The whole tech industry has entered the Era of AI with NVIDIA® leading both the backend and frontend charge with their NVIDIA® Blackwell server GPUs, and NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ AI PCs, GeForce GPUs, and GeForce RTX Laptops delivering top-edge TOPS of AI processing power. Today, there are more than 600 deployed AI-powered games and apps that are accelerated by RTX. In this article, we have a quick discussion on things that you should keep in mind when you are upgrading to an RTX AI PC, GPU, or Laptop.
Enabling AI Everywhere
NVIDIA® has been at the helm of AI-powered innovations both at the backend and frontend side of things as the brand works closely with OEMs, System Integrators, Servers, Software Developers, and Gaming Developers to take advantage of GeForce RTX™AI technologies whether it be for gaming, creativity, productivity, or everyday tasks. In the key points that you should consider, we’ll also present useful technologies that bring value to your purchase.
Resolution
Pick the right graphics card to upgrade heavily depends on the CPU that you game on. For 1080p, a GeForce RTX™ 4060 to a GeForce RTX™ 4070 would be ideal for gaming on max settings and high framerates. We’d recommend a GeForce RTX™ 4070 and above for 1440p while in 4k, an RTX™ 4070 Super and above should suffice. For laptop users, keep in mind that entry-level to midrange devices mostly have a 1080p screen while higher-priced ones go up to 4K – all of which can sport a GeForce RTX™ 4050 up to a GeForce RTX™ 4090 GPU depending on the build and form factor.
If you’re planning to upgrade your monitor after you get your graphics card, there’s always NVIDIA® DLSS to squeeze more framerates for your game. If you want to get more immersive visuals without the cost of buying a higher-resolution monitor, enable Ray Tracing for an improvement in graphics fidelity. Ray Tracing takes a toll on your PC, but there’s DLSS to offset the FPS amount. With ongoing improvements, including Ray Reconstruction, DLSS enables richer visual quality for more immersive gameplay.
Productivity Workload
Apart from gaming, most people these days use their PCs or Laptops for work with varying degrees of workload from simple office productivity tasks to renders, simulation, and computing. These different workloads and apps now have AI integration. Using an NVIDIA® RTX™ GPU improves Stable Diffusion text prompts or image generation up to 2.2x faster than an NPU for a more efficient workflow. Moreover, software optimizations under the NVIDIA TensorRT SDK, AI generative apps, and models like ComfyUI get an additional 60% boost in performance.
Daily Tasks – Power Consumption
Daily tasks are often overlooked as users only tend to worry about gaming and productivity while in reality, most of these users spend their time watching videos, browsing the web, and chatting. The more powerful the NVIDIA® RTX™ 40 Series GPU, the more power it consumes which reflects as the TGP in most specs lists, particularly for laptops. While this isn’t a problem for desktop users as they only need to make sure their PSU fits the GPU requirement, laptop users are affected when it comes to battery life. Luckily, laptops that have GeForce RTX™ 40 Series GPUs have Advanced Optimus to make the most of your battery life. For the uninitiated, Advanced Optimus takes care of automatically switching between an iGPU or dGPU depending on your app that you’re using which also affects the apps that you use on a daily basis, especially watching videos.
When watching videos on any platform, RTX Video Super Resolution automatically kicks in to remove compression artifacts and sharpen edges while upscaling video quality if you watch anything below 720p. Paired with RTX Video HDR which converts any standard dynamic range video into vibrant high dynamic range you’re sure to get stunning visuals when consuming content. These features work when video content is played in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or VLC media player.
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ Laptops
Most stores in the country are running a sale of RTX AI PCs, here’s a quick roundup from our friends over at PCWORX, PC Express, Silicon Valley, and Villman
- Acer Predator PH16-72-94UE, GeForce RTX™ 4070, 8GB Gaming Laptop, Sale Price: Php117,500 (Php17,495 off) – purchase and get Free Gaming Keyboard and Mouse + 10K SM Appliance Voucher at PCWORX
- Acer Helios 300 PH16-71-7890, GeForce RTX™ 4060 8GB Gaming Laptop, Sale Price: Php90,500 (Php24,499 off) – purchase and get Free Gaming Keyboard and Mouse at PCWORX
- MSI Cyborg 15 A13VF-1256PH, GeForce RTX™ 4060,8GB Gaming Laptop, Sale Price: Php57,915 (Php5,080 off) – purchase and get Free Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Free Memory Upgrade + Gaming Keyboard and Mouse at PCWORX
- Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 (83DV00QWPH) I7, GeForce RTX™ 4060, Sale Price:Php87,995 (Php4,000 off) – purchase and get Free JisuLife 4 Mini Fan at PCEXPRESS
- ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS G16 GU605MZ-QR100WSM + 365, GeForce RTX™ 4080, Sale Price:Php 249,995 (Php8,000 off) – purchase and get Free JisuLife 4 Mini Fan at PCEXPRESS
- ACER 16” NOTEBOOKg PREDATOR HELIOS 16 PH16-72-94UE ABYSSAL BLACK, GeForce RTX™ 4070, Sale Price:Php 109,999 (Php25,000 off) – purchase and get w/ 10K worth voucher bundle at SILICON VALLEY
- ACER 16” NOTEBOOKg PREDATOR HELIOS 16 PH16-72-73KK ABYSSAL BLACK, GeForce RTX™ 4070, Sale Price:Php 101,999 (Php23,000 off) – purchase and get w/ 5K worth voucher bundle at SILICON VALLEY
- Lenovo LOQ Gaming 15IRX9 83DV00BVPH LUNA GRAY, GeForce RTX™ 4060, Sale Price:Php94,995 (Php25,000 off) – purchase and get 8GB ADATA RAM at SILICON VALLEY
- MSI GAMING KATANA 15 B13VGK-2064PH 15.6inch FHD IPS, GeForce RTX™ 4070 8GB, Sale Price:Php85,995 (Php15,000 off) at Villman
- Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 14IRH8 82Y7007NPH 14.5inch 3K IPS 400nits 120Hz, GeForce RTX™ 4050 6GB, Sale Price:Php91,945 (Php11,050 off) at Villman
- MSI Stealth 15 A13VF-073PH 15.6inch OLED QHD 240Hz, GeForce RTX™ 4060 8GB, Sale Price:Php114,995 (Php32,000 off) at Villman
Download the December Studio Driver
NVIDIA® just released its latest December Studio Driver update featuring enhanced performance in top creative apps and is tested extensively to ensure maximum stability. Updating your drivers also ensures you’re getting more performance through optimizations in collaboration with developers.
Users can participate in the #WinterArtChallenge, running through February. Share winter-themed art on Facebook, Instagram, or X with #WinterArtChallenge for a chance to be featured on NVIDIA® Studio social media channels.
Grant is a Financial Management graduate from UST. His passion for gadgets and tech crossed him over in the industry where he could apply his knowledge as an enthusiast and in-depth analytic skills as a Finance Major. His passion allows him to earn at the same time help Gadget Pilipinas' readers in making smart, value-based decisions and purchases with his reviews and guides.
