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A new leak from Moore's Law is dead reveals the GeForce RTX 5090 laptop variant will come with 24 GB of GDDR7 VRAM. However, it won't launch until late in Q1 2025.

Unleashed yesterday alongside a refreshed Nvidia app that sports RTX HDR multi-monitor support, the 565.90 GeForce Game Ready Driver software package focuses on three games, namely MechWarrior 5: Clans, Throne and Liberty, and Starship Troopers: Extermination. The update also sports optimal settings for three titles and several fixes.

The 2023 Gigabyte Aorus 15X is currently one of the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptops on the market thanks to a substantial discount of $614. Alongside a Core i9-13980HX and a QHD display, the price/performance delivered by the Aorus 15X on sale is excellent, making this a good opportunity to snag the machine.

MSI has showcased the MEG Vision X AI, which packs RTX 50-series graphics along with Intel's Core Ultra 200-series processors. The pre-built system is set to be quite the powerhouse, and is expected to hit the shelves in 2025.

A new leak has revealed some key specifications of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. The former will get 32 GB of VRAM while the latter will have to make do with 16 GB. Both cards will draw more power than their predecessors.

Compared to last year's model, the new Apex 17 MAX features the faster Dragon Range 16-core / 32 thread R9 7945HX, supports more RAM up to 96 GB, gets a slightly brighter 17.3-inch QHD panel, as well as faster Wi-Fi 6E and a larger 73 Wh battery.

Released yesterday, the latest driver package for Nvidia GPUs comes with zero-day support for Final Fantasy XVI, Frostpunk 2, and God of War Ragnarok. Additionally, it also provides optimizations for EA Sports FC 25 (scheduled to launch on September 27th) and optimal settings presets for Star Wars Outlaws, F1 Manager 2024, and Black Myth: Wukong.

The 2023 Acer Nitro 16 is back on sale with a massive 31% discount in tow. Powered by a Ryzen 7 7840HS, an RTX 4060 laptop GPU, 16 GB of RAM, and a 1TB Gen 4 SSD, the Nitro 16 features mid-range power that is enough to ensure 60 FPS FHD gaming in modern titles.

The 2023 MSI Katana 15 with a 100% DCI-P3 QHD display, a Core i7-13620H CPU, a RTX 4070 laptop GPU, 16 GB of DDR5 memory, and 1 TB storage is now on sale for less than $1,200 on Amazon. The final sales price represents a 17% discount over the list price.

The Acer Predator Helios 18 with a massive 18-inch QHD+ display featuring a 250 Hz refresh rate, a flagship RTX 4090 mobile GPU, and a Core i9-14900HX CPU has hit its historic low price once again. As evident by the hardware, the Predator Helios 18 will have no trouble running the latest games at elevated settings.

The MEGAMINI G1 is accounted the smallest PC with liquid cooling in the world by its OEM Tecno. As such, it has gained a Global Product Technology Innovation Award at the ongoing IFA event. Meanwhile, the potentially ground-breaking desktop's crowdfunding campaign has accrued well over $500,000 worth of backing.

A new Nvidia laptop GPU has shown up on Geekbench. The GeForce RTX 3050 A comes with 4 GB VRAM, 1,792 CUDA cores and a boost clock of ~1.9 GHz. It showed up alongside an unreleased HP Victus laptop.

A Ryzen 5 8645HS, a GeForce RTX 4060, and 16 GB of RAM provide mid-range gaming power and ensure long battery life. The well-rounded hardware is completed by a 16:10 14.5-inch pane; (2.5K, sRGB, 120Hz and G-Sync support). The whole package is available for €1,449 (US$1,600).

Powering Schenker's top-of-the-line KEY 17 PRO mobile workstation is Intel's i9-14900HX processor, coupled with up to 96 GB DDR5-5600 RAM, a choice between the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 dGPUs and SSD storage on 1x PCIe 5.0 slot plus 2x PCIe 4.0 slots. The two Thunderbolt 5 connectors each offer 80 Gbps bandwidth plus a Bandwidth Boost mode with 120 Gbps speeds, and this version adds support for Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.

Power consumption and performance estimates for the next-generation RTX 5080 Blackwell GPU have leaked. If the leaked figures are accurate, the RTX 5080 will be considerably faster than the RTX 4080 while consuming measurably more power at 400 W.

Acer is introducing a Nitro V 14 variant this year at IFA 2024. The Nitro V 14 leverages AMD Ryzen 8040 series APUs with Ryzen AI while offering GPU choices up to the RTX 4050 Laptop GPU. The laptop also offers a MUX switch and can be configured with up to a 2.5K 120 Hz IPS panel.

XPG also includes 16 GB DDR5-5600 RAM and a 1 TB LEGEND 850 PCIe 4.0 SSD both from ADATA. Port selection does not come with high-speed ports and the chassis is somewhat bulkier, which, in turn, allows for better cooling capacity with less noise.

The Acer Predator Orion 7000 gaming desktop is now official. It comes with what appears to be Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs, a GeForce RTX 4090, a 1,200 Watt PSU and a 360 mm AIO cooler

Geekom has partnered with Tecno to unleash the "World's Smallest" PC with liquid cooling on the world via crowdfunding. The "Ultra-Quiet", RGB-lit miniature desktop has already accrued over $300,000 worth of backing on its first day on Kickstarter, and is available at $200 off its planned retail price.

A new leak says Nvidia's next-gen GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080 and even the RTX 5070 could use a lot more power than their last-gen versions. Apparently, the GeForce RTX 5090 will consume more than 550 Watts at load.

Gamers who bought Capcom's Resident Evil games on iOS will now require an internet connection to play them after a recent update. The changelog doesn't specify why and cites "changes to the startup process" as a reason.

The miniLED touchscreen is this model's most impressive spec, as it features a 3200 x 2000 panel with 1200 nit brightness, 165 Hz refresh and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. Also worth mentioning are the 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Thunderbolt 4 port, 5 MP webcam and full-size SD card reader.

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop with a 16-inch 165 Hz display, a 120 W RTX 4070 laptop GPU, and a Core i7-13620H is now back on sale at a considerable 25% discount. As evident by the machine's buyer rating of 4.6/5 at Best Buy, the ROG Zephyrus G16 is a solid option not only for gamers but also for anyone looking for a multimedia device with an expansive screen.

The MSI Katana 17 B13VFK-835US is powered by the Intel Core i7-13620H and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GPU, making it an excellent mid-range gaming powerhouse, and thanks to a limited-time sale, it's at its lowest-ever price on Amazon.

The 2024 Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 with the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Hawk Point CPU, a 140 W RTX 4070 GPU, and 16 GB of RAM is on sale at eBay for a whopping 30% discount on the list price. Unsurprisingly, the discount makes the Legion Slim5 Gen 9 an excellent value since there is a lot of gaming performance on offer.

A new leak says Nvidia's could lower the maximum power on its next-gen GeForce RTX 5060 laptop GPU. Instead of 140 Watts, it will now be limited to 115 Watts and launch with GDDR7 memory.

The company Nubia, which is known for its gaming smartphones, is now entering into the field of gaming laptops by releasing the RedMagic Titan 16 Pro: Core i9, a GeForce RTX 4060 and a 16-inch display (QHD+, DCI-P3, 240 Hz, G-Sync) all promise solid mid-range performance.

As per some new reports, Gigabyte is gearing up to launch two new RTX 4070 GPUs that will come with GDDR6 memory.

The Alienware m16 R2 is back on sale at a discount of more than $600. Gamers can now get the RTX 4070 and Core Ultra 7 155H-powered machine for less than $1,400 straight from Dell. The discount makes the machine, which was already excellent, an even better buy thanks to the combination of good performance and features like per-key RGB.

CheckMag Laptops have always had to make do with leftovers, never getting a taste of the largest and most powerful chips reserved for desktop graphics cards. There are, the way I see it, several reasons as to why things are like this.

The latest Game Ready Driver software package from Nvidia, labeled 560.94 and released yesterday, comes with DLSS support for several games launching these days, including Star Wars Outlaws, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and Final Fantasy XVI (the demo version). The new GeForce RTX 4070 with GDDR6 instead of GDDR6X is also supported.

Nvidia released its latest official drivers for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris. In addition to improved support for a variety of features in the open-source OSes, the Nvidia 560 graphics drivers also default to using open-source GPU kernel modules.

At Gamescom 2024, Nvidia announced that its suite of G-Sync technologies will no longer need a dedicated module, which contributed to increased monitor costs. Nvidia and MediaTek are collaborating to bring G-Sync Ultimate including the new Pulsar tech to MediaTek scalers found in most displays. This can potentially bring down costs for G-Sync adoption and allow lot more monitors to utilize the entire G-Sync stack.

Nvidia is kicking things off at Gamescom 2024 with the introduction of the Nemotron-4 4B SLM developed as part of Nvidia ACE. Nemotron-4 can run on-device and allow in-game NPCs to interact more naturally and adapt to the player. Additionally, the company is also silently introducing a new RTX 4070 GPU with slightly slower GDDR6 VRAM apparently to meet strong demand.

Also included are 16 GB DDR5-5600 RAM and 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage. Surprisingly for this price point, there are no major compromises on the display and port sides, as the configuration features a 16-inch FHD+ screen with 165 Hz refresh rate and 100% sRGB color gamut plus a USB4 port.

The HP Victus 15z-fb200, which sports a 144 Hz 15.6-inch display, AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS, and Nvidia RTX 4050, is currently on sale for only $599 at Walmart. This is a 39% discount from its usual price at the retailer and a massive 49% discount from its MSRP.

Nvidia is set to release a more affordable version of the GeForce RTX 4070 on the market within the next few days. This version will utilize slower GDDR6 graphics memory. This could potentially lead to confusion for customers as this distinction may not always be clearly communicated on the packaging.

A Geforce RTX 4090 D and an RTX 4080 Super with double the video memory appear to be available on the Chinese market. Both cards are intended for training AI models. The modifications are likely to be based on Nvidia's RTX Workstation series.