Intel's first DirectX 9 GPUs with hardware Pixel Shader 2.0 support. These chips added support for texture combiners allowing support for OpenGL 1.3. Intel marketed its second generation using the brand Extreme Graphics. For those who are still on the fence, I'd highly recommend bookmarking our best gaming laptops buyer's guide, as we'll be updating it regularly with the latest generation of machines as we test and review them.Optional external MPEG-2 decoder via Video Module Interface Again, you may want to wait it out until RTX 4000 machines become more 'mainstream', but there are at least some good options for early adopters' right now. The Gigabyte and the HP are much better gaming laptop deals overall, but they're overshadowed by the Asus and CyberPowerPC choices - both of which offer superior choices at similar prices. Right now, you can get an RTX 3060 gaming laptop for as little as $789 (opens in new tab) or even a machine with an RTX 3070 Ti for $1,199 (opens in new tab), so we definitely wouldn't advocate spending more than $1,000 on an RTX 4050 gaming laptop. If you're interested in an RTX 4050-equipped laptop, I'd probably recommend waiting it out until they become more 'mainstream' and widely stocked at big retailers. First up, the Lenovo is really, really expensive for a more budget-orientated machine, even though it does admittedly have a very nice processor bundled in with the RTX 4050. The others are more questionable buys, in my opinion. The Asus G16, in particular, is a really nicely decked-out machine for the money, with no obvious compromises (unlike the slightly cheaper Gigabyte option). Numbers three and four - the Asus and the CyberpowerPC - are definitely the best value options in this first round of RTX 4000 gaming laptop deals and are well worth a look if you're looking to be an early adopter.

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