XMG NEO 16 and XMG NEO 17 – gaming laptops with Intel Core i9-13900HX and GeForce RTX 4000 Ada Lovelace

XMG is a German company that mainly prepares efficient laptops for players and creative work. A few months ago we had the opportunity to test the XMG APEX 15 Max model with the desktop AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU graphics system. Today, however, we are after the debut of a new generation of processors and graphics chips, and the current CES in Las Vegas could not miss the company in question. XMG has so far shown two new laptop models: NEO 16 and NEO 17, but there are many more devices planned.

XMG at CES in Las Vegas presents NEO 16 and NEO 17 laptops, optionally using a liquid cooling system. Very strong components were put at your disposal – the Intel Core i9-13900HX processor and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4000 Laptop GPU graphics. The company also presents a preliminary plan of launches for the coming months.

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Laptops XMG NEO 16 and XMG NEO 17 will go on sale in February and they are the first to be given a full specification. Both devices will use the 24-core and 32-thread Intel Core i9-13900HX processor. In the case of graphics, notebooks start with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU with up to 140 W. There will also be a choice of GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (up to 140 W), GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (up to 175 W) and GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (up to 175W). The manufacturer also offers a choice of RAM – up to 64 GB DDR5 5600 MHz or up to 64 GB DDR5 6400 MHz. Both notebooks also have space for two PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSDs. In turn, the screens support both the NVIDIA G-SYNC refresh technique and the Advanced Optimus function.

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XMG presented graphics with the presentation of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU in the 3DMark Time Spy Stress Test and using the XMG NEO 16 laptop. Throughout the measurements, the graphics power did not fall below 175 W, while the air cooling temperatures oscillated around around 80 degrees, which for such an extensive GPU for laptops does not look particularly bad. In addition, both notebooks have connectors on the back for connecting the XMG OASIS module, i.e. a box with liquid cooling. We presented this solution last year on the example of a Hyperbook laptop, where an identical case was also available. Here XMG did not provide temperatures, but we are sure that they will be much lower. We also got to know the prices of computers and, interestingly, XMG clearly defined how much you have to pay extra for individual graphics systems. The choice of the top graphics NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU in the XMG store will have to pay almost 1700 euros, which clearly shows how expensive this system is and how expensive notebooks with the most powerful model of the Ada Lovelace generation will be (the choice of RTX 4090 alone leads to the fact that the price of laptops reaches around 4,000 euros, and there is still the question of RAM or SSD media, or an optional keyboard with Cherry MX Ultra Low Profile mechanical switches).

XMG NEO 16 (2023)

XMG APEX 15 Max Test – Gaming laptop with desktop AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 card

XMG also sent us a preliminary release plan, which also assumes the premiere of the following laptops: XMG FOCUS 15, XMG FOCUS 16 and FOCUS 17 (Intel Core i9-13900HX, up to GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU), XMG PRO 15 and XMG PRO 17 (Intel Core i9-13900HX, for GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU), and XMG ULTRA 17 (Intel Core i9-13900HX, for GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU). As you can see, XMG intends to use, at least for now, only the 24-core Intel Raptor Lake-HX processor. Only later will new products based on competing AMD Ryzen 7045HX processors be revealed.

XMG NEO 17 (2023)

Source: XMG