1. General recommendations:

Important:

Laptop graphics cards have a performance that is about 40 percent less than a similar model for a desktop.  For example, an RTX 3080 for desktop has a PassMark of about 24440.  An RTX 3080 for a laptop has a PassMark of about 16330.

Currently, no laptop cards match the High-end Requirements for Lumion.  However, two might work nicely but with some slower performance (compared to the desktop).

Determine the need and which type of laptop based on your Project requirements, along with other criteria such as mobility.

Please refer to our guide on system requirements for Lumion:

• Lumion website: Lumion System Requirements

1.1 Graphics card:

1. High-end Requirements:
   High-performance laptops: RTX A5000 (Laptop GPU) 16GB. (might be possible for some High-End Projects).
   High-performance laptops: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop GPU) 16GB (might be possible for some High-End Projects).
   
   
2. Recommended Requirements: 
   High-performance laptops: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop GPU) 16GB.
   Mid-range laptops:  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop GPU) 8GB,
   NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop GPU).
   NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Max-Q)
   
   
3. Minimum Requirements:
   Low-end laptops: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop GPU),
   GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop GPU)
   NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Max-Q)
   NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / 2060 SUPER (Mobile or Max-Q)

1.2. System memory:

1. High-end requirements: 64 GB.
2. Recommended requirements: 32 GB.
3. Minimum requirements: 16 GB.

1.3. Screen resolution:

• 1920x1080 pixels to ensure the best possible performance in Lumion.
• Displays with a higher resolution will have a significant negative impact on the performance in Lumion.
• If you are planning on using a 4K resolution screen (3840x2160) you will need a GTX 3080 graphics card (or better) for optimal performance.  Alternatively, please consider setting the screen resolution to 1920x1080 while using Lumion - or selecting a lower Editor Resolution on the Settings screen in Lumion.

2. Performance Levels for Laptops:

When considering a laptop, please check the PassMark for the graphics card at PassMark Software: High End Video Card Chart.  And see our notes in 1. General recommendations (above).

Here is a partial list of the highest performing graphics cards for laptops (source PassMarks, as of 3 September 2021).  The PassMark will change but the general order of performance may still be the same.

Most of these fit in the Recommended range of hardware performance for Lumion.

3. Laptop product suggestions:

These suggestions have been updated: September 2021.

Some laptops can be configured with different components.  For example, if there is 32GB of System Memory (RAM) you might be able to increase it to 64GB.  See a retailers' website near you.

Some retailers such as Dell, also have some models that can be configured for the graphics card.   

3.1 High-End options:

• Dell New Precision 7760 Workstation (various configurations for RAM, memory):
  17.3", i5-11500H, 64GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX A5000 16GB, M.2 2280 2TB SSD.

3.2 Recommended options:

RTX 3080: Check if the graphics card configuration is the 8GB or 16GB model.  We recommend the 16GB model where possible for Recommended (or possibly High-End) Projects.

Based on an NVIDIA RTX 3080 (laptop GPU)/AMD Radeon XT 6900M range or higher graphics card.

• ASUS G533QS-HF009T:
  15.6", 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (assume 8GB).
• ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (G733QS-HG026T):
  17.3", 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 8GB.
• Dell Alienware X15  (configure):
  15.6", 32GB RAM, Intel Core i9 11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 8GB, 4TB (2x 2TB) M.2 SSD.
• MSI GE66 Raider 10UH-016NL:
  15.6", 32GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 8GB or 16GB option - 2TB SSD.
• MSI GE76 Raider 10UH-202NL:
  17.3", 32GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (16GB)  - 2TB m.2 SSD.
• Gigabyte AORUS 15G YC:
  15.6", 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 8GB.
• Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503QS-HQ003T:
  15.6", 32GB DDR4-3200, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 8 GB.
• ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 15 G533QS-HF009T:
  15.6", 32GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB, 2TB SSD.
• MSI GS66 Stealth 10UH-056NL:
  15.6", 32GB RAM/64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 8GB or 16GB.

Based on an NVIDIA RTX 3070 (laptop GPU) or AMD Radeon XT 6800M range

• Dell Alienware X15  (configure):
  15.6", 32GB, i7 11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB, 1TB M.2 SSD.
• Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED XC:
  15.6", 32GB RAM, Intel Core i7-10870H, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB.
• Gigabyte AERO 17 HDR XC:
  17.3", 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB.
• Medion Erazer Beast X25:
  17.3", 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB.

RTX 2070 series cards:

• ASUS ROG Strix Hero III(2019):
  15.6”, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, Intel Core i7-9750H, 512GB SSD.
  
• ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2020):
  15.6”, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super, Intel Core i7-10875H, 1TB SSD.
  
• ASUS ROG GU502GW-AH76 Zephyrus M Thin and Portable:
  15.6”, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, Intel Core i7-9750H, 1TB SSD.
  
• Newest Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 15.6" FHD 240Hz IPS Premium:
  15.6", 16GB RAM, Intel Core i7-10750H, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB.
  
• ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2020):
  17.3”, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, Intel Core i7-10750H, 512GB SSD.

Also:

• Dell New Precision 7760 Workstation:
  17.3", 64 GB RAM, i7-11850H, NVIDIA RTX A4000 8 GB, 512GB SSD.

3.3 Minimum options:

Based on an NVIDIA RTX 3060 (laptop GPU) or AMD Radeon XT 6700M range.

• Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401QM-K2023T:
  14", 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSD - GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q 6GB.

RTX 2060 series cards:

• Asus ROG Strix G15 15.6" FHD 240Hz: 
  15.6", 32GB RAM, Intel Core i7-10870H, 2048GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB.
  
• Acer Predator Helios 300 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz Premium: 
  17.3", 32GB RAM, Intel Core i7-10750H, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB.
  
• Dell Alienware X15  (configure):
• 15.6", 16GB, RAM, i7 11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD.
• Asus ROG Strix G15 GL 15.6" FHD 240Hz: 
  15.6", 24GB RAM, Intel 8-Core i7-10870H, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB.
• ROG Zephyrus G15 (2020) Ultra Slim: 
  15.6”, 16GB RAM,AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, GeForce RTX 2060, 1TB NVMe SSD.
  
• ASUS ROG Zephyrus M15 15.6" 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160): 
  15.6", 16GB RAM, Intel Core i7-10750H, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060.
  
• Acer Predator Helios 300: 
  17.3", 16GB RAM, Intel i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, 1TB SSD. 

Also:

• Dell New Precision 7760 Workstation:
  17.3", 32GB RAM, i7-11850H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 6GB, 512 GB, SSD.

AMD Radeon RX 6600M, RX 6700M, and RX 6800M:

This is a new range of AMD graphics cards being released from September 2021.  We currently have little to no information on these especially on what PassMark performance they provide.  (September 2021)

See also:

• Knowledge Base: Which computer do you need for Lumion?
• Knowledge Base: Which graphics card do you need?
• Knowledge Base: Which power supply do you need?
• Blog Article: Lumion computer advice for faster 3D rendering (Spring 2021 Update)
• Blog Article: Lumion Hardware 101: Minimum and recommended requirements for faster 3D rendering performance (2021 Update)