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ChatGPT is rapidly changing the world. The process is already happening, and it’s only going to accelerate as the technology improves, as more people gain access to it, and as more learn how to use it. What’s shocking is just how many tasks ChatGPT is already capable of managing for you. While the naysayers may still look down their noses at the potential of AI assistants, I’ve been using it to handle all kinds of menial tasks for me. Here are my favorite examples. Further reading: This tiny ChatGPT feature helps me tackle my days more productively Write your emails for you Dave Parrack / Foundry We’ve all been faced with the tricky task of writing an email—whether personal or professional—but not knowing quite how to word it. ChatGPT can do the heavy lifting for you, penning the (hopefully) perfect email based on whatever information you feed it. Let’s assume the email you need to write is of a professional nature, and wording it poorly could negatively affect your career. By directing ChatGPT to write the email with a particular structure, content, and tone of voice, you can give yourself a huge head start. A winning tip for this is to never accept ChatGPT’s first attempt. Always read through it and look for areas of improvement, then request tweaks to ensure you get the best possible email. You can (and should) also rewrite the email in your own voice. Learn more about how ChatGPT coached my colleague to write better emails. Generate itineraries and schedules Dave Parrack / Foundry If you’re going on a trip but you’re the type of person who hates planning trips, then you should utilize ChatGPT’s ability to generate trip itineraries. The results can be customized to the nth degree depending on how much detail and instruction you’re willing to provide. As someone who likes to get away at least once a year but also wants to make the most of every trip, leaning on ChatGPT for an itinerary is essential for me. I’ll provide the location and the kinds of things I want to see and do, then let it handle the rest. Instead of spending days researching everything myself, ChatGPT does 80 percent of it for me. As with all of these tasks, you don’t need to accept ChatGPT’s first effort. Use different prompts to force the AI chatbot to shape the itinerary closer to what you want. You’d be surprised at how many cool ideas you’ll encounter this way—simply nix the ones you don’t like. Break down difficult concepts Dave Parrack / Foundry One of the best tasks to assign to ChatGPT is the explanation of difficult concepts. Ask ChatGPT to explain any concept you can think of and it will deliver more often than not. You can tailor the level of explanation you need, and even have it include visual elements. Let’s say, for example, that a higher-up at work regularly lectures everyone about the importance of networking. But maybe they never go into detail about what they mean, just constantly pushing the why without explaining the what. Well, just ask ChatGPT to explain networking! Okay, most of us know what “networking” is and the concept isn’t very hard to grasp. But you can do this with anything. Ask ChatGPT to explain augmented reality, multi-threaded processing, blockchain, large language models, what have you. It will provide you with a clear and simple breakdown, maybe even with analogies and images. Analyze and make tough decisions Dave Parrack / Foundry We all face tough decisions every so often. The next time you find yourself wrestling with a particularly tough one—and you just can’t decide one way or the other—try asking ChatGPT for guidance and advice. It may sound strange to trust any kind of decision to artificial intelligence, let alone an important one that has you stumped, but doing so actually makes a lot of sense. While human judgment can be clouded by emotions, AI can set that aside and prioritize logic. It should go without saying: you don’t have to accept ChatGPT’s answers. Use the AI to weigh the pros and cons, to help you understand what’s most important to you, and to suggest a direction. Who knows? If you find yourself not liking the answer given, that in itself might clarify what you actually want—and the right answer for you. This is the kind of stuff ChatGPT can do to improve your life. Plan complex projects and strategies Dave Parrack / Foundry Most jobs come with some level of project planning and management. Even I, as a freelance writer, need to plan tasks to get projects completed on time. And that’s where ChatGPT can prove invaluable, breaking projects up into smaller, more manageable parts. ChatGPT needs to know the nature of the project, the end goal, any constraints you may have, and what you have done so far. With that information, it can then break the project up with a step-by-step plan, and break it down further into phases (if required). If ChatGPT doesn’t initially split your project up in a way that suits you, try again. Change up the prompts and make the AI chatbot tune in to exactly what you’re looking for. It takes a bit of back and forth, but it can shorten your planning time from hours to mere minutes. Compile research notes Dave Parrack / Foundry If you need to research a given topic of interest, ChatGPT can save you the hassle of compiling that research. For example, ahead of a trip to Croatia, I wanted to know more about the Croatian War of Independence, so I asked ChatGPT to provide me with a brief summary of the conflict with bullet points to help me understand how it happened. After absorbing all that information, I asked ChatGPT to add a timeline of the major events, further helping me to understand how the conflict played out. ChatGPT then offered to provide me with battle maps and/or summaries, plus profiles of the main players. You can go even deeper with ChatGPT’s Deep Research feature, which is now available to free users, up to 5 Deep Research tasks per month. With Deep Research, ChatGPT conducts multi-step research to generate comprehensive reports (with citations!) based on large amounts of information across the internet. A Deep Research task can take up to 30 minutes to complete, but it’ll save you hours or even days. Summarize articles, meetings, and more Dave Parrack / Foundry There are only so many hours in the day, yet so many new articles published on the web day in and day out. When you come across extra-long reads, it can be helpful to run them through ChatGPT for a quick summary. Then, if the summary is lacking in any way, you can go back and plow through the article proper. As an example, I ran one of my own PCWorld articles (where I compared Bluesky and Threads as alternatives to X) through ChatGPT, which provided a brief summary of my points and broke down the best X alternative based on my reasons given. Interestingly, it also pulled elements from other articles. (Hmph.) If you don’t want that, you can tell ChatGPT to limit its summary to the contents of the link. This is a great trick to use for other long-form, text-heavy content that you just don’t have the time to crunch through. Think transcripts for interviews, lectures, videos, and Zoom meetings. The only caveat is to never share private details with ChatGPT, like company-specific data that’s protected by NDAs and the like. Create Q&A flashcards for learning Dave Parrack / Foundry Flashcards can be extremely useful for drilling a lot of information into your brain, such as when studying for an exam, onboarding in a new role, prepping for an interview, etc. And with ChatGPT, you no longer have to painstakingly create those flashcards yourself. All you have to do is tell the AI the details of what you’re studying. You can specify the format (such as Q&A or multiple choice), as well as various other elements. You can also choose to keep things broad or target specific sub-topics or concepts you want to focus on. You can even upload your own notes for ChatGPT to reference. You can also use Google’s NotebookLM app in a similar way. Provide interview practice Dave Parrack / Foundry Whether you’re a first-time jobseeker or have plenty of experience under your belt, it’s always a good idea to practice for your interviews when making career moves. Years ago, you might’ve had to ask a friend or family member to act as your mock interviewer. These days, ChatGPT can do it for you—and do it more effectively. Inform ChatGPT of the job title, industry, and level of position you’re interviewing for, what kind of interview it’ll be (e.g., screener, technical assessment, group/panel, one-on-one with CEO), and anything else you want it to take into consideration. ChatGPT will then conduct a mock interview with you, providing feedback along the way. When I tried this out myself, I was shocked by how capable ChatGPT can be at pretending to be a human in this context. And the feedback it provides for each answer you give is invaluable for knocking off your rough edges and improving your chances of success when you’re interviewed by a real hiring manager. Further reading: Non-gimmicky AI apps I actually use every day Read...

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Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter—your weekly dose of hardcore hardware talk from the enthusiasts at PCWorld. In it, we dive into the hottest topics from our YouTube show, plus interesting news from across the web. This week, we’re…clawing our way back to health. Attending the Nintendo Switch 2 launch at our local Nintendo Store felled both Adam and Will, delaying our usual Tuesday episode. But don’t worry: I still have plenty of juicy news bits to share with you below. Also our Micro Center tour videos are live! Plus, now that Adam and Will are feeling better, we’ll still have a stream—catch us on live on Friday morning (6/13). Want this newsletter to come directly to your inbox every Friday? Sign up on our website! In this episode of The Full Nerd… With the plague having temporarily overtaken Adam and Will, I don’t have a Full Nerd episode to tease—but there are two Micro Center videos to share. (And a third is on the way.) Adam was very excited to meet YouTuber mryeester in person. Trust me, I have so many pictures. Will Smith / Foundry When you visit the opening of a store you’ve wanted in your area for ages, what do you do? Explore all day, of course. We wandered the aisles, talked to the people in lines, and even bought some goodies for ourselves. (You may recognize a couple of the interviewees.) For an extra Easter egg, drop by our Discord server—Adam posted an extra clip that’s pinned in the #general channel. “Is this the year of Linux?” has been a running joke (but also serious consideration) on our show for a bit, and so Adam decided to take the question to the people. He tried to find Linux users at Micro Center—which was surprisingly (or not surprisingly? –Brad) more difficult than expected. The happy surprise? Running into a friend of the show who turned out to be a 20-year Linux veteran! (That surprised shout you hear in the background when he tells us his tenure? That was me, forgetting how hot the mics are.) As for the video that completes the trifecta, we quizzed people on the hardware they rolled up to buy—as well as what they’re rocking now. Unlike the operating system discussion, a lot more of PC building’s diversity showed its colors here. My favorite quote? The Mac user who said he’d eventually have the “religious discussion” with his kid about what hardware to choose for a build. Can’t wait for our next live show? Subscribe now to The Full Nerd YouTube channel, and activate notifications. We also answer viewer questions in real-time!  And if you need more hardware talk during the rest of the week, come join our Discord community—it’s full of cool, laid-back nerds. This week’s best nerd news Outside of the teeny one applied to my Raspberry Pi 4, I haven’t thought about thermal pads in years.Honeywell Sometimes, joy comes from delightful news. (For example, a RTX 5070 graphics card that houses a whole PC.) Other times, a non-zero amount of schadenfreude is the result. (I really dislike the overhyping of AI, and I like when that gets pointed out.)  This week, I got to experience both kinds of feelings. Perhaps you will, too. This modded RTX 5070 graphics card hides a full-blown mini PC within: Bored with your usual small-form factor PC builds? Boutique desktop builder CherryTree’s got something for you—a hollowed out 5070 that holds a whole PC. Including RGB lights. RTX 5090 stock may improve, then get worse: July 9 is when high tariffs on Chinese goods go back into effect—and so MSI and Gigabyte are rushing to get as many cards to U.S. shores before that happens. But after that stock runs out, no one’s certain what U.S. fiscal policy will be…so if you want this flagship card, you may want to jump quickly in the next couple of months. Do you know these 5 new PC cooling advancements?  I’ll admit, this rundown of 5 newer PC cooling technologies makes my standard air cooler seem like the equivalent of farming with a scythe. I can’t wait to see the pumpless water cooler in action. Researchers converted old phones into ‘tiny data centers,’ then used them to watch marine life: Reusing old tech in this novel way hits just right—I hate having devices lying around that I know could be still in service. Seems like automated monitoring is the best use case, so: Best peaceful animal livestreams, incoming? (I’d watch starfish scuttle around on an ocean floor. Or hedgehogs roll around. The world offers so many possibilities.) This new Alienware Lego kit is too “expensive”: The only way to acquire one of these Lego kit is to earn points through Alienware’s website and social media channels, but I will never earn 10,000 in a reasonable amount of time. Alienware, can’t I just throw money at this problem? Isn’t that why I have a job? This is so cool.ZealousidealWorry881/Reddit PCIe 6.0 products are finally on the way: Sure, the specifications for PCIe 7.0 got formally announced, but the real news is PCI 6.0 products will appear in 2025. Most likely, the first sightings will happen at the end of the year, but that’s still a welcome start. Forgot how nightmarish GPU boxes used to look? This book can fix that: Some things were meant to be left to be buried by the sands of time. I still have a GPU box from 2010 and let me tell you, it is tame compared to the horrors chronicled in this coffee table book. Is right now the worst timeline for being a PC gamer? This is a question we asked of Steve Burke of Gamers Nexus, and the answer was a grim “Yes.” Between hardware and game prices going up, PC gamers may be best off hunkering down with what they’ve already got, including your gigantic backlog of free Epic Games downloads. This 80s-inspired, retro-futurist PC battlestation is pretty dope: Just look at the pictures and you’ll understand why my colleague Michael Crider was reduced to expressing his longing in all caps. (Like him, I also look forward to the video detailing the build process.) ‘Get rekt, ChatGPT’: OK, no one actually said this, but if a nearly 50-year old Atari game could talk, that’s what I imagine it’d say to ChatGPT after the AI chatbot wiped out at basic chess. Even Advanced AI Suffers ‘Accuracy Collapse’ in the Face of Complex Problems: Yes, I’m dogpiling a bit on AI. (I may have a low tolerance for current models and their…quirks. I would use a stronger word, but my boss reads this newsletter.) If this technology is to truly help improve our lives, its shortcomings should be recognized and addressed—so I’m glad a major tech company is weighing in with realistic concerns about AI’s abilities. That’s all for this week—we should be back on our regular schedule next Tuesday. Catch you all then! -Alaina This newsletter is dedicated to the memory of Gordon Mah Ung, founder and host of The Full Nerd, and executive editor of hardware at PCWorld. Read...

At a glanceExpert`s Rating Pros Excellent CPU performance Cooling readily keeps up with the internals Fast display Supports USB-C charging at 100W Cons Bulky and plasticky Speakers are grating at full volume So-so battery life for gaming laptops Our Verdict The Asus ROG Strix G16 isn’t the ultimate gaming laptop, but it delivers exceptional performance for its hardware, rivaling last-gen RTX 4080 systems. It’s not the sleekest, but it’s well-built and more affordable than Lenovo’s class leader. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Best Prices Today: Asus ROG Strix G16 Retailer Price $2,299 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket The Asus ROG Strix G16 (G614) is a solid gaming laptop entering the mid-to-high range of the market, as it’s capped at an RTX 5070 Ti. It may not have the most elegant build, combining mostly plastics with an aluminum lid, and its IPS display isn’t quite as jaw-dropping as OLED rivals, but the Asus ROG Strix G16 puts up powerful performance for the money, proving itself a worthy rival to the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10, even if it can’t quite dethrone that beast. With a starting price of $1,599 and options up to $2,499, there’s a good bit of room to configure a system that suits your needs without going overboard. But as tested here at the height of the range, it’s one heck of a performer. Asus ROG Strix G16: Specs and features Model number: G614 CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D Memory: 32GB DDR5-5600 Graphics/GPU: Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti 12GB VRAM, (140-Watt TGP) Display: 16-inch, 2560×1600 IPS, 240Hz, 500 nits, 100 percent DCI-P3, G-Sync, Dolby Vision HDR Storage: 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD Webcam: 1080p + IR  Connectivity: 2x USB4 (1x 100W PD support), 2x USB-A 10Gbps, 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL, 1x GbE, 1x 3.5mm combo audio Networking: WiFi 6E 2×2, Bluetooth 5.4 Biometrics: Windows Hello facial recognition Battery capacity: 90 watt-hours Dimensions: 13.94 x 10.39 x 1.2 inches Weight: 5.22 pounds MSRP: $2,499 as-tested ($1,599 base) The Asus ROG Strix G16 comes in several configurations. A few come from Asus directly while some are exclusive to Walmart and Best Buy and have different displays from Asus’s direct offerings. All of them are built around AMD CPUs and RTX 50-series GPUs. Support for Wi-Fi 6E, dual SSD slots, 1TB of included PCIe Gen 4 storage, 90Wh batteries, and 280W chargers are all common among them.  The base model is a Walmart-exclusive, starts at $1,599, and includes an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX CPU with 16GB of memory, and an RTX 5060 GPU. The display here is a 1200p IPS panel with a 165Hz refresh rate, 300 nits of brightness, and 100 percent sRGB color gamut. Best Buy has two more models using the same display. These both come with an earlier AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX CPU. A $1,699 model includes an RTX 5070 and a $1,999 model bumps to an RTX 5070 Ti.  The rest of the configurations come directly from Asus and bump up to a 1600p, 240Hz panel with a 500-nit brightness level, G-Sync, 100 percent DCI-P3 coverage, and Dolby Vision support. They also get 32GB of memory. The first of these models is $2,199 and includes an RTX 5070. For $2,399, the GPU gets a further upgrade to an RTX 5070 Ti, but all else remains the same. Finally, at $2,499, we reach the configuration tested here. This bumps up CPU, swapping to an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D. These varied configuration and retailer options provide an interesting mix that should allow gamers to select their priorities. Walmart offers the cheapest entry point, while Best Buy’s options favor value on the GPU side, letting you land an RTX 5070 Ti for $400 less than Asus’s configuration. Meanwhile Asus’s configurations offer a higher-grade display for those who plan to do a lot of gaming directly on the laptop.  The ROG Strix G16 doesn’t just game—it competes, balances, and delivers where it counts. It’s not trying to win a beauty pageant; it’s here to dominate the leaderboard. Asus ROG Strix G16: Design and build quality IDG / Mark Knapp The Asus ROG Strix G16 isn’t subtle about being a gaming laptop. From its textured and striped exhaust tail, the large grilles on both the sides and back, various branding on just about every surface, a completely over-engineered base plate (done up to look a bit like a motherboard with a CPU socket), and all the RGB lighting, it just about shouts “gamer.” The RGB even extends a bit beyond the typical keyboard backlight. A lightstrip stretches across the front edge of the laptop to cast a colorful glow in front of the Asus ROG Strix G16. The system is bulky, measuring over an inch thick, but it’s almost surprisingly light for its size. It weighs 5.22 pounds, which still isn’t light but is kind of light for a 16-inch gaming laptop. A lot of that weight and size is coming from the cooling system. The Asus ROG Strix G16 has ventilation wrapping around the back half of the base, completely spanning the rear and covering a portion of each side. There are even two little vents on a little hinge shelf above the keyboard. Asus uses a triple-fan arrangement to cool the internals, though one of these is quite small. With such wide ventilation, the system doesn’t have to go shrill during heavy gaming. It produces a light breeze sound that’s not unpleasant to hear even at an arm’s length With all that’s packed in, the Asus ROG Strix G16 ends up sturdy, with little flex to the base even though it’s all made out of ABS and polycarbonate. Only the display lid gets a touch of the premium with an aluminum cover. The ABS plastic on the bottom of the system feels rough and a little cheap, but still tough. There’s just enough flex from the display that it bends a little when opening or closing it with a hand on the corner, but a little lip at the top provides a more balanced point for opening and closing.  The Asus ROG Strix G16 comes with a beefy 280-watt power brick for charging, and it adds almost another 1.5 pounds to the package. On the bright side, 100-Watt USB-C charging is also supported if you want to use a smaller charger on the go.  Asus ROG Strix G16: Keyboard, trackpad IDG / Mark Knapp Physically, the keyboard is a joy to type on. It has a satisfying, soft bottom out that makes for comfy typing. I was comfortably able to type at over 110 words per minute without feeling like I was rushing in Monkeytype, and managed a fair degree of accuracy.  It has a couple of downsides, though. Asus prioritized full-sized arrow keys, and it shrank the right shift key considerably in the process. I find myself regularly hitting the up arrow when I mean to hit shift, and instead of getting a capital letter, I start messing up a whole paragraph. As helpful as the RGB keyboard lighting is for seeing key legends in the dark, the slightly dark key legends when backlighting is off can make it a little hard to see the keyboard even in a well lit room.  Once in the course of my testing, in the middle of using it, the keyboard suddenly stopped working entirely. The trackpad still worked, but neither keys nor keyboard shortcuts worked. After plugging the system in and letting it restart, the keyboard resumed proper functioning, but it was an odd and upsetting experience nonetheless. I’ve never known a computer not to have the odd hiccup now and then, though, and as this wasn’t a recurring issue, I didn’t raise too much concern.  For gaming, the keyboard deck gets a little warm, but the palm area doesn’t, and the WASD keys are comfortable to rest on. Only the area around the number row and above heats up, as that’s where most of the heatsink sits. The Asus ROG Strix G16’s trackpad is reasonably spacious, pleasingly smooth, and offers a satisfying, soft physical click. t could be wider, but after experiencing frequent palm rejection issues on the Razer Blade 16’s ultra-wide trackpad, I’m not mad at Asus for keeping it modest.  The trackpad has a special function seen on a number of other Asus laptops. With a long-press  near one corner, it can turn into a number pad with illuminated characters and math function keys. It’s an interesting feature to have, but the beauty of a number pad is how muscle memory allows for touch typing, and this setup doesn’t really facilitate that quite as well.  Asus ROG Strix G16: Display, audio IDG / Mark Knapp The Asus ROG Strix G16’s display is good overall. It has a lot going for it. For one, it delivered 480 nits of brightness in my testing, and that combines with a strong anti-glare coating that makes it easy to see in almost any conditions. The 2560×1600 resolution is respectably sharp, and it runs at a super-smooth 240Hz with only minor ghosting. It’s also wonderfully colorful, fully covering the DCI-P3 color space. Color accuracy wasn’t on point, though. The display also exhibits some annoying dimming behavior, slowing ramping the brightness up or down depending on the screen content. It doesn’t show up much while gaming or watching movies, but while browsing the web, where the brightness of content can change suddenly, it becomes distracting. The two down-firing speakers provide respectable, clear audio for voices, making for a good way to listen to instructional/educational videos or have voice calls. They pump out plenty of volume, but it’s a bit harsh at max volume. Dialed back, the speakers still provide ample volume and decent fullness without the same harshness. There’s even a bit of bass. Asus suggests they’re capable of Dolby Atmos audio and can play into virtual 5.1.2-channel surround sound, but that is extremely generous for speakers that barely manage basic stereo. Asus ROG Strix G16: Webcam, microphone, biometrics The webcam on the Asus ROG Strix G16 is decent. It can get a little grainy in dimmer environments, but it does an impressive job with exposure. It manages to get most of the picture clear without overexposing. It’s not a master though, in extra-dim rooms with one strong light, it can run into overexposure in its effort to get the rest of the picture lit up, but even then it looks acceptable.  The microphones are solid. They pick up my voice loud and clear without too much room echo. They also do a good job cutting down on background noise. Even with a box fan running in a window nearby and construction outside, my voice remained clear without awkward compression or clipped words, and the fan itself was inaudible while the construction was reduced to subtle clinking.  Unfortunately, you’ll be relying on a password, PIN, or security key to log onto the Asus ROG Strix G16. It doesn’t feature any facial or fingerprint recognition technology.  Asus ROG Strix G16: Connectivity IDG / Mark Knapp Like most big gaming laptops, the Asus ROG Strix G16 provides a good smattering of ports. You’ll find two USB4 Type-C ports on the left side, and one of those supports 100W power delivery for charging without the G16’s beefy power brick (though don’t expect full performance while plugged in this way). There’s also a 3.5mm headset jack, HDMI 2.1 port, and Gigabit Ethernet port over there along with the main DC barrel jack. The right side of the laptop includes two USB-A 10Gbps ports. An extra USB-A port or SD/microSD card slot would have been nice to see. Unfortunately, Asus’s cooling design takes up the entire rear of the laptops and half of each side, so all of the ports are lined up along the front half of either side. I find this awkward when  plugging in multiple devices, especially if you plan to game that way, as you’ll have USB dongles/cables sticking out right where you’d likely want a mouse.  Wireless connections have been dependable. The system supports Wi-Fi 6E, letting you get a quick and stable connection or even step up to the 6GHz band for extra throughput. Tested on a normal Wi-Fi 6 network with fiber internet, the Asus ROG Strix G16 made the most of the speeds.  Asus ROG Strix G16: Performance The Asus ROG Strix G16 is no slouch. Of course it couldn’t be for the price it demands, but it’s making its components work for it. We haven’t tested a lot of systems recently that have closely matching components, but prior generation heavyweights like the Gigabyte Aorus 16X, Alienware m16 R2, and Alienware x16 R2 show what kind of performance gains this latest generation of hardware can deliver. And the RTX 5080-equipped Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 offers a look at how the Asus ROG Strix G16 stacks up to a laptop in the next tier up. While that Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 was $3,599 as tested, there is an RTX 5070 Ti configuration that goes for $2,849, making it more competitive with the Strix G16.  IDG / Mark Knapp The Asus ROG Strix G16 immediately proves its competency in everyday tasks with a high score in PCMark 10, a holistic test that tasks the system with launching apps, web browsing, making spreadsheets, editing photos and video, and rendering 3D graphics. With a fast processor, GPU, and storage, the Asus ROG Strix G16 performs exceptionally, beating out all three 2024 systems and nearly keeping up with the pricier Lenovo Legion.  IDG / Mark Knapp A lot of that performance can be chalked up to the CPU. The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D in here is a veritable beast. It manages to complete our handbrake encoding task in 9 minutes, stepping up considerably from even heavy hitters like the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H. It couldn’t quite match the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10’s Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, but the AMD CPU also has 8 fewer CPU cores, so the fact it comes as close as it does is still impressive. IDG / Mark Knapp Unsurprisingly, we see similar performance in Cinebench, with the Asus ROG Strix G16 slightly tailing the Lenovo Legion as both put up simply excellent performance numbers. And it’s not just multi-core performance. The Asus ROG Strix G16’s CPU has excellent single-core performance as well, again beating all of the other systems except the Lenovo Legion, which it narrowly trails. Since all 16 cores in this AMD CPU are performance cores and they prove so capable, it’s understandable how the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D is coming close to the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (which offers an 8P+16E arrangement) despite having considerably fewer cores overall. IDG / Mark Knapp The Asus ROG Strix G16 also puts up excellent gaming performance. In 3DMark’s demanding Port Royal test, which employs a lot of ray-traced effects, the Asus ROG Strix G16 shows how much the RTX 5070 Ti steps up from the RTX 4070, even coming close to the RTX 4080’s performance. The RTX 5080 in the Lenovo Legion still distances itself in this test, though. The cooling in the Asus ROG Strix G16 also helps it maintain its performance. In 3DMark’s Steel Nomad Stress Test, which runs the benchmark sequence 20 times in a row, the Asus ROG Strix G16 maintained 97.7 percent consistent results.  IDG / Mark Knapp The results we saw in Port Royal line up closely with the Asus ROG Strix G16’s performance in Metro Exodus. The Asus ROG Strix G16 is capable of running the game smoothly even in its Extreme settings preset, again outpacing the weaker two systems, almost keeping up with the RTX 4080-equipped Alienware x16 R2, but still lagging behind the RTX 5080-equipped Legion.  IDG / Mark Knapp Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s benchmark shows that the GPU was the impediment for the Port Royal and Metro Exodus tests. This game is less demanding on the GPU, particularly as it doesn’t rely on ray tracing. And in this case, the CPU gets to help out more, letting the Asus ROG Strix G16 rocket ahead of the Alienware x16 R2 and come much closer to the Lenovo Legion than in the other tests.  That CPU performance can let the Asus ROG Strix G16 get in close to the RTX 5080-equipped Lenovo Legion in other cases as well. Running Cyberpunk 2077 with the Ultra preset (no ray tracing) at 1080p, the Asus ROG Strix G16 pulls of 137 FPS average to the Legion’s 151 FPS. That actually lets the Asus ROG Strix G16 beat the RTX 5090-equipped Razer Blade 16 due to that system being CPU-bound in that test.  Bumping up to 1440p or the monitor’s native 1600p sees more load shift to the GPU, and in those conditions the Asus ROG Strix G16 falls back a bit further from the likes of the Lenovo Legion and Razer Blade 16. It still performs well, but you’ll want to stick with 1080p/1200p if you plan to take advantage of the built-in monitor’s 240Hz refresh rate.  Asus ROG Strix G16: Battery life Gaming laptops are getting better at running on battery power, but they’re generally still not great. The Asus ROG Strix G16 fell just a few minutes shy of a six hour runtime in our local 4K video playback test, and that’s with the dGPU disabled, all keyboard lighting off, Airplane mode, and the screen set between 250 and 260 nits (and self-limited to 60Hz). Real-world use takes that even lower, with the laptop generally giving me 3-4 hours of everyday use. It’s still competitive for most gaming laptops, though the Razer Blade 16 recently impressed with over 10 hours in our testing.   The Asus ROG Strix G16 even tries to help conserve power. The system will pop-up a notification if an app is keeping the dGPU active while on battery power — useful! But that notification will take you to Armoury Crate, and from there, the “Stop all” button for ending those tasks that were using the dGPU doesn’t always do its job. Also, the system isn’t set up ideally for battery life. Nvidia Optimus was not enabled by default, and the “Optimized” setting in Armoury Crate was not active. It’s still possible for the “Standard” mode to turn off the dGPU on battery power, but there’s no guarantee it will, unlike the Optimized mode.  Asus ROG Strix G16: Conclusion The Asus ROG Strix G16 is a hit. It offers excellent performance, especially as configured, with its CPU helping make the most of the RTX 5070 Ti inside. This smart balance avoids CPU-bound scenarios at 1080p, giving it a leg up on plenty of its competition. The performance combines with an overall good package that benefits from a sturdy design, quality display, respectable speakers, and satisfactory connectivity. It’s a worthy rival to the Lenovo Legion 7i Pro 16 Gen 10. 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AMD’s hardware teams have tried to redefine AI inferencing with powerful chips like the Ryzen AI Max and Threadripper. But in software, the company has been largely absent where PCs are concerned. That’s changing, AMD executives say. AMD’s Advancing AI event Thursday focused on enterprise-class GPUs like its Instinct lineup. But it’s a software platform you may not have heard of, called ROCm, that AMD depends upon just as much. AMD is releasing ROCm 7 today, which the company says can boost AI inferencing by three times through the software alone. And it’s finally coming to Windows to battle Nvidia’s CUDA supremacy. Radeon Open Compute (ROCm) is AMD’s open software stack for AI computing, with drivers and tools to run AI workloads. Remember the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 debacle of a few weeks back? Without a software driver, Nvidia’s latest GPU was a lifeless hunk of silicon. Early on, AMD was in the same pickle. Without the limitless coffers of companies like Nvidia, AMD made a choice: it would prioritize big businesses with ROCm and its enterprise GPUs instead of client PCs. Ramine Roane, corporate vice president of the AI solutions group, called that a “sore point:” “We focused ROCm on the cloud GPUs, but it wasn’t always working on the endpoint — so we’re fixing that.” Mark Hachman / Foundry In today’s world, simply shipping the best product isn’t always enough. Capturing customers and partners willing to commit to the product is a necessity. It’s why former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer famously chanted “Developers developers developers” on stage; when Sony built a Blu-ray drive into the PlayStation, movie studios gave the new video format a critical mass that the rival HD-DVD format didn’t have. Now, AMD’s Roane said that the company belatedly realized that AI developers like Windows, too. “It was a decision to basically not use resources to port the software to Windows, but now we realize that, hey, developers actually really care about that,” he said. ROCm will be supported by PyTorch in preview in the third quarter of 2025, and by ONNX-EP in July, Roane said. Presence is more important than performance All this means is that AMD processors will finally gain a much larger presence in AI applications, which means that if you own a laptop with a Ryzen AI processor, a desktop with a Ryzen AI Max chip, or a desktop with a Radeon GPU inside, it will have more opportunities to tap into AI applications. PyTorch, for example, is a machine-learning library that popular AI models like Hugging Face’s “Transformers” run on top of. It should mean that it will be much easier for AI models to take advantage of Ryzen hardware. ROCm will also be added to “in box” Linux distributions, too: Red Hat (in the second half of 2025), Ubuntu (the same) and SuSE. Roane also helpfully provided some context over what model size each AMD platform should be able to run, from a Ryzen AI 300 notebook on up to a Threadripper platform. Mark Hachman / Foundry …but performance substantially improves, too The AI performance improvements that ROCm 7 adds are substantial: a 3.2X performance improvement in Llama 3.1 70B, 3.4X in Qwen2-72B, and 3.8X in DeepSeek R1. (The “B” stands for the number of parameters, in billions; the higher the parameters, the generally higher the quality of the outputs.) Today, those numbers matter more than they have in the past, as Roane said that inferencing chips are showing steeper growth than processors used for training. (“Training” generates the AI models used in products like ChatGPT or Copilot. “Inferencing” refers to the actual process of using AI. In other words, you might train an AI to know everything about baseball; when you ask it if Babe Ruth was better than Willie Mays, you’re using inferencing.) Mark Hachman / Foundry AMD said that the improved ROCm stack also offered the same training performance, or about three times the previous generation. Finally, AMD said that its own MI355X running the new ROCm software would outperfom an Nvidia B200 by 1.3X on the DeepSeek R1 model, with 8-bit floating-point accuracy. Again, performance matters — in AI, the goal is to push out as many AI tokens as quickly as possible; in games, it’s polygons or pixels instead. Simply offering developers a chance to take advantage of the AMD hardware you already own is a win-win, for you and AMD alike. The one thing that AMD doesn’t have is a consumer-focused application to encourage users to use AI, whether it be LLMs, AI art, or something else. Intel publishes AI Playground, and Nvidia (though it doesn’t own the technology) worked with a third-party developer for its own application, LM Studio. One of the convenient features of AI Playground is that every model available has been quantized, or tuned, for Intel’s hardware. Roane said that similarly-tuned models exist for AMD hardware like the Ryzen AI Max. However, consumers have to go to repositories like Hugging Face and download them themselves. Roane called AI Playground a “good idea.” “No specific plans right now, but it’s definitely a direction we would like to move,” he said, in response to a question from PCWorld.com. Read...

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At a glanceExpert`s Rating Pros Powerful chip that brings the Switch 2 up to the level of a PS4 (Pro) Better frame rates and faster loading times Useful improvements such as HDR and 4K support Light and handy despite larger screen Cons Low battery power No OLED screen and therefore no real HDR in handheld mode Console edges are slightly sharp-edged and uncomfortable Our Verdict The Nintendo Switch 2 is a smart and meaningful upgrade, offering better graphics, faster load times, and modern features like HDR. But weaker battery life, an LCD screen, and a high price make it more suitable for hardcore fans than casual players. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today The Nintendo Switch 2 officially launched on June 5th and aims to win over both longtime fans and newcomers. Rather than reinventing the wheel, Nintendo has opted to modernize the familiar concept of the original Switch. With significantly better hardware and detailed improvements, the Switch 2 feels like a thoughtful upgrade. But much like the PlayStation 5 Pro, the big question remains: Is it worth it and who is it really for? We break it down in our review. Nintendo Switch 2: A big boost in performance This time around, Nintendo installed more powerful hardware in the Nintendo Switch 2. Together with Nvidia, Nintendo installed a specially customized processor and GPU, which together deliver around ten times more power than the original Nintendo Switch. Both old and new titles benefit from this and now run more smoothly and with shorter loading times, even if not always at 60 fps. While titles such as Mario Kart World definitely reach the golden frame rate mark, other titles such as Cyberpunk 2077 are even more demanding, which means they tend to run at 30 to 40 FPS. However, the fact that Cyberpunk runs so well on the Switch 2 is a success in itself. And even with games like Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the higher FPS figures work wonders to significantly enhance the gaming experience. The use of DLSS plays a large part in making such performance possible on the Switch 2. Nvidia’s upscaling technology can generate more frame rates with the help of AI. However, image artefacts do occur from time to time as a result of the AI calculation, but these usually occur in the background and aren’t noticeable. The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with the console itself, two joy cons, a controller holder, the docking station and a power supply unit including charging cable.Hannah Cowton-Barnes / Foundry In terms of resolution, the Switch 2 now delivers 1080p in handheld mode, which also ensures that you can feel a significant improvement in quality. In TV mode, however, it depends on the game which resolution is possible. While titles such as Mario Kart World run natively at 1440p, other games are only upscaled to this value. For the first time it’s possible to upscale titles up to 4K resolution. This is a significant improvement compared to the first Nintendo Switch, which reached a maximum of Full HD. This is remarkable, especially as the Switch 2 also supports HDR, which makes for really beautiful scenes in TV mode. Nintendo has also given the Switch 2 a full 256 GB of internal memory, which is significantly more than the meagre 32 GB of the first Nintendo Switch or 64 GB of the OLED Switch. This should give most people enough space to transfer their game library (or fill it with new titles). If required, the memory can also be expanded with a microSD card. Incidentally, not all microSD cards are now compatible with the console. With the Switch 2, the memory card must fulfil the microSD Express standard. The Nintendo Switch 2 is larger than its predecessor, and also larger than the OLED Switch (not pictured).Hannah Cowton-Barnes / Foundry In terms of battery life, the Nintendo Switch 2 takes one step forward and two steps back. Even though the battery now delivers 5220 mAh instead of 4310 mAh, the battery life is noticeably shorter due to the higher performance. For demanding games, the console lasts just two hours, which can be a major disadvantage when traveling. At best, the console lasts six and a half hours, which is still not too much. The Nintendo Switch OLED, by comparison, managed four and a half to nine hours of battery life. So if you often play in handheld mode, you’ll get significantly less playing time here. Of course, this is less relevant in docked mode on the TV, but it still feels like a step backwards. The Switch 2 makes perfect sense as an upgrade, as it delivers many improvements that Nintendo titles urgently need… Unfortunately, the Switch 2 has not become a must-have despite some useful improvements. Nintendo Switch 2: Build quality and handling As usual from Nintendo, the workmanship of the Nintendo Switch 2 is of a very high standard. Everything looks very high-quality and the console feels really good in the hand, despite the larger form factor. Not much else has changed compared to the first Switch. In terms of design, the Switch 2 is very well done.PC Welt / Foundry The joy cons are also very similar, apart from the fact that they are now magnetically attached to the console. This works very well. However, be careful not to accidentally pinch a finger because that hurts like hell. If necessary, the joy cons can either be released at the touch of a button or you can pull them off directly with a little force. This is only recommended if you have a firm grip on the console, otherwise it will quickly end up on the floor. Conveniently, it’s also possible to put the joy cons on upside down. They then work just as well and the console simply rotates with them. Apart from that, there are only a few changes to the familiar design. The console is less colorful, as there are only a few blue and red accents instead of the completely colored joy cons on the first Nintendo Switch. However, we hope that Nintendo will release a few chic special editions in the future to spice things up a bit. Incidentally, Nintendo has not changed the sticks on the Nintendo Switch 2, which can still lead to the infamous stick drift. An omission that many rightly criticize, as the problem has been known for years. Nintendo Switch 2: The screen falls short We were somewhat disappointed when Nintendo announced that the Switch 2 would only have an LCD screen and not an OLED screen like the Nintendo Switch OLED. This was a real highlight and made games on the console look even more colorful and stylish, not to mention the better contrasts. Although Nintendo has installed a really good LCD screen (which at 7.9 inches is also significantly larger than on the first Switch), it still can’t keep up with a good OLED screen. The colors look good, but in a direct comparison you can tell that the OLED Switch is still ahead. The differences between the Switch 2’s LCD screen and the OLED screen aren’t easily visible, but they exist. The grass looks rich and green in both, though the Switch 2 is weaker in contrast.Foundry Anyone who played with the OLED Switch for a long time will notice the difference. It’s a real shame because Nintendo could’ve simply launched a more contemporary OLED version straight away. This would have at least justified the price of the Switch 2. In dark scenes, the picture lacks depth.Foundry However, the biggest weakness of the LCD screen becomes clear when you realize that one of the Switch 2’s functions is no longer available. This is because the highly praised HDR support is not guaranteed in handheld mode. While it’s certainly possible to use the technology in TV mode to achieve a wider range of color values and brightness levels, the latter in particular fall completely flat in handheld mode, as independent analyses show. In docked mode, the Switch 2 can receive and output HDR signals, but these simply cannot be displayed on the LCD screen. Ultimately, this means that good black levels and brightness values aren’t possible in handheld mode, especially where games have to support HDR in the first place. This only applies to a handful of titles. The Nintendo Switch 2 may therefore benefit from somewhat richer colors, but when it comes to contrasts, which are only achieved through deep black and white values, it cannot keep up with the almost four-year-old OLED Switch, which is an incredible shame. Nintendo Switch 2: Game lineup highlights At least Nintendo doesn’t let itself down with the selection of launch titles and presents its own releases such as Mario Kart World or Donkey Kong Bananza, which will be released in July, to show what the console is capable of. Mario Kart World is probably the Switch 2’s most important launch title.Foundry We’ve already had the chance to test Mario Kart World extensively, and the game looks simply fantastic. The new worlds are lovingly designed, with action happening everywhere on the tracks, and the characters and their animations look great. On some maps, high waves build up when a player’s blue tank crashes into a waterway, players behind can even feel the impact. Elsewhere, you speed over sand dunes, surrounded by sandstorms that impair visibility. Mario Kart also has an open world for the first time on the Switch 2, which is a special innovation for the racing game and probably wouldn’t have been possible on the original Switch. Just like the option to compete with 24 players instead of just 12, which is chaotic but fun. In the new Free Roam mode, you can explore the open game world of Mario Kart World, complete smaller missions and practice for the next race.Foundry In Donkey Kong Bananza, you can unleash your destructive fury and smash most of the map into its individual parts, which then fly around and have to be calculated accordingly by the console. Players who prefer less family-friendly titles will also get their money’s worth. Cyberpunk 2077 is an example of this, appearing directly as a launch title for the Switch 2. Other titles include Hitman, Hogwarts Legacy, Street Fighter, and Yakuza. However, Switch 2 games are notably more expensive. Mario Kart World costs up to $80, for instance. Nintendo will also offer free updates for some games you already own on the original Switch, allowing them to benefit from the Switch 2’s improvements. For other titles, like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, this will require an additional charge (unless you already have the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass). Nintendo Switch 2: GameChat online function The new GameChat function is aimed specifically at online gamers and is designed to allow them to communicate with others directly via the console. No separate microphone is required as this is already built into the console. That said, a camera is required, which Nintendo also offers for for $54.99. GameChat can be selected via the new C button on the Switch 2 joy cons or the Switch 2 Pro controller. You can invite friends to join the chat and then play games like Mario Kart or Mario Party together in online multiplayer, which is a lot more fun as you can also see your fellow players. Hannah Cowton-Barnes / Foundry The implementation of this function still seems rather rudimentary. You do have the option of blurring the background so that only the person themselves is clearly in focus. Even apps like Teams can do this much better. The console also provides little help on how to start an online game with the camera. The noise filtering during the game itself works quite well, which is why you have no problems hearing all participants in the conversation over their game sound. Nintendo has also deliberately chosen to blur the gameplay of the other participants so that you are less distracted. However, the blurred and choppy images are more distracting than less in our eyes. It’s also important to know that GameChat can only be used free of charge until March 31st, 2026. After that, it requires a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership. But the real question is: How much added value does GameChat bring? You can just use Discord or Teamspeak for free. This makes it seem like more of a gimmick than a real improvement. Nintendo Switch 2: How effective is mouse control? Another new feature of the Switch 2 is the ability to use the new, magnetic joy cons like a mouse with the help of special sensors. All you have to do is lay the joy cons flat. Although this mouse control works in principle with all games, it’s not always useful. In our preview of the Switch 2, which was created at an event, we were able to try out the function before release and felt it was more of a gimmick than a real selling point. High-caliber titles such as Metroid Prime 4: Beyond are said to make particularly good use of mouse control, but the game has not yet been released. Other titles such as Drag X Drive or Super Mario Party: Jamboree are already benefiting from the new technology, but these are only smaller mini-games. After all, shooters like Cyberpunk 2077 or strategy games like Civiliation7 can now be controlled properly on the console. Another use case for the function is the Nintendo eShop itself. Here you can use the mouse control to search for specific titles, which is much more practical than the normal input via the controller. Hannah Cowton-Barnes / Foundry To use the joy cons as a mouse, you need a smooth surface with plenty of space–something not everyone has readily available. According to Nintendo, you can simply place the joy con on your lap, but this doesn’t work in practice. You also shouldn’t have sensitive wrists, especially if you already spend a lot of time on a PC. Your hands rest very uncomfortably on the joy cons when playing, which can lead to fatigue and pain after just a few hours. Nintendo does offer a solution (for an extra charge) in the form of grips where you can place the joy cons to make them feel more like a mouse. However, even this isn’t truly ergonomic and therefore not really recommended. To put it in a nutshell: The mouse control of the joy cons is clear and precise, as it should be. But it’s not a real game changer. It doesn’t turn the Switch 2 into a PC and feels like a quirky idea that offers real advantages for a few select titles, but no major added value overall. Nintendo Switch 2: Specs SpecsValueSize116 mm x 272 mm x 13.9 mm (with joy cons connected)Weight401 g (with connected joy cons: approx. 534 g)DisplayCapacitive touchscreen / 7.9 inch / resolution 1920 x 1080 / LCD screen with wide color spectrum and HDR10 support/VRR up to 120 HzCPU/GPUCustomized processor from NVIDIASystem memory256 GB (UFS)Communication functionsWLAN (Wi-Fi 6) / BluetoothVideo outputMaximum resolution: 3840 x 2160, 60 fpsSupports 120 fps when 1920 x 1080 / 2560 x 1440 resolutions are selectedAudio outputSupports linear PCM 5.1, output via HDMI cable in TV modeSpeakersStereoMicrophoneIntegrated microphone (monaural)ButtonsPOWER button / volume buttonsUSB ports2 USB Type-C portsHeadphone socket4-pin 3.5 mm stereo mini plug (CTIA standard)Card slotBoth Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch software cards can be inserted.microSD Express Card slotOnly compatible with microSD Express Cards (up to 2 TB)SensorsThe acceleration sensor, the gyro sensor and the mouse sensor are located in each Joy-Con 2 controller. The brightness sensor is located in the console.Operating environmentTemperature: 5 – 35°C / Humidity: 20 – 80%Internal batteryLithium-ion battery / battery capacity: 5220 mAhBattery life2 – 6.5 hoursCharging time3 hoursPower consumptionTV modeActive gaming: 19 W*2*3HOME menu: 8 W*3Sleep mode (WLAN is connected, wired LAN connection is not active): 0.5 WSleep mode (wired LAN connection is active): 5 WSwitched off: 0.5 WEstimated annual energy consumption*4: 14 kWh*5 / 50 kWh*6Data according to the manufacturer (Nintendo) Nintendo Switch 2: Conclusion If you’ve been itching to get the Nintendo Switch 2 since it was first announced, you’ve probably already pre-ordered or plan to buy it anyway. The Switch 2 makes sense as an upgrade, with better frame rates, faster loading times, 4K support, and more memory. While it’s not on par with the PS5 or Xbox Series X/S, it holds its own. Still, it’s not a must-have. 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