breakpoint to run at 144fps on these particular RTX 2070 and RTX 2080 machines with this preset and with upscaling off.

The cheapest laptop that handles it

The fact sheet does not include laptop prices, so it is not possible to identify the cheapest machine among the measured systems or give a GBP buying recommendation. It would be misleading to assign current prices to these laptops without supplied pricing data.

What can be said is that every named machine in the dataset handled the game above 60fps at 1920×1080 High, with upscaling off. The lowest measured result was the Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XB with RTX 2070 graphics at 89fps, which still left a 29fps margin over 60fps. If choosing between these exact models, price, condition and the rest of the specification would matter more than a simple RTX 2070-versus-RTX 2080 distinction for this particular game.

What this means if you’re buying

If your aim is a smooth 1080p High experience, the measured results are encouraging: all five laptops delivered 89fps or better. The practical takeaway is that the tested RTX 2070 and RTX 2080 systems have enough performance for a comfortably above-60fps result in Ghost Recon Breakpoint under the stated conditions.

However, the sample is small, and the ranking does not follow GPU tier cleanly. The RTX 2070 MSI GE66 Raider was the fastest laptop at 101fps, while the RTX 2080 Acer Predator Triton 500 matched the 92fps result of the RTX 2070 Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED. Treat the specific laptop, rather than the GPU name alone, as the meaningful comparison point.

For a buyer prioritising a 120Hz or 144Hz panel, these figures warrant caution. The game ran well, but it did not run at 144fps on any measured laptop, and only one reached 100fps. Based on Notebookcheck’s numbers, these systems are better described as strong 60fps-to-100fps machines for this game at 1080p High than as reliable high-refresh-rate options at the same settings.