Acer has introduced the Swift 3x to accompany the 1920 version of the Swift 3 . Both notebooks use Intel’s Core-i processors of the 11 . Generation alias Tiger Lake-U, the manufacturer also equips the Swift 3x with Intel’s DG1 graphics chip. It is similar to the integrated graphics unit of the processor, but comes with fast GDDR6 RAM. Brand name: Iris Xe Max.

The additional GPU is noticeable in a direct comparison on the case: According to Acer, the Swift 3x is almost 2 mm thicker than the previous generation and weighs in around 1.3 kg additional 170 grams. Since the GPU has its own energy budget including the associated cooling, the CPU cores should achieve a higher turbo speed under load.

The Iris Xe Max replaces Nvidia’s entry-level graphics chip GeForce MX 350, which Acer last year in the more expensive Swift-3 Models built. Nvidia announced the successor GeForce MX 350 in August 2020, but did not mention any specifications so far – Notebooks with MX 450 does not yet exist.

Acer Swift 3x (4 images) (Image: Acer) Thunderbolt 4 As usual with upper class notebooks with Tiger Lake processors, there is a Thunderbolt 4 connection in the form of a USB-C port on board. The remaining connections fall with two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A (10 Gbit / s), once HDMI and audio jack are manageable. The Swift 3x can wirelessly connect to Wi-Fi 6 networks (WLAN 802. 11 ax) connect and transmit via Bluetooth 5.0.

The 11 inch IPS display solves with 1920 × 1080 pixels (Full HD) and covers the NTSC color space to 72 percent. The battery should last for runtimes of up to 17, 5 hours .

Acer wants to bring the Swift 3x on the market at the end of November – so Intel would have to present the Iris Xe Max beforehand. The basic configuration with the four-core Core i5 – 1080 G7, Iris Xe Max, 8 GByte LPDDR4X-RAM and 512 GByte capital S