The Razer Blade Stealth 13Â is a thin and light gaming laptop — and now it’s the smallest laptop available with a 120 Hz display and discrete graphics. Razer has announced a new version of the Blade Stealth 13 that sports a 25 watt Intel Core i7-1065G7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q graphics, and […]
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Chromebooks with discrete graphics could be on the way
While many Chromebooks are still basically small, cheap laptops with a browser-based operating system, we’ve seen a growing number of mid-range and premium models in recent years with the kind of processors, displays, RAM, and other specs you’d expect from a decent Windows notebook. One thing we haven’t seen yet? A Chromebook with discrete graphics. […]
Intel Quartz Canyon NUC will support Xeon chips, discrete graphics
Intel’s NUC line of compact computers have included “gaming” models with discrete-class graphics baked in. But the upcoming “Quartz Canyon” model will be the first of Intel’s mini PCs with a slot that lets you add your own graphics card. But it’s not really aimed at gamers — the Intel Quartz Canyon NUC is basically […]
Intel roadmap: 10nm chips in June, 7nm in 2021
Intel is finally preparing to begin shipping 10nm chips in large volumes. The company says it’s on track to ship its new 10nm “Ice Lake” processors for laptops starting in June, and we could see Ice Lake-powered computers in store shelves this fall. It’s taken Intel a long time to get here though — for […]
Intel confirms its new discrete GPU coming in 2020
Most recent Intel processors for desktops, laptops, and tablets feature integrated graphics capable of driving 4K displays and maybe even some gaming tasks. But Intel has been beefing up its graphics team recently, and now the company has confirmed recent reports that it plans to launch a discrete graphics card in 2020. The news comes […]
Shuttle’s DH02U mini PC packs NVIDIA graphics, measures 1.7 inches thick
Shuttle is updating its line of small form-factor PCs with two of the smallest desktops to feature NVIDIA GeForce graphics. The Shutttle DH02U measures 7.5″ x 6.5″ x 1.7″ and features an Intel Celeron 3865U dual-core processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 graphics, while the Shuttle DH02U5 is the same size and packs an Intel […]
Report: Intel to launch its first discrete graphics chips in 2020
Intel’s been releasing processors with decent integrated graphics for years, enabling support for 4K video playback, hardware-accelerated video encoding and 3D content, among other things. But serious gamers, graphic designers, and cryptocurrency miners still tend to prefer discrete graphics solutions from NVIDIA or AMD when they’re looking for better performance. But Intel plans to offer […]
Correction: Intel is working on discrete graphics, but it didn’t just unveil a prototype
Intel Labs presented a research paper at ISSCC last week that described a new power management technique using Intel Gen 9 integrated graphics as an example. And then Japanese website PC Watch picked up the story, published some slides from the paper, and described what Intel was working on as a “discrete GPU prototype.” While […]
Intel unveils discrete GPU prototype (Update: not discrete… yet)
Intel has been making big strides with its integrated graphics technology in recent years, to the point that gaming-focused mini PCs and handhelds with Intel HD graphics aren’t a complete joke. But you still get better graphics performance with a discrete GPU, which is why Intel is partnering with AMD to launch its first Intel […]
Asus Zenbook 13 is a 2.5 pound, $1000 laptop with NVIDIA graphics, Kaby Lake-R
The Asus Zenbook 13 UX331UN is a 2.5 pound laptop that measures about half an inch thick. But under the hood it has an Intel Core i5-8250U quad-core processor and NVIDIA GeForce MX150 graphics, making it one of the thinnest and lightest notebooks with discrete graphics. First announced last year, the Zenbook 13 UX331UN is […]