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Tom's Guide
23-05-2025
- Tom's Guide
Wow! Epic Memorial Day gaming deal knocks $900 off the Alienware x16 R2 with RTX 4090
There's been a massive amount of news for PC gamers to chew through this week, courtesy of Computex 2025. But none of it had me spit out my coffee in surprise the same way this epic Memorial Day Alienware deal did. Right now, you can bag the Alienware x16 R2 with an RTX 4090 for $900 off at Dell. That brings the price down by nearly a grand to $2,699. Yes, okay, it's still expensive, but what you're getting in return is a premium gaming setup (with eye-catching looks) capable of taking on pretty much any triple-A game you throw at it. With a $900 discount, you can now grab this beefy Alienware x16 R2 gaming laptop for an all-new low price. Sporting an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU, 32GB of DDR5X RAM, a 2TB SSD and a neat 16-inch FHD (1920 x 1200) 480Hz display, you bet it can make any game you throw at it look spectacular. Alienware holds something of a special place in my heart. My first ever gaming laptop was the Alienware m14x back in 2012. And while I've had my ass whupped by cruel Father Time over the last decade or so, you can't say the same about Dell's gaming sub-brand. This RGB-encrusted laptop comes with a 16-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) display with a 3ms response rate and a crazy 480Hz refresh rate. That will make competitive multiplayer games look as smooth as ever. Meanwhile, the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, RTX 4090 GPU and 32GB of DDR5X RAM will crunch through the most demanding games without producing a single bead of sweat. Plus, there's 2TB of glorious SSD space to store all those big PC titles. If you need more proof this is a decent investment — especially at $900 off the asking price — check out our Alienware x16 R2 review. Our reviewer was suitably impressed with the surprisingly thin design and all the customization options (there's an RGB touchpad!) that are a hallmark of Alienware rigs. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. As a taste of its power, we ran Cyberpunk 2077 at Ultra settings with ray tracing, and it hit a solid 64 frames per second. That's not so much a mic drop as a mic chokeslam. But to prove I've not lost my cynical edge, a couple of things may hold you back from hitting that "add to cart" button. Firstly, like any gaming rig, this thing will get loud when it's put under pressure. It also doesn't have an Ethernet port, which is weird. Still, if you're after one of the best gaming PCs around and like yourself a good deal, then I highly recommend this one. It's the perfect way to spend Memorial Day; tell the family you're sick, chuck your phone in another room and hunker down with your game of choice for 72 hours. Safe in the knowledge you've saved yourself nine Benjamins in the process.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
RTX 5090 Laptop Barely Beats RTX 4090 in First Head-to-Head Test
The Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile GPU isn't much of an upgrade over its predecessor, according to some early post-release comparison tests from Jarrod's Tech. Pitting a new XMG Neo 16 with an RTX 5090 against a Neo 16 with an RTX 4090 and an older CPU found little difference between the two. Indeed, at 1080p the laptop with the RTX 4090 proved to be faster, delivering a slightly higher FPS benchmark across a range of games. When Nvidia debuted the RTX 5090 in January at CES 2025, it promised double the performance of the RTX 4090. When upscaling wasn't being used, its real-world performance was more like a 30% uplift. That came from a 32% increase in CUDA cores, an extra 33% memory, and at 33% higher clock speeds, too. The RTX 5090 mobile doesn't have the same uptick in specifications, only offering 8% more CUDA cores, though it does have 50% more VRAM and 55% more memory bandwidth. But that's not enough to equate to a big increase in performance. Across a 25-game average, Jarrod's Tech found the RTX 5090-equipped laptop managed just over 66 frames per second at 4K. The RTX 4090 version of the same laptop (also using an older CPU and slower DDR5 memory) managed 65fps. At 1440p, the two laptops managed 107 and 106fps, respectively, while at 1080p the leaders were reversed with the 5090 and 4090 managing 132.9fps and 133.1fps, averages. The difference there is margin-of-error small, but it's kind of nuts to see any last-generation card beating the new king of Nvidia's hill. Digging into the details a little more, it's interesting to note which games the newer GPU struggled with—and it wasn't just older titles. While the worst performer was Red Dead Redemption 2, where the RTX 4090 laptop held a massive 12.5% advantage over its newer brethren, other newer games like Alan Wake 2 and Stalker 2 also ran better on the older 4090. The RTX 5090 did hold a huge advantage in some games, though. In Cyberpunk 2077 it had a more-than 20% advantage in FPS, and it was over 18% ahead of the 4090 in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. The newer Neo 16 with the 5090 was also much more power efficient. That's partly down to the newer CPU, which Intel designed specifically to improve performance per watt—even if the 14900HX is arguably more effective for gaming in some cases. Overall, the newer laptop had a much more impressive battery life than the one with the 4090. Blow for blow, though? The mobile RTX 5090 does not impress on performance, making it a tricky upgrade to recommend for any laptop gamers.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Asus' New eGPU Dock Uses Thunderbolt 5 for Up to 80Gbps Bandwidth
Asus is driving the concept of external graphics forward with a next-generation design that has everything it needs to support the latest, most capable GPUs from Nvidia and AMD. The ROG XG Station 3 leverages the Thunderbolt 5 interface to deliver up to 80Gbps bandwidth, allowing connected GPUs to run at almost the same speeds as those plugged natively into a standard high-end desktop. This raises the potential performance of lightweight, portable laptops that can use a static GPU dock like this for high-end gaming when needed. Shown off at Computex in Taipei, the Asus ROG XG Station 3 Dock really doubles down on the idea of an external GPU, by having the graphics card be external to the dock itself. It sits on top of it, plugged into a top-mounted PCI Express slot. It's not entirely clear from WCCFTech's images where the card's power cables are, but it's possible they've been left unattached for aesthetic reasons. The system itself has a mains power connection, with the body of the eGPU dock housing the power supply. That's of an unknown wattage, too, though likely in excess of the 600W used in previous generations of the dock. Credit: Asus/WCCFTech Asus has some graphs showing the performance of an RTX 4090 using the XG Station 3. In these first-party tests, the card performs almost as well as when it is plugged straight into a desktop PC's motherboard. As impressive as that is, though, it's arguably more important to see the comparison with the mobile RTX 4090 GPU—otherwise one of the fastest graphics solutions for mobile computing. This is all made possible thanks to the 80 Gbps Thunderbolt 5 connection, we're told. That upgrade from Thunderbolt 4 may be less impactful for weaker GPUs, but certainly for high-end cards, the added bandwidth makes a difference. The difference with even more powerful GPUs, like the RTX 5090 and mobile 5090, would presumably be even more pronounced. Although showcased with a last-generation card, Asus has confirmed this new dock is fully compatible with the RTX 50-series GPUs, including the 5090, and AMD's RX 9000 series cards, like the 9070 XT. Elsewhere, the dock adds some additional connectivity for connected laptops, including three USB-C 10 Gbps connections. That could be good for connecting a keyboard and mouse, letting users with highly portable laptops used for work sit down at a desk, plug into the eGPU dock, and play games with an already-connected set of gaming peripherals.
Digital Trends
14-05-2025
- Digital Trends
Nvidia's RTX 5080 Super could be coming much sooner than expected
All eyes are on Nvidia and AMD as they get ready to launch some of the best graphics cards for the mainstream market, meaning the RTX 5060 and the RX 9060 XT. However, a new leak tells us that Nvidia is working on a GPU that's set to come out later this year, and it's one that might finally live up to the expectations. I'm talking about the RTX 5080 Super (or Ti). The tantalizing leak comes from Baidu and was first shared by Wccftech. According to the leaker, who is a moderator on the Baidu forums, Nvidia will launch the RTX 5080S or the RTX 5080 Ti at the end of the year. Spec-wise, we don't know much, but the leaker says it's 'basically certain' that the new graphics card will sport 24GB of VRAM, which marks an 8GB upgrade over the RTX 5080. That kind of memory capacity would also put the GPU on par with the RTX 4090. Recommended Videos Upon launch of the RTX 5080, many were hoping that it'd replace the last-gen RTX 4090. Unfortunately, the card never made it to that level, and even overclocking can't bring it on par with the Ada flagship. However, depending on the specs of the rumored RTX 5080 Super, we might see the two cards battle it out on more even ground. Memory alone won't be enough to boost the bandwidth significantly; the GPU would also need a wider memory bus to match, and ideally, more CUDA cores. In the RTX 40-series, the RTX 4080 and the RTX 4080 Super were practically the same GPU in terms of specs, with a minor uplift in CUDA cores for the Super card and no changes to the memory interface. As a result, the GPU was around 1-3% faster than its predecessor. The exciting thing here is that the RTX 5080 Super/Ti might arrive sooner than expected. If Nvidia does launch it at the end of 2025, it'll change things up compared to its previous release cycle, where the Super refresh came at the beginning of the year, meaning a bit over a year after the initial launch of the RTX 4080. Even if the above turns out to be true, I wouldn't expect any announcements from Nvidia until the final quarter of the year, so we'll just have to be patient.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Nvidia Is Hiding the RTX 5060 By Delaying Driver Releases
Nvidia is being accused of hiding its upcoming RTX 5060 ahead of its May 19 release by blocking reviewers from accessing a driver that adds official support. This is a little different from the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB launch, where Nvidia just didn't send the cards out. This time, reviewers do have them, and several versions in some cases, but they won't work as intended without the right driver. Nvidia was hit with a lot of flak over its handling of the RTX 5060 Ti launch. While the 16GB version did go out to reviewers and, by most counts, was reviewed well, with strong performance and features at a reasonable price, Nvidia never sent out any 8GB versions. That despite both cards launching on the same day, too. So reviews of the RTX 5060 16GB could be misconstrued as recommending the 8GB version, and indeed, that card sold out almost as fast as the 16GB version. This time, though, there just won't be any full reviews of these cards before launch or even on launch day. Gamers will have to buy the card on good faith or Nvidia's own first-party numbers, which are heavily cherry-picked, as we saw with its claims of the RTX 5090 being double the RTX 4090 at CES. Both Igor's Lab and Hardware Unboxed claim that they have RTX 5060 GPUs ready to test, but that they won't be able to because of the delay in driver releases until the day the card drops. They suggest this is because Nvidia knows the performance will be poor due to its limited 8GB of VRAM and that Nvidia is looking to hide that with its driver launch schedule. They also claim Nvidia is deliberately launching the card while Computex is going on in order to further hide negative press. This goes hand in hand with criticism of Nvidia's handling of the RTX 5060 in general. Although its launch was delayed, many argue it should have been pushed back even further to let Nvidia have the time to use newer, larger 3GB VRAM modules. That would let it fit the card with 12GB of VRAM instead, fixing many of the performance issues associated with the 8GB 5060 Ti. But whether it's for a Computex tie-in, to compete with the impending AMD RX 9060 XT launch, or just because it's saving more VRAM for a Super refresh of the 50-series, Nvidia is pushing ahead with the 5060 8GB's launch nonetheless. Look out for it on the 19th, but don't expect full reviews for a few days afterwards, at best.
