Asus’ latest machines aimed at creators offer the latest and not-so-latest Nvidia mobile graphics. Armed with newer tech, like an OLED panel with up to a 90 Hz refresh rate and 11th-gen Intel and AMD Ryzen 5000-series mobile CPUs, the Asus Vivobook Pro 14 plus 15 OLED laptops announced today also have some interesting choices for graphics: either the current-gen RTX 3050 or the GTX 1650, a card that first debuted two generations ago.
The mobile GTX 1650 originally came out in 2019 with GDDR5 memory. But in 2020, as current-generation cards were virtually impossible to find at anywhere near MSRP, Nvidia released a new variant with GDDR6 memory, boosting bandwidth from 128 to 192 Gbps. At the time, Nvidia told PC Gamer that “the industry is running out of GDDR5. ”
Asus’ new Vivobooks employ the Max-Q version of the GTX 1650, allowing the 14-inch laptop to measure just 0. 76 inches (19. 25 mm) thick and the 15-inch version 0. 74 inches (18. 9 mm). The trim GPU carries 4GB of GDDR6 memory and is said to be specced to hit a clock speed associated with up to 1, 245 MHz with a total graphics power (TGP) of 35W. For comparison, the particular RTX 3050 is only available in the 15-inch version Vivobook Pro OLED with 4GB regarding GDDR6 and up to 1, 500 MHz at 35W (50W with Dynamic Boost).
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