It's worth noting that we're seeing a growing number of laptops with screen resolutions higher than 1,920x1,080 as well. These are generally going to be fine for playing most games at medium settings at resolutions lower than 1,920x1,080 pixels. As you move into gaming laptops with smaller screens, or less expensive models, you'll find the GeForce 870M, 860M, and 850M cards, all of which are still part of Nvidia's enthusiast GTX line.įor laptops that are not sold explicitly as 'gaming' systems, Nvidia has two new GPUs, the GeForce 840M and the 830M, joining the existing 820M model.

The highest-end is the GeForce 880M, which Nvidia says will run about 15 percent faster than last year's comparable 780M GPU. The new GTX 880 and companyĪnd that new 800-series GPU hardware is shipping in new gaming laptops almost immediately, including systems from Asus, MSI, Lenovo, Alienware, and others. Some of these features will only work with the newer GPUs. The GeForce 800M line goes from basic GPUs for slim ultrabook-style laptops all the way up to the new GeForce GTX 880M, which Nvidia calls the 'world's fastest notebook GPU.' Along with the new parts, the GeForce Experience software app, which combines driver updates and game optimization, is adding new features to improve battery life while gaming, and to easily capture gameplay footage for social sharing. Just in time for hot new games such as Titanfall and The Elder Scrolls Online to hit PCs (in addition to next-gen consoles), Nvidia is announcing a new generation of graphics cards for laptops.

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