RTX 2070 Super Mobile Benchmarks Show Desktop RTX 2060 Super-like Performance

Nvidia GeForce RTX Laptop

Nvidia GeForce RTX Laptop (Image credit: Nvidia)

Nvidia yesterday announced the GeForce RTX 2070 Super mobile , and today we're already seeing benchmark results. In addition to testing the new Super graphics card for laptops, Notebookcheck also reportedly got its hands on an updated version of the RTX 2060 mobile.

For the best gaming laptops , the RTX 2070 Super mobile will be the second most powerful choice (after the RTX 2080 Super mobile). It packs the


Intel

11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake-U i7 Processor Benchmarked

None
(Image credit: Shutterstock)

If there's something Intel is good at, it is creating confusing product lineups . The latest leak is about the 11th-Gen Intel Core i7-1185G7, which is a Tiger Lake-U CPU that succeeds not the new 10th-Gen Comet Lake-H chips that just launched, but rather the 10th-Gen Ice Lake-U silicon that launched back in August last summer.

The leak comes courtesy of hardware

Continue reading...

DDR5 Specifications Land: Up To 8400 MHz, Catering To Systems With Lots of Cores

None
(Image credit: Shutterstock)

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that DDR5 is nearing launch , but details have been surprisingly scarce. JEDEC, the organization behind memory standards, still hasn't finalized the DDR5 specification, but that's not to say that the memory makers don't know what they're doing, either. SK Hynix was kind enough to share some very juicy details in its newsroom yesterday, finally giving us some concrete information to share.

DDR4's

Continue reading...

How to Buy PCs (and Parts) That Ship Now: Newegg CEO, Others Explain How They're Maintaining Stock

Shipping truck
(Image credit: Shutterstock)

If you’ve been shopping for a new computer, PC component or peripheral lately, you may have noticed that some of the U.S.’s largest retailers -- Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart -- are out of stock or are advertising massive shipping delays . In some cases, particularly Amazon’s, the companies have decided to prioritize shipping essentials such as toilet paper over CPUs, laptops and monitors. However, there are a number of tech retailers we spoke to

Continue reading...

Dell XPS 13 (9300) Review: More Screen, Less Bezels

Our Verdict

With over 12 hours of battery life, more vertical screen real estate and an attractive design, the Dell XPS 13 (9300) is one of the best clamshells you can buy.

For

  • Long battery life
  • Excellent keyboard
  • 16:10 display gives more vertical screen space
  • Tiny bottom bezel

Against

  • Overall performance less than predecessor
  • No USB Type-A ports
  • Tinny audio

One of the best ultraportable laptops on the market, the Dell XPS 13 has long been renowned for its strong combination of

None
Continue reading...

Intel

Intel 10th Gen Comet Lake-H Clashes With AMD Ryzen 4000 in New Benchmarks

Intel 10th Generation Comet Lake-H Processor

Intel 10th Generation Comet Lake-H Processor (Image credit: Intel)

Intel finally announced the 10th Generation Comet Lake-H processors for mobile devices today. Notebookcheck has the scoop on what you can expect from the new 14nm processors in terms of performance.

These new chips rock the Comet Lake-H microarchitecture, which is on Intel's 14nm process node. AMD Ryzen 4000-series (codename Renoir), on the other hand, is based off AMD


This Online Raspberry Pi Claw Machine Gives Winners Free Toilet Paper

None
(Image credit: Surrogate)

A game development team from Finland known as Surrogate has created a unique online experience with the ultimate prize for those staying at home to fight coronavirus . This project—built using a Raspberry Pi —features an online claw machine full of toilet paper that you can actually win. That's no small prize in times like these.

Most of Surrogate's projects involve some aspect of robotics and remote-controlled features. This one is no different, allowing users to take turns controlling a machine


Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 M.2 SSD Review: A High-Performance Value

Our Verdict

Sabrent’s Rocket NVMe 4.0 is the total package. It is fast, efficient, and enduring, plus it looks great and is priced well.

For

  • Aesthetics
  • High performance and efficiency
  • Class-leading endurance
  • Software suite
  • Up to 5-years warranty

Against

  • 1-year warranty w/out registration
  • Slow write speed after write cache fills
None
Continue reading...

Intel

Intel Comet Lake-H Fights AMD's Ryzen 4000 With Eight Cores at 5.3 GHz

None
(Image credit: Intel)

AMD's 4000-Series "Renoir" Ryzen Mobile chips arrived last week to critical acclaim , notching an impressive step forward for AMD's notebook ambitions as it takes the process node leadership position against Intel in laptops for the first time in history, but Intel isn't sitting still – its retort comes in the form of the H-Series Comet Lake chips for high-performance gaming and creativity-focused laptops.

Intel's new lineup pushes clock rates up

Continue reading...

Razer’s Blade 15 Gets 10th Gen Core i7, RTX Super, Plus Keyboard Fix

Razer Blade 15 Lineup

(Image credit: Razer)

Razer is refreshing its Blade 15 gaming laptop today with Intel’s new H-series Core i7 processors and Nvidia GeForce RTX Super graphics. Additionally, it’s getting a slight keyboard redesign with an elongated right shift key, undoing a few years of poor typing experiences.

There will be two configurations coming in May: the Base Model (starting at $1,599.99) and Advanced Model (starting at $2,599/9

Continue reading...