XMG Announces New CORE Gaming Laptops with RTX 3060 & WQHD Displays | TechPowerUp In XMG's product line-up, the XMG CORE 15 and CORE 17 gaming laptops embody first-class hardware adoption in the upper-mid performance bracket. The new E21 model generation not only brings an update with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060, but also introduces for the first time an optional 165 Hz IPS display with WQHD resolution. Featuring both current AMD and Intel 8-core processors, the laptops offer versatile memory and storage options. With their discreet and solid design, they provide a classic aesthetic counterpoint to the playful RGB lighting and aggressive gaming-biased design trend.
In contrast to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, the RTX 3060 in the XMG CORE laptops from the new E21 model generation shows a significant performance increase: with 3840 CUDA Cores, opposed to previously just 1920, the GPU is prepared for more demanding tasks than simply Full HD gaming at high quality settings. This explains why, for the first time, XMG now also offers the CORE 15 and CORE 17 with optional high-resolution WQHD displays. Since the graphics card operates at the maximum TGP specified by NVIDIA of up to 115 watts, it can unleash its full potential. XMG continues to offer both models with processors from AMD and Intel. However, the Intel version gets an upgrade to the Core i7-10870H, meaning that 8-core CPUs are now used across the board. The AMD-based laptops will utilise a Ryzen 7 5800H in the future, but until the Cezanne processors are more readily available, XMG is still planning on offering a transitional generation that combines the GeForce RTX 3060 with a Ryzen 7 4800H.
All XMG CORE laptops with Intel CPUs and the AMD-based CORE 17 start with a Full HD resolution, 144 Hz IPS display. The basic configuration of the 15.6-inch model with Ryzen 7 4800H or 5800H however features a 240 Hz screen. Both Full HD displays provide more than 90% sRGB color space coverage. XMG offers an optional WQHD IPS display with 165 Hz technology and 95% coverage of the sRGB color space for all models. This brings the powerful CORE E21 generation a little closer to XMG's performance upper class, such as the NEO series.
Prices start from € 1,399 (AMD-based models) and € 1,449 (Intel-based models) incl. 19 % VAT (in some countries different tax rates apply). Pre-orders will be possible from the end of February at the earliest, delivery is expected from the end of March (XMG CORE with Intel Core i7-108750H) and the end of April (XMG CORE with AMD Ryzen 7 4800H). When exactly the Ryzen 7 5800H in the XMG CORE will be available is not yet foreseeable due to the general supply bottlenecks and uncertainties regarding quantities.
It's a good looking laptop in my opinion. The price is good for a gaming laptop.
