Nvidia Launches GeForce RTX 4000 Family of GPUs Now Also for Laptops

The launch of new Intel CPUs for laptops is usually accompanied at around the same time by the launch of new Nvidia GPUs, and during CES 2023 we have witnessed another of those debuts almost in sync with the announcement of the new RTX 4000 (40 -series in Nvidia slang) for laptops. It is also an accelerated debut, since the first teams will arrive from February.

The range of RTX 4000 graphics units for laptops will scale much more gradually than on desktop, with 4050, 4060, 4070, 4080, and 4090 GPUs, ordered from lowest to highest power. Nothing more and nothing less than five GPUs. The first three, Nvidia says, provide 80 FPS with ultra detail at 1400p resolution, while the last two seek to offer a higher gaming experience. Nvidia ensures that the RTX 4080 and 4090 for laptops will be capable of moving up to 60 FPS on three external 4K monitors, although it will have to be seen with which games and under what circumstances. It can also encode AV1 4K video at 60 FPS.

As important as the power is the improvement in efficiency. Nvidia claims that the RTX 4070 is comparable to an RTX 3080 with only a third of its power consumption, and although you probably won’t want to play a gaming laptop without having it connected to the current, this data can be interesting if you are going to use the equipment to work on the go with photo and video editing programs; a niche in which gaming laptops are displacing classic workstations.

First equipment available from February

According to Nvidia, the RTX 4050 laptops will start at $999 and the “flagship” RTX (RTX 4080 and 4090) will have a base RRP of $1,999. Companies like Acer and Dell have already announced the first models within their respective gaming labels, Predator and Alienwarewith screens between 14 and 18 inches (Alienware x14 and Predator Helios 18).

Dell has not provided the prices of its laptops for Europe (it will also launch Raptor Lake computers with RTX 4000 graphics outside the Alienware sub-brand), but Acer has pointed out that its imposing Predator Helios 18, which will be able to mount displays WUXGA (1920×1200) at 165 Hz, WQXGA (2560×1600) at 165 or 240 Hz and Mini LED at 250 Hz (unknown resolution) will have an RRP basis of 2,499 euros.

The Predator Helios 16, with options of WQXGA (2560×1600) at 165Hz or 240Hz and Mini LED at 250Hz and similar configuration options (up to Core i9, maximum 32GB of DDR5-4800MHz RAM and up to 2TB) It will cost in its most affordable version 2,399 euros.