Gaming laptop with 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 "Fire Range" CPU and 240 Hz display goes on sale

Tuxedo has introduced a new variant of the Gemini 17 Gen 4 desktop-replacement gaming laptop, powered by a very potent 16-core AMD Fire Range CPU. The machine weighs in at over 8 lbs, and is aimed at folks with intensive workloads who care little about portability.

The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX CPU is quite the compute monster, featuring a 16-core setup comprising exclusively of Zen 5 high-performance cores. In multicore benchmarks, the Ryzen 9 CPU trades blows with the Core Ultra 9 275HX, and sports a roughly 10% lead over the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Strix Halo APU. 

Tuxedo Gemini 17: Extremely powerful AMD CPU paired with a rather modest GPU

Weirdly enough, Tuxedo did not find it necessary to equip the 17.3-inch Gemini 17 laptop with high-end GPUs. The laptop can only be equipped with up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU with a 115-watt TGP and 8 GB of VRAM, which is rather disappointing since its Intel-powered sibling sports up to an RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU with 12 GB of VRAM.

That said, the RTX 5060 Laptop GPU is no slouch, and should be perfectly decent for modern AAA gaming at modest settings. Of course, performance will boil down to how well Tuxedo has managed to handle thermals, considering the power-hungry CPU. Judging by the system's overall footprint, it would be safe to assume that a well-equipped cooling system has been fitted.

With a resolution of 2560 x 1440, the Gemini 17 gaming laptop's 17.3-inch display features a refresh rate of 240 Hz. Tuxedo claims a 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut, which should make it a decent choice for occasional content creation as well. However, brightness peaks out at a modest 300 nits, and the panel's 1000:1 contrast ratio is nothing to write home about either.

Memory and storage requirements are handled by up to 128 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM and up to 8 TB of solid-state storage, courtesy of dual SODIMMs as well as dual M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 slots. The I/O options have been detailed below:

• Dual USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
• USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
• HDMI 2.1
• 1G Ethernet, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.3/5.2

Other notable features include dual 2W speakers, an FHD webcam, 73 Wh battery, Kensington lock and a 15 x 9 cm trackpad. 

The entry-level variant with 16 GB DDR5 RAM and a 1 TB SSD is priced at €1,763.87 or roughly $2,023 excluding taxes and other import duties.

All told, gamers who prefer more powerful GPU options might also want to check out something like the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 10 with the same CPU and RTX 5060 Laptop GPU, currently available for around $1,715 on Lenovo's official online store.