2023
Better than XPS 17 9730 RTX 4070 (2023)
XPS 17 9730 RTX 4070 (2023) vs XPS 17 9730 RTX 4080 (2023) — full comparison- GPU compute (FP32) 13.5 TFLOPS → 20 TFLOPS
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light 9,724 → 13,759
- GPU shader cores 4,608 → 7,424
- Video memory 8 GB → 12 GB
2023
Better than XPS 17 9730 RTX 4060 (2023)
XPS 17 9730 RTX 4060 (2023) vs XPS 17 9730 RTX 4070 (2023) — full comparison- GPU compute (FP32) 10.7 TFLOPS → 13.5 TFLOPS
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light 8,237 → 9,724
- GPU shader cores 3,072 → 4,608
2023
Better than XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 (2022)
- SSD (up to) 4,096 GB → 8,192 GB
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light 6,615 → 8,237
- Geekbench 6 multi-core 9,735 → 11,392
- GPU compute (FP32) 9.8 TFLOPS → 10.7 TFLOPS
Worse
XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 (2022) vs XPS 17 9730 RTX 4060 (2023) — full comparison- Weight 2.21 kg → 2.31 kg
- GPU shader cores 3,840 → 3,072
- Fan noise (max. load) 47.9 dB → 50 dB
2022
Better than XPS 17 9710 RTX 3060 (2021)
- CPU cores 6 → 12
- Geekbench 6 multi-core 7,038 → 9,735
- Cinebench 2024 multi-core 495 → 760
- RAM type DDR4 → DDR5
Worse
XPS 17 9710 RTX 3060 (2021) vs XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 (2022) — full comparison- SSD (up to) 8,192 GB → 4,096 GB
- GPU power (TGP) 70 W → 60 W
- GPU compute (FP32) 10.7 TFLOPS → 9.8 TFLOPS
2021
The first generation in our catalog.
Specifications
Key specs by generation
| XPS 17 9710 RTX 3060 (2021) · 2021 | XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 (2022) · 2022 | XPS 17 9730 RTX 4060 (2023) · 2023 | XPS 17 9730 RTX 4070 (2023) · 2023 | XPS 17 9730 RTX 4080 (2023) · 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics card | GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop | GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop | GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop | GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop | GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop |
| GPU power (TGP) | 70 W | 60 W | 60 W | 60 W | 60 W |
| Processor | Core i5-11400H | Core i5-12500H | Core i5-13500H | Core i5-13500H | Core i5-13500H |
| Screen size | 17″ | 17″ | 17″ | 17″ | 17″ |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| RAM (up to) | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Battery capacity | 97 Wh | 97 Wh | 97 Wh | 97 Wh | 97 Wh |
| Weight | 2.21 kg | 2.21 kg | 2.31 kg | 2.31 kg | 2.31 kg |
| Score | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.4 |