MSI Launches New Gaming Laptop Featuring NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture
Taipei, taiwan – MSI has unveiled a new gaming laptop boasting the latest NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, aiming to deliver a significant performance boost to gamers adn content creators. The laptop incorporates cutting-edge features and specifications, positioning it as a strong contender in the high-performance gaming market.
- Powered by the new NVIDIA Blackwell GPU
- Equipped with 7,680 CUDA cores
- Features 16 GB of GDDR7 VRAM with a 256-bit memory interface
- Operates with a maximum Total Graphics Power (TGP) of 175W
- Supports Resizable BAR technology for enhanced performance
- Offers three GPU operating modes via the MSI Center software: Discrete Graphics, MSHybrid, and Integrated Graphics.
Connectivity and Wireless Capabilities
- Utilizes Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 Be1750 for wireless communication
- Includes Bluetooth 5.4 technology
- Supports the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard
Power and Operating System
The laptop is equipped with a 99.9 Wh battery
Comes pre-installed with Windows 11 Home
Context: The Blackwell Architecture
NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture, announced at the 2024 GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, represents a significant leap forward in GPU technology. Blackwell is designed to accelerate workloads like AI,high-performance computing,and gaming. Key improvements include a new Tensor Core design and enhanced Ray Tracing capabilities. The Blackwell GPUs are manufactured using a custom 4N process by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing company (TSMC).
Resizable BAR Technology
Resizable BAR (Base Address Register) is a PCI Express feature that allows the CPU to access the entire GPU frame buffer at once, rather than in smaller segments. This can lead to performance improvements, particularly in games that are optimized to take advantage of the technology. It requires a compatible motherboard, CPU, and GPU, and also enabling the feature in the BIOS.