HP Envy Laptop with 2 External Monitors - will my Laptop Overheat?

[robstone249]

Hi, I am running a laptop with 2 external 32" monitors. Laptop spec:

Device name HP-Envy-x360
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with Radeon Graphics 1.80 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.3 GB usable)
Device ID 23CBEF2A-7204-4B94-84B0-195CE8A1D171
Product ID 00342-21907-93230-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch Pen and touch support with 10 touch points

OS: Windows 11 Home

Concerned that the processor and/or video card could overheat, can anyone please advise if this is likely to be an issue. I was just made aware of this from another user with a PC Tower who warned me about it.

Any advice will be most appreciated, many thanks.

[WAWood]

You're asking us to GUESS -- as we have no way of knowing the right answer.

My response is -- possibly, depending on a few issues.

First, the greater the combined resolutions of the display devices, the more WORK the graphics chipset has to do to refresh the monitor screens as the established refresh rate.  So, two HD monitors are going generate less demand than 2 4K monitors.

Second, the more demanding the graphics processing, the more demand on the graphics chipset and the hotter it will get.  So, if you're only (for example) looking at text files and spreadsheets, it's probably going to be OK. But if you're trying to turn this into a multi-monitor GAMING laptop, that is more graphics demand and will drive up the heat.

Third, extra monitor support like this is more usually applied to discrete graphics cards -- that are designed to use multiple displays.  I have an ASUS card that can drive 4 HD displays using HDMI -- and does three without even getting warm.  I would not expect a built-in graphics chipset to be able to do this -- but I could be wrong.

And yeah -- I know you asked a yes-or-no question -- but it's not a yes-or-no answer.

[robstone249 · Accepted solution]

Thank you for your response. I'm monitoring the GPU temp which has gone from 48c stand alone to 69c with two 4k 32" screens attached. I've ordered a high quality laptop cooling pad which the device sits on and receives cool air from a large fan embedded in the pad. Should do the trick. Thanks for your help.