How Much FASTER is a Desktop vs Laptop for Dev? Compiling and Running Unreal Engine

Опубликовано: 21 Февраль 2026
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Ten years ago the idea would have been preposterous, but laptops have come a long way. In this review we take the state of the art MacBook Pro and an Intel 11th Gen RTX 3080 gaming beast and pit them head to head in compiling the hardest game engine in town, and of course running it.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:30 Compiling C++
2:45 Cleaning Projects
4:12 Building UE4
5:30 Running UE5
6:55 Running UE4
8:38 Compiling UE5 Memory
9:00 Conclusion

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MacBook Pro: https://vtudio.com/a/?a=macbook+pro
RTX 3080: https://vtudio.com/a/?a=rtx+3080
Recommended Monitor: https://vtudio.com/a/?a=benq+PD3220U
Recommended NAS Drive: https://vtudio.com/a/?a=qnap+tvs-872xt
Recommended eGPU Enclosure: https://vtudio.com/a/?a=razer+core+x
Recommended eGPU Card: https://vtudio.com/a/?a=amd+rx+5700xt

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TEST SYSTEMS
2019 16" MacBook Pro 9th gen i9 | AMD 5500M | 32GB RAM
2021 Alienware R21 11th gen i7 | RTX 3080 | 16GB RAM

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