Nvidia will deliver desktop-grade GTX 980 in gaming notebooks in October

Nvidia has announced it will be delivering a desktop-grade GTX 980 into various gaming notebooks as early as next month.

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Nvidia has announced it will be pushing the limits of future gaming laptops as it will begin to put a desktop-quality 980 GPU into a notebook.

The GTX 980, and all of its 2048 cores, will be available in early October as laptops from MSI, Gigabyte, Asus, Clevo, and Aorus should be available for purchase. And yes -- the GTX 980 can be overclocked, although how much juice you can get out of it will depend on the laptop itself. Just be sure to have the laptop plugged into an outlet as running on its battery will severely cut the power of the GPU.

What’s even more impressive is laptops equipped with the GTX 980 will have enough horsepower to surpass the 90fps demands of VR headsets. These notebooks will meet the recommended spec for the Oculus Rift.

Nvidia didn’t disclose an exact date as to when GTX 980-powered laptops will be available for purchase, but here are the models you should be looking out for:

  • Asus GX700
  • Clevo P775DM-G
  • Clevo P870DM-G
  • Gigabyte Auros RX7Y4
  • MSI GT72
  • MSI GT80
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