We are after the presentation of AMD Cezanne processors for laptops and the new generation of NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 for gaming notebooks. More companies are announcing their new products, which will go on sale in the coming weeks. We have already informed about the Lenovo Legion laptops, and in a moment there will also be an extensive material on the ASUS line-up, which will be exceptionally rich this year. The next information, however, concerns XMG notebooks, which very often use ready-made Clevo and TongFang hulls. The German company shared the details of the XMG NEO laptops with us 15 / 17 and XMG PRO 15 / 17. The XMG NEO model is based on AMD Cezanne-H processors, while the XMG PRO uses the Intel Core i7 – 5900 H. All laptops, however, will receive free access to the announced NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards 3000.

XMG (selling laptops based on Clevo and Tongfang hulls) announced new versions of XMG NEO laptops 15 / 17 and XMG PRO 15 / 17, which will be equipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards 3060, GeForce RTX 3070 and GeForce RTX 3080.

XMG NEO laptops 15 and XMG NEO 17 are thicker designs, allowing you to put normal versions of NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards inside 3000, not in Max-Q Design editions. Available in sizes 15, 6 “and 17, 3 “should offer a noticeably higher level of performance in games and programs. Both notebooks are based on AMD Cezanne-H processors: Ryzen 7 5800 H and Ryzen 9 5900 H. Interestingly, the manufacturer increased the default TDP of both units from 45 To 54 W. Thus, the processors will run at a higher clock compared to the factory settings. For cards, all three models will be available: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3000 6 GB (TDP 115, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB (TDP W) and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (TDP 135. The laptop also supports the Dynamic Boost 2.0 function, which will increase the TDP of all cards by 15 In, respectively: 130 W, 140 In and 150 W. Interestingly, GeForce RTX 3080 will only be paired with the AMD Ryzen 9 processor 5900 H.

XMG NEO 15 and XMG NEO 17 will be available with Full HD matrices 240 Hz or Quad HD 165 Hz. In both cases, we get IPS panels close to 95% sRGB color space coverage. The situation in the XMG NEO series (it is not the newest line of laptops) is interesting because so far it was based only on Intel processors. The new version ditched the layouts 10 generation in favor of the new AMD Cezanne-H processors that offer much more energy efficiency and higher efficiency compared to 01 generation, both in terms of single-threaded and multi-threaded performance . The table below presents the other elements of the technical specification.

x 1080

240 Hz, 90% sRGB

15, 6 “IPS

2560 x 1440

165 Hz, 95% sRGB

Specification	XMG NEO 15	XMG NEO 17	XMG PRO 15	XMG PRO 16
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H AMD Ryzen 9 5900 H	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H AMD Ryzen 9 5900 H	Intel Core i7 – 10870 H	Intel Core i7 – 10870 H
Graphics Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (105 In – 130 W) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (125 W – 140 W) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (135 W – 150 W)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (115 W – 130 W) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (125 W – 140 W) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (135 W – 150 W)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q (90 W – 105 W) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q (90 W – 105	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q (90 W – 105 W) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max- Q (90 W – 105 W)
RAM	To 64 GB DDR4 3200 MHz, Dual Channel	To 64 GB DDR4 3200 MHz, Dual Channel	To 64 GB DDR4 3200 MHz, Dual Channel	To 64 GB DDR4 3200 MHz, Dual Channel
Disk	2x SSD M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe	2x M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD x4 NVMe	2x SSD M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe	2x M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD
Matrix	15, 6 “IPS
17, 3 “IPS 1920 x 1080 240 Hz, 90% sR GB 17, 3 “IPS 2560 x 1440 165 Hz, 95% sRGB	15, 6 “IPS 1920 x 1080 144 Hz, 90% sRGB 15, 6 “IPS 1920 x 1080 300 Hz, 100% sRGB 15 6 “OLED 3840 x 2160 60 Hz, 100% DCI-P3	17, 3 “IPS 1920 x 1080 300 Hz, 100% sRGB 17, 3 “IPS 3840 x 2160 60 Hz, 100% Adobe RGB
Connectors	1x USB 3.2 Type-C Gen.2 (DP 1.4, G-SYNC) 1x USB 3.2 Type A Gen.2 2x USB 3.2 Type A Gen.1 1x HDMI 2.1 1x SD card reader 1x Ethernet RJ – 45 2x audio- 3.5mm jack	1x USB 3.2 Type C Gen.2 (DP 1.4, G-SYNC) 1x USB 3.2 Type A Gen.2 2x USB 3.2 type A Gen.1 1x HDMI 2.1 1x SD card reader 1x Ethernet RJ – 45 2x 3.5mm audio-jack	1x Thunderbolt 3 (DP 1.4, G-SYNC) 3x USB 3.2 Type A Gen.1 1x HDMI 2.1 1x mini DisplayPort 1.4 1x microSD card reader 1x Ethernet RJ – 45 2x 3.5mm audio-jack	1x Thunderbolt 3 (DP 1.4, G-SYNC) 3x USB 3.2 Type A Gen.1 1x HDMI 2.1 1x mini DisplayPort 1.4 1x microSD card reader 1x Ethernet R J – 45 2x 3.5mm audio-jack
Communication	Ethernet RJ – 45 2.5 Gbit WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.0	Ethernet RJ – 45 2.5 Gbit WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.0	Ethernet RJ – 45 2.5 Gbit WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.0	Ethernet RJ – 45 2.5 Gbit WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.0
Battery	93 Wh	72 Wh	73 Wh	73 Wh
Power Supply	230 In	230 In	165 In	165 In
Price, availability	March 2020 From 1440 euro	March 2020 From 1749 euro	February 2020 From 1949 euro	February 2020 From 1979 euro

The second series of laptops is XMG PRO 15 and XMG PRO 16. Also available in two variants – 15, 6 “and 17, 3 “but 8-core based and 16 – Intel Core i7 threaded processor – 10870 H. XMG PRO laptops are much thinner designs that contain NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards 3070 Max-Q Design and GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q Design. In both cases, the TDP of the cards is 90 In upgradeable to 105 Thanks active Dynamic Boost 2.0 function. Additionally, XMG PRO 15 will be offered with a 4K OLED matrix, while XMG PRO 17 will get 4K IPS matrix with 100% Adobe RGB color space coverage. Full laptop specifications are presented in the table above. XMG PRO Models Availability 15 and 17 is expected at the end of February with the possibility of placing orders from the end of January. XMG NEO 15 / 17 will be available at the end of March.

Source: XMG