Imagine the following, if you will: with seconds on the clock, you sink the final, game-winning goal in a particularly frenzied Rocket League match. It’s over. You’ve done it. And just like that, the lights on the side of your headset begins to pulse…
For most people, Zephyrus is the Greek god of the west wind, gently bringing spring, and fruit, to the peoples of the world. For gamers, you can be damn sure that definition is going to be quickly supplanted by the one created by ASUS’ Republic of Ga…
Most think of Gaming Laptops as thick and heavy -but powerful- computers. It has been historically true that gaming-capable laptops had to sacrifice mobility and design, for performance, but this time is over thanks to the NVIDIA Max-Q design, which aims at extracting the best performance from the components, but at the most efficient point, thus leaving the notion of “absolute performance” (at any cost) behind.
As you can see in the photo above, what a difference a few years make. NVIDIA CEO Jen Hsun Huang is holding a laptop from a few years ago, and a new one (a ROG Zephyr) that is coming out in 2017 with Max-Q. The difference in performance (3X), thickness (2.8X) and weight (2X) is staggering. Huang also said that this Max-Q laptop is 60% faster than the PlayStation 4 Pro.
As NVIDIA puts it, Max-Q is the confluence of four things:
In plain language, NVIDIA’s Max-Q design involves tuning everything in the graphics chain to get the best visuals and performance possible within the thermal and power limits of the thin and light chassis that make Max-Q such a beautiful thing.
NVIDIA has extensive experience in gathering data about GPU utilization, and with GeForce Experience, the company has a lot of additional data about what game settings affect performance/power. The goal here is to get maximum visual quality for the lowest power/heat. Keep I mind that heat induces performance throttling – hence the importance of creating as little heat as possible, and to evacuate whatever heat must be generated.
More importantly, NVIDIA has built the infrastructure to test all possible combinations/scenarios. In my opinion, all the work that NVIDIA has put into GeForce Experience is paying off, once again.
In the past, it was accepted that high-performance laptops were going to be big and heavy. It’s no longer the case. Obviously, in a few years, GPU have gotten a lot more efficient in general, but by optimizing every level of graphics rendering, NVIDIA and its OEM partners are able to deliver right now.
It remains to be seen what the performance will ultimately look like, and compare that to the full-size gaming laptops. In general, history show that pushing for higher efficiency is the winning strategy, so I’m fairly certain that this value will be quickly understood by customers. If not, OEMs will continue to cater for that bulky gaming laptop market in the short term.
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It seems that OnePlus is finally cranking up the hype machine. After revealing the name, processor, and aspirations of its next flagship, OnePlus is now dropping a teaser on what its users can really expect this year. That teaser is nothing but the alleged output of the OnePlus 5’s camera, side by side an unknown smartphone. And while the difference … Continue reading
It’s probably safe to say Josh Fuentes will strike out again in his minor league career ― but never again like this:
The now-viral moment happened Friday at a game in Binghamton, New York. Fuentes, batting for the Hartford Yard Goats, watched Binghamton pitcher Cory Burns slip off the mound and throw a meek pitch that rolled on the infield grass.
Fuentes, still in the batter’s box, took what appeared to be a playful practice swing while the ball rolled toward the first base line. Oops, dude. The ball was live and the umpire ruled it a third strike to end the top of the eighth inning. Hartford was losing 5-4 at the time and the score ended that way, the Hartford Courant reported.
But at least Fuentes made it onto national television while maintaining his sense of humor.
h/t Mashable
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It’s hard not to get sweaty walking around here at Computex in Taipei, but Tony Cueva Bravo had moist palms for another reason. The Peruvian entrepreneur suffers from hyperhydrosis, a condition that causes excessive sweating, causing his hands to get…
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Among all the rumors, tipped, and speculated features of the iPhone 8, there are two that no one can seem to agree on up to now. The first is just how much of its face the iPhone 8’s supposedly OLED screen will take up. But the more divisive “feature” is the location of the Touch ID sensor. The latest batch … Continue reading
The popular BBC sci-fi show “Doctor Who” took a not-so-subtle jab at President Donald Trump in its latest episode.
Early in “The Pyramid At The End Of The World,” the secretary-general of the United Nations asks the Doctor’s companion Bill (played by Pearl Mackie), for help finding the president.
“How would I know the president? I mean, I wouldn’t have even voted for him,” she replied. “He’s… orange.”
As it turns out, the secretary-general wasn’t looking for President Donald Trump, but rather another leader: The Doctor himself, played by Peter Capaldi, who is president of the Earth.
“Doctor Who” fans on Twitter seemed to love the jab:
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Never get between a mama elk and her calf.
A black bear in Arizona learned that lesson the hard way in a scene caught on video.
Footage that Shannon Seville of Flagstaff filmed and posted on Facebook and YouTube last week shows the bear taking a swipe at the calf when its mother isn’t looking in East Pocket, aka “The End of the World.”
“I saw the bear out of my peripherals as we drove past and got excited, so we reversed to take a picture,” she told the Arizona Republic. “I knew this was a once in a lifetime capture and that other outdoor enthusiasts would really appreciate the share.”
The calf’s cries alert its mother, who comes running to the scene. The bear first climbs a tree, then comes down and takes another shot at the calf with its mother watching.
That wasn’t a good idea:
The calf runs off, and its mother follows. Seville said they didn’t seem injured, but she didn’t know what happened next.
“The animals left our line of vision and we weren’t about to get out of the vehicle to follow,” she told the Republic. “I imagine nature took its course, however, it was meant to.”
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