As with pretty much every other current gaming laptop line, Alienware’s mid-range, slim m15 and m17 are getting updates to Nvidia’s mobile Ampere RTX 30-series mobile graphics. They may soon make a play for a spot on our best gaming laptops page. And while the chassis that we know (and mostly liked) in the previous generation R3 isn’t getting a design overhaul, the larger m17 will now have new display options.
The 17-inch m17 will gain a 360 Hz panel option, as well as a 4K display for those who prefer more pixels to super-fast refresh. DDR4 memory speed is also getting a bump up, to 2933 MHz (from 2666) on both the m15 and m17.
Alienware hasn’t yet announced which specific RTX 30-series GPUs these laptops will offer yet, but given previous models even of the smaller m15 could be outfitted with the RTX 2080 Max-Q, it’s a fair bet that we’ll see options for up to a mobile RTX 3080 in the refreshed m15 and m17. The real question, given how scarce stock of desktop 30-series cards have been, is how long these Ampere-packing portables (both from Alienware and its competitors) will stay in stock. But of course only time will tell on that front.
Other aspects of these laptops’ internals are basically the same as the R3 models for now. Both can be equipped with either an Intel 10th Gen Core i9-10980HK or an i7-10870H, up to 4TB of PCIe SSD storage, 8-32GB of RAM, and Windows 10 Home or Pro.
We’ll also have to wait and see how these refreshed laptops will handle heat from new Nvidia graphics as well as the high-fresh displays, because our chief complaint about the m15 R3 when we tested it was that it ran kind of hot. At the very least, the new graphics should be much better equipped to push pixels to the 360 Hz optional display.
Zen 3 for laptops AMD has New laptop processors featuring Zen 3 architecture were unveiled at the CES trade show. In addition to the U models for thin notebooks, the company has also unveiled the new HX SKUs for gaming laptops. The new video cards for both laptops and the desktop were also discussed. In addition, there is a hint to the new generation of Epyc server chips.
De Ryzen 7 5800 U is the top model of the economical U-series. With 8 cores and 16 threads will be the title of the only x 86 – octacore claimed in the ‘ultrathin’ class . According to AMD CEO Lisa Su, the new apu performs 7 to 44% better than Intel Core i7 – 1185 G7, depending on the workload. In addition to better performance, the U-line should also ensure a longer battery life. Up to 21 hours claimed when playing video.
In addition, two HX processors have been unveiled, the Ryzen 9 5900 HX and 5980 HX. They feature 8 cores and 16 threads, and a total of 20 MB of L2 and L3 cache. The difference is in the clock speed. The 5900 HX boost up to 4.6 GHz , the 5980 HX achieves a maximum frequency of 4 , 8 GHz. Both SKUs have a tdp of ’45 W + ‘, as it is possible to overclock them.
During the presentation the 5900 HX is compared to the Core i9 – 10980 HK, the best Intel has to offer in the field of mobile gaming processors. The Ryzen chip performs better in all areas. This is how he scores 15% higher in Cinebench R’s single-threaded test 20, the 5900 HX performs 19% better than its Intel counterpart in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.
The first laptops with Ryzen 5000 – CPUs must already will be available from February. AMD expects such a 250 different models are coming. At the 4000- and 3000 – series was this respectively 150 and 70.
After the end of the presentation, AMD will full lineup of laptop processors posted on its website. It can again be deduced that the 5000 – series consists of both Zen 2 and Zen 3 chips, confirming previous rumors.
Processor Cores / Threads Base Clock Boost Clock Cache TDP Architecture AMD Ryzen 9 5980 HX 8C / 16 T 3.3 GHz 4.8 GHz 20 MB 45 + W Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 9 5980 HS 8C / 16 T 3.0 GHz 4.8 GHz 20 MB 35 W Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 9 5900 HX 8C / 16 T 3.3 GHz 4.6 GHz 20 MB 45 + W Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 9 5900 HS 8C / 17 T 3.0 GHz 4.6 GHz 20 MB 35 W Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H 8C / 16 T 3.2 GHz 4.4 GHz 20 MB 45 W Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 7 5800 HS 8C / 16 T 2.8 GHz 4.4 GHz 20 MB 35 W Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 5 5600 H 6C / 12 T 3.3 GHz 4.2 GHz 19 MB 45 W Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 5 5600 HS 6C / 12 T 3.0 GHz 4.2 GHz 19 MB 35 W Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 7 5800 You 8C / 16 T 1.9 GHz 4.4 GHz 20 MB 15 W Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 7 5700YOU 8C / 16 T 1.8 GHz 4.3 GHz 12 MB 15 W Zen 2 AMD Ryzen 5 5600YOU 6C / 12 T 2.3 GHz 4.2 GHz 19 MB 15 W Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 5 5500YOU 6C / 12 T 2.1G Hz 4.0 GHz 11 MB 15 W Zen 2 AMD Ryzen 3 5300YOU 4C / 8T 2.6 GHz 3.8 GHz 6MB 15 W Zen 2
Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) has unveiled its varied, eclectic, and very cool-looking lineup of new gaming laptops for 2021. The highlight, and the product I’m both very excited and very confused about, is the ROG Flow X13. It’s the company’s first 2-in-1 convertible gaming laptop.
That’s right — a 2-in-1 gaming laptop. You don’t see that every day. What’s more, as you may have deduced from the name, the X13 is a 13-inch convertible gaming laptop.
As you can probably see from the above picture, the X13 doesn’t look like your typical gaming rig. It’s the type of thing I wouldn’t be surprised to see someone whip out in a class or a meeting. Portability is a theme here: Asus says you’ll get up to 10 hours of video playback on a charge and that the 100-watt USB-C charger delivers 50 percent in 30 minutes. You can choose between a 120Hz FHD touch display or a 3840 x 2400 touch display. Either way, you get a 16:10 aspect ratio with extra vertical space for multitasking.
All of that sounds nice enough, but the insides are where things get confusing. The Flow X13 includes up to AMD’s Ryzen 9 5980HS, one of the flagships in its new Ryzen 5000 mobile series. That makes sense for a gaming laptop. You’d think that should be paired with a pretty powerful GPU — but instead, Asus went with the entry-level GeForce GTX 1650, which just feels like a waste of the 5980HS’s power. Similar combinations have been tried before: take a look at Verge writer Cameron Faulkner’s review of Lenovo’s IdeaPad Gaming 3, which also attempted to pair the GTX 1650 with an H-series processor to disappointing results.
Now, for a regular work laptop that might occasionally be used to edit some photos, that combination makes a lot of sense. But if you’re purchasing the X13 expecting incredible frame rates, you may end up disappointed. (Of course, I’ll need to run games on the thing myself before making a recommendation either way.)
The way Asus is trying to get around this is it’s bundling the Flow X13 with an external GPU called the ROG XG Mobile. This can include up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 graphics, and Asus says it’ll deliver desktop gaming performance to the X13. It acts as a power adapter as well. Fair enough. But with the bundle of the X13 and the XG Mobile, you’re looking at a price of $2,999.99. Yeesh.
You can preorder the Flow X13 and XG Mobile now at the Asus store.
I have to admit it looks very cool.Image: Asus
Another headliner (which is perhaps a bit more practical) is the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE. This is a refresh to the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15, which has two screens — the regular one (a 15.6-inch, 4K, 120Hz panel or a 300Hz FHD panel) and the ScreenPad Plus (a 14.1-inch touch display that’s built into the top half of the keyboard deck — choose 3840 x 1100 or 1920 x 550 resolution).
The form factor means that, in theory, you could run a game on the top screen with a Spotify playlist or Discord chat on the bottom screen, though my experience with the previous Zephyrus Duo 15 is that your mileage on that varies by game. Perhaps more promising is that Asus says it’s working with game developers and companies like Adobe to customize content for the dual-screen setup.
Look at that beauty. The touchpad even becomes a numpad.Image: Asus
The main update is that the new Duo 15 comes with up to an eight-core AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 GPU. There’s a new “Arc Flow” fan design, which Asus says can help dissipate “up to 165W of combined processor power.” You’ll also get up to 2TB of storage and up to 32GB of combined onboard and SO-DIMM memory.
You can preorder the Zephyrus Duo 15 SE now at the Asus store for $2,899.99. (Yes, it’s cheaper than the Flow X13 bundle.)
Finally, there are two big additions to the esports side: the Strix Scar 15 and Strix Scar 17. Both models have an optical-mechanical keyboard, the first one ever to appear on a Scar model. They’ve also gotten a higher screen-to-body ratio (up to 85 percent), a bigger battery, an updated cooling system, support for Type-C charging, and quad speakers with Dolby Atmos technology. The Scar 17 now offers a 360Hz panel option, the fastest display you can get on a laptop. And both models include the new Ryzen and Nvidia chips, up to a Ryzen 9 5900HX and a GeForce RTX 3080.
Check that per-key RGB lighting.Image: Asus
The Strix Scar 15 and Strix Scar 17 are coming to North America in Q1 2021.
Asus also announced the Strix G15 and Strix 17, lower-key Strix models for gamers who aren’t serious esports players. These can also come with a Ryzen 9 5900HX processor but max out at a GeForce RTX 3070 and a 300Hz screen. The G15 is coming to North America in Q1 2021; the G17 is up for preorder now for $1,799.99.
These models join a big wave of gaming laptops that have been announced today, following AMD’s launch of its Ryzen 5000 processors and Nvidia’s release of its RTX 3000 GPUs. Razer, Gigabyte, Acer, and more have unveiled new models.
AMD says customers eager for a new gaming laptop should be able to buy the first RDNA 2 GPU-powered notebooks some time before July, the company revealed today during its CES 2021 press conference. RDNA 2 is AMD’s new graphics chip architecture and the foundation of the custom chipsets in Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series S / X, and now it’s coming to laptops.
The Radeon RX 6000 series of GPUs were the first to feature AMD’s new RDNA 2 architecture when they were unveiled in October of last year, but those were top-of-the-line desktop graphics cards designed to go head-to-head with Nvidia’s 3000 series line.
Today at CES, AMD CEO Lisa Su said the company is “on track to launch the first notebooks with RDNA 2 in the first half of the year with our partners,” adding that “you’ll also see new mainstream RDNA 2 desktop graphic card designs in the first half of the year as well.” To showcase the performance of its mobile GPUs, Su showed off Dirt 5 running at 1440p at 60 frames per second.
That said, AMD is also suffering from the same severe supply shortages Nvidia is right now, meaning it may be quite hard to get your hands on any of the new desktop designs if AMD does indeed hit that July deadline to deliver them. Although, perhaps laptops with those new mobile GPUs will be easier to get your hands by then if the desktop GPU shortage persists.
Following Nvidia’s announcement of its RTX 3000 mobile series, Gigabyte has announced additions to its Aorus and Aero lines which will incorporate the new GPUs. Gigabyte says they’ll deliver “stunning ray-traced gaming experiences in Cyberpunk 2077 and other AAA titles.”
Aorus laptops are traditional gaming laptops, while the Aero line targets content creators. The differences are largely external — Aorus products generally offer higher-refresh rate screens where Aero models opt for more color-accurate panels, and Aero laptops have a subdued and classy design while Aorus laptops look more like… gaming laptops. Inside, however, the chips are largely the same.
The Aero 15 OLED maxes out at an RTX 3080 and a Core i9.Image: Gigabyte
The flagship of the Aorus line, the 17.3-inch Aorus 17G, is for “hardcore gamers” according to Gigabyte. The highlight is that it has a mechanical keyboard with exclusive Omron switches. It also includes a 300Hz screen, one of the fastest displays you can find on a gaming laptop.
Gigabyte says you’ll get eight hours of battery life from the Aorus 15G.Image: Gigabyte
There are two new 15.6-inch models as well: the Aorus 15G and the Aorus 15P. Both come with a 240Hz FHD screen (which still shouldn’t be too much of a frame rate bottleneck in many modern games). The 15G is more portability-focused — Gigabyte says it delivers eight hours of battery life.
All three Aorus models can be configured with up to an Intel Core i7 H-series processor; the two G models can go up to a GeForce RTX 3080 GPU, while the 15P goes up to an RTX 3070.
The Aorus 17G looks like the Aorus 15G but bigger.Image: Gigabyte
On the Aero side there are two new Aero 17 models (one with a 4K HDR panel and one with a regular FHD panel) and two new Aero 15 models (one with a 4K HDR AMOLED screen and one with a regular FHD panel). Gigabyte says the OLED configuration will cover 100 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut. It’s also touting the Aeros’ connectivity — they support HDMI 2.1, MiniDP, Thunderbolt 3, and a UHS-II SD card reader.
Both the Aero 17 HDR and Aero 15 OLED include up to a GeForce RTX 3080 and an Intel Core i9. The Aero 17 maxes out at a GeForce RTX 3060 and a Core i7; the Aero 15 also stops at the Core i7 but can include an RTX 3070.
Neat design on the lid of the Aero 17.Image: Gigabyte
All seven models are available to preorder now and will ship after January 26th. Links and pricing are below:
Acer’s Aspire 5 often receives high praise as one of the best budget laptops you can buy. But reviews were split this year — people liked the AMD model more than the Intel one. So I’m thrilled that the company is refreshing two Aspire models to feature AMD’s brand-new Ryzen 5000 Series mobile processors.
The Aspire 7 pairs the Ryzen chip with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 GPU. That doesn’t make the Aspire a gaming laptop by any means, but it will allow for some light gaming and media work on the go. It weighs 4.73 pounds (2.15 kg) and can come with up to 32GB of DDR4 memory and 1TB of PCIe SSD storage. And it supports Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax).
Acer also provides software to improve the viewing experience on the Aspire 7’s 15.6-inch FHD display. Per the company, Acer Color Intelligence and Acer ExaColor adjust gamma and saturation in real time to “deliver highly accurate visuals.”
I wish I enjoyed using anything as much as this person appears to enjoy using their Acer Aspire 7.Image: Acer
The Aspire 5 is even more solidly in the budget range; Acer says it’s targeted at amateur bloggers, photographers, and students.
The Aspire 5 swaps out the Nvidia chip for AMD’s entry-level Radeon RX 640 GPUs (also not recommended for tasks beyond basic gaming). You can also get up to 24GB of memory and 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD NVMe storage and / or a 2TB HDD. The 15.6-inch FHD IPS display includes Acer’s BlueLightShield technology, which is meant to reduce eye strain. Like its midrange sibling, this device also offers “superfast data transfer” (though Acer didn’t provide a specific speed) and supports dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax).
With a large screen and affordable price, the Aspire 5 can be a good choice for kids and families.Image: Acer
Both models also offer multiple cooling modes, meaning you can customize fan performance depending on the task you’re doing and how much sound you want to hear. This is a common feature of higher-end gaming and content-creation laptops. It means you can crank up the cooling when you’re doing your most demanding work without needing to hear the fans blasting 24/7.
Both Aspire models are coming to North America in March. The Aspire 7 starts at $749.99, and the Aspire 5 starts at $549.99. Both will also be available in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in February, while the Aspire 5 is coming to China this month.
Acer’s Nitro 5 gaming laptop has never been much of a technical or design showcase, but that’s changing a bit for 2021. It now has a slightly toned-down look that moves all of the red details (aside from the red backlit keyboard) to the rear part of the hinge. What’s more impressive, though, is that it’s getting big upgrades in the graphics, processing, and display departments.
For CES 2021, Acer announced that a 15.6-inch and 17-inch version of the Nitro 5 will release with support for the latest Intel 11th Gen Core H35-series processors or AMD’s Ryzen 5000-series CPUs (up to the Ryzen 9 5900 HX). They’ll all have the option to upgrade all the way up to Nvidia’s RTX 3080 graphics chip either route you take with the processor.
In terms of display quality, either size of the Nitro 5 can be configured with a 1440p display with a fast 165Hz refresh rate or a 1080p screen with a 360Hz refresh rate. If you get the Intel version with an 11th Gen CPU, the Nitro 5 will support Thunderbolt 4.
The Nitro 5 will be available with 15.6-inch or 17-inch displays.mage: Acer
You won’t have many options on launch day in February, though. In the US, Acer is starting with a single variant for $749.99 that has a 15.6-inch IPS display with a 60Hz refresh rate, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H processor, Nvidia’s GTX 1650 graphics chip, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB NVMe SSD. It’s $100 more if you want the 17-inch version. There will also be models of the Nitro 5 available with 10th Gen Intel processors ahead of those built with 11th Gen processors.
Acer hasn’t shared official US pricing for other configurations, but it did mention that models coming to other regions with AMD Radeon R7 graphics or the RTX 3060, with a 512GB NVMe SSD added in will cost €1,299. We’ll have to wait to see what the final price ends up being for the Nitro 5 with 11th Gen Intel processors and Nvidia’s high-end RTX 3080.
No matter which variant you might be interested in, Acer shared that each variant is user serviceable for memory and storage. By taking off the bottom cover of the Nitro 5, you’ll find support for two NVMe SSDs and one 2.5-inch SATA SSD (totaling three slots for expandable storage) and up to 32GB of RAM. Acer’s using Intel Wi-Fi 6 chips for all models, along with Killer-branded Ethernet.
Huawei will have its first announcement event for the year tomorrow, but it will take place in China, unrelated to the CES 2021 conference. The company will introduce three new Matebooks, one leakster revealed.
The company also has a new lineup of smart TVs in the pipeline, a new Kirin 820E chipset for mobile phones, a new tablet, and an improved Mate X foldable. However, all these will arrive later in the year, likely in March.
The January 13 announcement for the new Matebook X series is scheduled for 3PM local time or 7AM UTC. While we don’t know much about the actual laptops, we expect to see a device with the new 11th gen Intel Tiger Lake H35 series chipsets that can reach up to 5 GHz clocks. There should also be new variants of the Matebook 13/14 series.
While Huawei’s business with smartphones is collateral in the trade war between China and the United States, its PC and laptop products have been going strong lately. Rumors are the Chinese company is developing its own App Store for PCs as well to further boost its own ecosystem.
In addition to its premium Aorus notebooks, Gigabyte would like to increasingly appeal to mainstream gamers with the new G5 and G7 generation of its gaming notebooks, who use their devices for all purposes, from university to work to streaming. Gigabyte does not rely on the new Ryzen processors at this point, but uses the 10. Generation of the Intel core processors. In addition to the i7 – 10870 H with eight cores is available as cheaper Alternative also variants with a Core i5 – 10500 H, the has six cores. The built-in graphics unit is much more important for gamers. Gigabyte will be relying on the new GeForce RTX 2021 with 6 GB of video memory, which was only introduced this evening.
The second new product from the mainstream series is the brand new A5 and A7 models, in which Gigabyte is for the first time in the middle class on AMD processors, more precisely the brand new Ryzen 5000 – CPUs set . In the A5 X1, the R9 – 70 H or the R7 – 5800 H for use with a GeForce RTX 3060 be combined. In the A5 K1, however, it is the AMD R7 – 5600 H or the R5 – 5600 H, which an RTX 3060 stands by your side. Another variant will be the Gigabyte A7 K1, which is also based on a GeForce RTX 3060 can access.
In terms of other equipment, there are extensive similarities between the A and G series. All models have FullHD panels as displays, which are based on IPS technology and optionally with 240 or 144 Hz ans Work go. Gigabyte specifies NTSC as the only color space whose coverage is 72% should be.
Data can be saved on M.2 or 2.5-inch SSDs or HDDs. In terms of connection, there are three USB-A ports, one each USB 3.2 Gen2, Gen1 and USB 2.0. There is also a Type-C port that also outputs DisplayPort 1.4. Wired 2.5G Ethernet is offered, while wireless maximum 493. 11 AX with from the Lot is.
All models can use a battery with 48, 96 Wh, which should lead to very short runtimes, especially under load.
Gigabyte has not yet given any information on prices and availability.
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by Nino Grasso published on 12 January 2021 , at 18: 01 in the Portable channel Lenovo
Lenovo just announced the new Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i , together with ThinkBook 13 xi, ThinkBook 14 p Gen 2 and ThinkBook 16 p Gen 2 . Designed specifically for the mobile workforce, with aluminum chassis and dual tone finish, the latest ThinkBook models appeal to the professional by promising them to operate at their best within the new flexible working environments to operate at their best in a new world characterized from flexible working environments.
New ThinkBook notebooks implement aspect ratio displays 16: 10 with support for HDR Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos (not on all models, though), and the introduction of the latest generation NVIDIA GeForce graphics on the ThinkBook 16 p.
Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 ie ThinkBook 13 xi
Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i
According to Lenovo, the new Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i has been improved in almost every area and can be summarized as follows:
Larger size of the e-Ink display on the cover, which goes from one screen / chassis ratio of 48% to the 68%, with a usable area of 12 inches and resolution 2560 x 1600, equal to that of the main display.
Best frame rate and redesigned e-Ink UI to provide more intuitive access to frequently accessed information, now with options to run productivity applications without opening the lid.
The NU ovo model, thinner (13, 9 mm) and lightweight (1.3 kg), switch to the new displays 16: 10 at low blue light which also see the screen-to-body ratio increase from 78% to almost 90% for an edge-to-screen experience edge.
Tactile interaction has been improved thanks to the new smart pen that automatically launches certain applications for greater usability.
Connectivity includes Intel Thunderbolt 4 ports, Wi-Fi 6 and the optional new ThinkBook Charging Mat powered by Energysquare Power by Contact technology, which wirelessly recharges the battery.
Available in Storm Gray or Cloud Gray shade, Lenovo ThinkBook 13 x the is one of the professional laptops from 13 thinnest inches available on the market. With a thickness of 12, 9mm and weighing less than 1.2kg, this laptop shares all the features of ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i , except e-Ink display, including support for Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and Thunderbolt 4 USB ports.
Lenovo ThinkBook 13 xi
The two notebooks are designed on the Intel Evo platform and powered by 11th generation Intel Core processors, and promise – according to the notes released by the manufacturer – “great speed and management intelligent while maintaining exceptional battery life. ” The specifications certainly include support for wireless Wi-Fi 6 and the battery from 53 Integrated Whr.
Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 and ThinkBook 13 xi will both be available in the first quarter of 2021, at a price of – respectively – 1. 549 dollars and 1. 199 dollars. Prices and availability in Italy will be communicated later.
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 pe 16 p Gen 2
Lenovo ThinkBook 12 p is 16 p are based on the AMD Ryzen platform and are aimed at users looking for “high performance and professional quality displays, fast memory and high speed connectivity”. The laptops are optimized for video conferencing through the optional Full HD webcam protected by ThinkShutter physical covers, a larger touchpad than the previous generation, and a backlit keyboard with ambient light sensing that includes quick access call and conference call keys.
Lenovo ThinkBook 16 p
I laptops also have smart features designed to further enhance collaboration experiences. An AI-based noise cancellation algorithm suppresses ambient noise, and users can easily switch audio modes between private mode for personal calls, shared mode for group calls, or ambient mode when a user wants to share sounds from other devices.
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 p is characterized by the compact form factor (16, 9 mm thickness and 1.4 kg weight) and can be configured with a 2.8K OLED display with VESA DisplayHDR True Black support . The largest model, ThinkBook 16 p , will be Also available with next generation NVIDIA GeForce RTX mobile GPU, supporting integrated AMD Ryzen processors in order to provide adequate performance in relation to the resolution of 2560 x 1600 of the integrated panel. For true color accuracy and consistency, ThinkBook 16 p can also be configured with a Pantone certified pre-calibrated display .
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 pe 16 p will be available both by the end of the first quarter of 2021. The first at the base price of 849 dollars, the second starting of 1. 299 dollars. We do not yet know prices and availability in Italy.
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The Ampere architecture officially comes to notebooks with three models: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 . This was announced by the company at its GAME ON event at CES 2021. This new generation takes a considerable leap in performance, in fact, NVIDIA ensures that the most modest model, the RTX 3060, it is more powerful than the RTX 2080 Super portable.
The RTX 3060 of notebooks will perform more than an RTX 2080 Super and that a PS5
This card, the RTX 3060, promises 90 FPS in Ultra quality, with a power 1.3 times higher than that of a PlayStation 5 and starting from prices of 99 dollars per notebook with this GPU. Models like the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 will make use of it.
The RTX 3060 will arrive with 3840 CUDA Cores to a maximum of 1. 689 MHz, 6 GB GDDR6 and a TDP of 60 to 115 W depending on configuration.
The RTX 3070 promises gaming 1440 pa 90 FPS
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 laptops manages to outperform its predecessor, the RTX 3070. It will do so on computers like the new ASUS G 15 getting to move games to 1440 p with a frame rate per second of 98 FPS.
The RTX 3070 will arrive with 5120 CUDA Cores to a maximum of 1. 620 MHz, 8 GB GDDR6 and a TDP of 80 to 125 W depending on configuration.
The RTX 3080 will have 16 GB GDDR6 and will move games in 1440 p Ultra to more than 100 FPS
Finally, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 will be the most powerful laptop graphics card model in the world. This RTX 3080 will arrive with up to 16 GB of GDDR6 memory to give life to the highest performance gaming laptops on the market with prices that start from 1. 999 Dollars.
Promises more than 100 FPS in 2 games. 560 x 1. 440 pixel resolution with quality Ultra. Your TDP will go from 80 W of the most restrictive Max-Q model up to more than 150 W of the most powerful model in equipment of considerable size. It will have 6. 150 CUDA Cores to a maximum of 1. 710 MHz,
The third generation of Max-Q technology will use AI to improve performance and consumption
Max-Q technology for fine equipment is also renewed, now with support for AI, DLSS, Dynamic Boost 2.0, WhisperMode 2.0 and Resizable BAR to share GPU memory. This resizable bar technology will also be present in the models without Max-Q configuration and will be compatible with both Intel and AMD. There will be Max-Q variants of all these three models featured.
Dynamic Boost combines the available power between CPU, GPU and memory to adjust to the needs of each game in real time, thus improving performance performance.
The first notebooks with these new s RTX 30 will arrive on the market from 26 from January:
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Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, has announced that the RDNA 2 graphics architecture present both in its Radeon RX graphics 6000 as in the next-generation PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles, will finally arrive on laptops this year, during the first half.
This is an expected step considering that this architecture is already available in several products on the market and its arrival in laptops to create computers with AMD CPUs and GPUs was a matter of time.
AMD has shown an RDNA 2 laptop GPU running Dirt 5 Ultra to 1440 pa more than 60 FPS
Not many details have been revealed, but we did see a small Dirt 5 gameplay running at a resolution of 2. 560 x 1. 440 pixels with the maximum level of detail with a fluent frame rate per second by above the 60 FPS
the company has also commented that before the end of June we will have new desktop graphics with RDNA architecture to complete the models currently available.
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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.
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
x 1080 240 Hz, 90% sRGB
15, 6 “IPS 2560 x 1440 165 Hz, 95% sRGB
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.
CES has started 2021, which this year stand, among others under the sign of the premiere of new notebooks based on AMD Cezanne and Intel Tiger Lake-H processors 35 and, most importantly, NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards 3000. OEM partners are starting their demonstrations of new products that will be available for sale in the coming weeks. One of the first companies to introduce its latest gaming notebooks is Lenovo. The manufacturer offers the Legion line in its portfolio, which looks better and better every year. So far, Intel processors dominated the most efficient laptops in this series. This year, however, there is an unprecedented situation where all three upcoming notebooks will use AMD Cezanne-H processors. However, this is not the only change in Legions.
During the CES fair 2021, Lenovo has unveiled three new Legion laptops: Legion 7, Legion 5 Pro and Legion 5. All laptops use AMD Cezanne-H processors, NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards 3000 and proportion matrices 16: 10 and NVIDIA G-SYNC support.
Recently, Lenovo Legion laptops look really good, especially if we look at the overall design. Notebooks offer a simple, even minimalist design. This year’s Legion 7, Legion 5 Pro and Legion 7 Slim models continue this trend. The flagship Legion 7 looks best, almost entirely made of aluminum, and the slender Legion Slim 7, also offering an aluminum housing. The biggest change from the previous generation will be the use of AMD processors instead of Intel and this applies to all Legion models on 2021 year. We expect to use AMD Ryzen 5 5600 H, AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H and possibly also Ryzen 9 5900 H – the producer at the press conference for the media, unfortunately, did not go into the details of the Cezanne-H units used.
Lenovo Legion 7 is the most efficient model that will run full NVIDIA GeForce RTX chipsets, not Max-Q Design editions. This is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, GeForce RTX 3070 and GeForce RTX 3080. The set includes a slim type power supply with the power 300 W. Laptop can be equipped with up to 32 GB DDR4 RAM 3200 MHz (Dual Channel, 2x SO- DIMM). There is also an M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD with a capacity of up to 2 TB. The matrices used are another big novelty. It will not be a low shelf. Instead, Lenovo will offer high-quality 16 – inch IPS panels with resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels, aspect ratio 16: 10, Refresh 165 Hz, brightness up to 500 rivets 100% sRGB color coverage and Dolby Vision support. The matrix will also have an NVIDIA G-SYNC module. The keyboard will be prepared again in cooperation with Corsair and we do not have to worry about its quality, the previous models were very good in this respect. The device weighs 2.5 kg.
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro is a slightly lower shelf with a slightly different design – here on the outer cover we find the characteristic symbol of the Legion brand, i.e. the letter Y, illuminated in white. The laptop is based on AMD Cezanne-H processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards 3000, most likely on Max-Q Design versions (the included power supply has the power of 230 W). Laptop offers up to 16 GB RAM DDR4 3200 MHz in two SO-DIMM slots. It is therefore not a very thrilling amount, especially in the context of long-term use of the equipment. There is also a PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD with a capacity of up to 2 TB. On a big plus, however, the use of the same, very good quality IPS matrix 2560 x 1600 with proportions 16: 10, Refresh 165 Hz, brightness up to 500 nits and support for Dolby Vision and NVIDIA G-SYNC. The Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Laptop will be available in Gray and White.
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 is by far the slimmest design, being a new version of last year’s model. The weight of the device is only 1.9 kg. As previously described laptops, the Legion Slim 7 will also be available with AMD Ryzen series processors 5000 and NVIDIA cards GeForce RTX 3000 on Max-Q Design editions. The included power supply has a power of 230 W. In Unlike Legion 7 and Legion 5 Pro, in Legion Slim 7 we get a classic matrix 16: 9 with Full HD resolution. On the plus side, high refresh rate 165 Hz, 100% sRGB color coverage, luminance at least 300 nits and support for Dolby Vision. The laptop will be offered in two versions: with white keyboard backlight and RGB backlight, prepared in cooperation with Corsair (iCUE RGB). The laptop itself will be available in two color versions: gray and black. The exact date of the debut in stores and prices have not been disclosed at the pre-premiere conference.
Razer has launched the “next generation of Blade 15 and Blade Pro 17 gaming laptops” featuring faster display panels with higher resolutions, and the recently announced Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 Series mobile GPUs.
Featuring up to Nvidia RTX 3080 with 16GB of VRAM, an Intel Core i7-10875H, 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD storage, and 32GB of DDR4-2933 memory, the Razer Blade laptops offer a powerful combination of GPU and CPU hardware. The new Nvidia 30-series mobile GPUs feature hardware ray-tracing support and the third-generation of Max-Q technologies, which include Advanced Optimus to maximise the laptop’s battery life, Dynamic Boost 2.0 for optimised performance, and Whisper Mode 2.0 to reduce the operating noise.
The Blade 17 Pro and Blade 15 laptops have multiple display options to take advantage of the new RTX 30 series graphics cards. The Blade 15 Basic model features either a FHD display with a 144Hz refresh rate or a QHD display with 165Hz refresh rate, while the Blade 15 Advanced Model goes a step further, providing users with three display options: FHD at 360Hz refresh rate, QHD at 240Hz refresh rate and Nvidia G-Sync, and 4K OLED at 60Hz refresh rate. The Blade 17 Pro also gets new 17.3-inch display options, including a FHD panel at 360Hz, a QHD panel at 165Hz, and a UHD panel at 120Hz.
With the new Blade laptops, Razer maintains its legacy of sleek and small portable gaming machines, allowing gamers to “break free from their desk and take their game anywhere”. Featuring a wide range of inputs, including USB-C to HDMI 2.1 interface and a UHS-III SD card reader, the new Razer laptops come with Chroma RGB compatible keyboards and front-facing speakers designed to offer a fun and immersive gaming experience. Additionally, these laptops feature THX Spatial Audio, providing users with a 360º soundscape when reproducing their favourite content through a headset or laptop speakers.
Brad Wildes, senior vice president and general manager of Razer’ Systems business unit, claimed that with the introduction of the new RTX 30 series mobile GPUs, faster displays, and “one of Razer’s smallest chassis ever”, the new Blade laptops provide gamers with “ultra-smooth gameplay anywhere and everywhere”.
The Razer Blade 15 and the Blade 17 Pro are available now at Razer.com and Razer Stores, with a starting price of $1699.99/€1799.99 and $2299.99/€2399.99, respectively. Selected retailers will have the Blade 15 available for purchase starting January 26. The Blade 17 Pro will be available at selected retailers in Q1 2021.
For full specs, as well as UK pricing, see these product tables below:
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KitGuru says: Between the Blade 15 and Blade 17 Pro, which Razer Blade laptop would you prefer for a portable gaming system?
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